Stuff That Matters Now

So here I am, walking down the road in Wellington talking to this fella Joseph Michael (between events at an Edmund Hillary Fellowship gig), and I say, "what's your thing Joe?" We Kiwis are often way too modest, but his response was out of bounds! What an amazing story this is - a journey into worlds that most of us will never see - unless we experience one of Joseph's incredible art installations. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate. Links and artworks mentioned in podcast: 2019 CNN News article [3:05]: featuring Joseph's Antarctic iceberg art installation on the side of the UN building in New York. 2021 Amazon - Raised Up Sky [19:05]: a video insight into the project Joseph's currently working on - an augmented reality art installation that places the viewer in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest. Some of the trees that Joseph has been filming and digitising for his current artwork are located in the Brazilian Amazon near where New Zealand environmentalist Sir Peter Blake was brutally murdered - a story revisited in the newly-released feature film The Garden of Evil (2021).

I first met journo Kylie Bailey in 2018 when she joined the Collective Intelligence ecosystem as part of the Goodsense marketing team. She helped us immensely with our brand storytelling and her wide-ranging skills have taken her down many career paths, the latest co-founding Good For You TV with friend Claire Chitham. We recorded this interview in the Auckland garage where these two wrote their new book "Good for You". It's a great story about overcoming the adversity that comes from poor health, and what these two women have learnt about it on their respective journeys back to 'feeling good'. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.

The more diverse our members are, the better our Collective Intelligence teams process is at breaking down barriers. When David van Oeveren joined us as the ArchDeacon of the Ōroua Parish, he extended our range of world views and brought a unique set of skills to his team. He's now based in the Hawke's Bay, and it was a delight to sit down with him and get under the collar of his journey as a priest. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.

Back in 2008, Stuart Ellingham was the very first Collective Intelligence member to be a 'host' for his team. The outcome was epic: Stuart's life pivoted as a result, and it set him off on a journey with Horizon Farming as Managing Director. Great to reflect on that little piece of history and catch up on where he's at today - spearheading a very progressive farming model. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.

Getting to the heart of what motivates a person to become a Coroner, and then Director, Suicide Prevention Office at the Ministry of Health, was what I was hoping to get to in this long-awaited chat with Carla na Nagara. I think we nailed it in this very precious and informative interview on a challenging topic. Please Note: in this interview mental health issues, suicide and suicide prevention are discussed. If you find this podcast upsetting or triggering, talking with someone about how you are feeling can be helpful. This includes friends and family or others in your life, or you can contact formal support services, such as 1737 Need to Talk? Free call or free text 1737 (in NZ) any time for support from a counsellor or peer. The NZ Mental Health Foundation website also has a list of resources/helplines under the 'Find Support' tab of its home page. In this episode, Harv also refers to his family's experience with suicide - something he wrote about in this 2017 blog.

E kōrero ana a Harv rāua ko Peter Butler ki te kōnae ipurangi: "Ngā mea e whai hua ana o nāia tonu nei" (Stuff that Matters Now). Ka rawe kē ki au te uiui haere i ngā tāngata hūmārire e hāpai ana mai i muri - e mahi atu ana i a rātou mahi, rā atu rā mai, tau atu tāu mai. Ko ngā hapai ō te hunga ngākau hūmārie, e kore e pai ki te rongonuitanga engari he nui tō rātou awenga. Ko Peter Butler, te Kaihautū o Te Poka Pū Whānau o Highbury i Te Papaioea, ko ia tētahi o taua hunga. Nā Te Awanga Estate te kōnae ipurangi nei i rekoata hei kai mā ōu taringa. It's