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Margaret was born in 1933 and has lived an extremely full life - she is still involved today in more organisations than nearly everyone who I know and she does it all with the desire to give back. In this interview we hear about her childhood, her memories of World War II, early education, studying at University of Canterbury in the early 1950s, becoming a teacher, what made her get into politics, serving as an MP from 1984 to 1996 and her involvement with various organisations since then including Unesco, as Lincoln University Chancellor and what "retirement" means.

If you enjoyed this you might also appreciate the more than 200 others in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz

Music Canterbury: https://musiccanterbury.co.nz/about-music-canterbury/who-we-are-ccmc-executive/

Wainoni Avonside Community Trust https://www.cinch.org.nz/categories/a-z/c/405/entries/1249 and https://www.facebook.com/wacommunityservices

Profile in Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/110554017/national-portrait-margaret-austin--shining-a-light-on-darkness

Margaret Austin was born in 1933 and in the hour long interview with her we find out all about her long life of service, including as an MP from 1984-1996 - but this is a short minute excerpt that captures something of what we discussed.

Be watching out for the full interview next.

If you like this check out some of the 200+ interviews in the back catalogue. www.theseeds.nz

Do you remember what it was like to be 12? In this interview we talk with Shanna about what it is like for her. We cover a wide variety of topics including what it is like to be able to choose subjects, what makes a good friend, why she likes performance and drama, the impact of Covid and what she has seen, what adults could remember about being a child, what the future may hold, the environment and looking after the planet, and being part of a longitudinal study - which these yearly interviews with her have become!

Earlier episodes with her:

On being 10: https://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-10

On being 11: https://seeds.libsyn.com/shanna-on-being-11

TEDx Youth Talk on what Adults can learn from Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjYxfUZhBY

If you enjoy this you might like to check out the more than 200 episodes in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz

This live seeds podcast event was held on Friday 28th August 2020 and brought together a variety of experts to discuss the current - and future - state of impact investing in New Zealand.

The panel was facilitated by Steven Moe as a live seeds podcast discussion among:

• David Woods (New Zealand Green Investment Finance and former chair of Impact Enterprise Fund New Zealand)
• Rangimarie Price (The Connective)
• Louise Aitken (Ākina Foundation and Impact Investing National Advisory Board Member)
• Rebecca Mills (Founder of The Lever Room and author of 'Build Back Better' report)
• Liam Sheridan (Foundation North CFO)
• Pip Best (EY Oceania Climate Change and Sustainability Services Director / The Aotearoa Circle)
• James Palmer (CEO of Community Finance, social housing impact investing)
• Mark Ingram (Brightlight, Chief Impact Officer - Australia)

This conversation is presented by Parry Field Lawyers, Community Finance, The Lever Room, Brightlight, Foundation North, Ākina Foundation, Centre for Social Impact and coordinated by Seeds Podcast.

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Fiona is from Ireland and in this interview we hear about her early days growing up and what brought her to New Zealand. We both share an appreciation for the work of Brene Browne on courage, vulnerability and shame so we end up talking about that as well as what it is that makes good leaders. We also talk about the work she does today through Cara Consulting. This is one of more than 200 interviews so if you enjoy it then check out some of the others as well.

Website: http://www.caraconsulting.co.nz/

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The Honourable Poto Williams became an MP in 2013 and is now the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and is the Associate Minister for Social Development, Immigration, and Greater Christchurch Regeneration. In this interview we talk with her family history and about her background and childhood and Cook Islands heritage. We also talk about her early years, first jobs, studies, work in the community sector and what motivated her to leave that work in the community to become a politician. What is it that gets planted as a seed that causes someone to put their hand up for politics? We find out all about that here. We also find out what the principles are that have set a foundation for how Poto approaches her role today. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do then you might appreciate some of the 200+ in the back catalogue as well.

Page: https://www.labour.org.nz/potowilliams

The Video by Jewel we discuss "... In the end, only kindness matters ...": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsS3pIDBfw

Mele Wendt interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/mele-wendt-on-culture-racism-and-having-the-tough-conversations

'Anau Mesui Henry interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/anau-mesui-henry-on-empowering-pacific-people

This is one of more than 200 interviews for seeds podcast and you can find out more at www.theseeds.nz

Official biography:

Hon Poto Williams is the Labour Member of Parliament for Christchurch East, where she lives. Poto became the MP for Christchurch East at a By-Election in November 2013. She is now the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and is the Associate Minister for Social Development, Immigration, and Greater Christchurch Regeneration.

After gaining an MBA and Graduate Certificate in Research Methods from Manukau Institute of Technology and Southern Cross University, Poto has worked in and managing community health and community mental health services, residential disability services, working with single parent families, youth services, family violence and refuge. Working in mental health provided the opportunity to engage in strengths based, recovery focussed and client centred work, which has guided her practice ever since.

As the Minister of the Community and Voluntary sector, she understands the importance of forging constructive relationships with the sector and passionately believes the sector is an integral part of the Government's agenda with the Wellbeing Budget.

Poto is the very proud mother of Terai, grandmother of Bodhi and a member of a very large extended family in NZ, Australia and the Cook Islands.

Anton spoke at the Impact Unconference in April 2020 and this is the audio of his session about normalising Te Reo in the Workplace. I really enjoyed what he had to share and I thought some of you would appreciate his positive and proactive style too. I've heard Anton speak many times and really appreciate his enthusiasm for this topic which you will see is infectious. And if you are in Christchurch check out the restaurant Fush.

Fush website: https://fushshorebro.co.nz/

Maori phrase a day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/263436354660573/

Video version of this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJM1qAvtBSk

Impact Unconference - 32 different sessions: https://www.impactunconference.nz/videos

For more content visit www.theseeds.nz

Mele Wendt MNZM spent her childhood in Samoa and Fiji before coming to New Zealand to study at University. In this interview we find out about that upbringing and growing up in a house full of the Arts and Culture (her Father is Albert Wendt who is a very well known poet and author). We also talk about Racism and Culture and the differences in New Zealand between the 1980s and now. These are important, difficult, conversations to have. We also talk about her work at Victoria University as well as Fulbright New Zealand and her work on helping to shape governance culture for the hundreds of thousands of people who are involved in boards in New Zealand (particularly those in the NFP area who often have not had formal training in this area) - Mele is chairing the National Strategy for Community Governance. Mele's governance career spans over 20 years across 15 different entities. She currently serves on the boards of Te Kura (the Correspondence School) and the Wellington Community Trust.

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mele-wendt-mnzm-b7016b15/

Community Governance: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/korero/2019/november/the-importance-of-community-governance

For more visit www.theseeds.nz

This episode is a celebration of reaching 200 episodes and 75,000 listens. In it we hear from 30 different people to give a taste of the wide variety of voices, stories and conversations we have had so far.

Thank you so very much for your support of the show, it means a lot when you listen and share and tell others about it!

Visit www.theseeds.nz for more details about the show and how to access it in podcast apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

I wanted to feature something from every episode but that would have been a 2 hour episode easily so this has short excerpts from 30 episodes to show the wide variety of voices so far, including:

Episode #1 - Michelle Sharp Episode #78 - Sister Mary Scanlon Episode #5 - Shanna Moe Episode #18 - John HammondEpisode #61 - Simon Mbonyinshuti Episode #83 - Kerri Bonner Episode #108 - Osman Ahmed Episode #112 - Israel Cooper Episode #99 - Isabel age 6 Episode #10 - Mark Ambundo Episode #24 - Amy Marsden Episode #102 - Ian Harvey Episode #84 - Lisa Mead Episode #114 - Hannah McKnight Episode #117 - Bridget Williams Episode #88 - Matthew Goldsworthy Episode #32 - Erica Austin Episode #19 - Mark Prain Episode #8 - Daniel Flynn Episode #191 - 'Anau Mesui Henry Episode #30 - Camia Young Episode #44 - Michael Mayell Episode #45 - Samantha Jones Episode #26 - Dorenda Britten Episode #55 - Julia Rucklidge Episode #79 - Kathleen Gallagher Episode #89 - Peter Beck Episode #174 - Michael Philpott Episode #189 - Kaila Colbin Episode #125 - Natasha Zimmerman

Marian is the Chief Awesome Officer at the Ministry of Awesome. In this interview we discuss how it is helping connect and encourage start-ups and entrepreneurs and develop an ecosystem that encourages collaboration at Te Ōhaka. We also talk about the Healthtech Supernode Challenge. But before that we discuss Marian's childhood as the daughter of a diplomat which meant she lived in many countries growing up. We also discuss her career in television and the skills she learned from that when it comes to brining different groups and people together for a common goal. I really enjoyed this interview and am sure you will too. Remember there are almost 200 others in the back catalogue as well at www.theseeds.nz

Ministry of Awesome: https://ministryofawesome.com/

Te Ōhaka https://teohaka.co.nz/

Article on Ministry of Awesome: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/16-10-2019/the-ministry-of-awesome-reflects-the-exciting-new-era-of-christchurch-startups/

Healthtech Supernode Challenge: https://www.healthtechchallenge.co.nz/

For more visit www.theseeds.nz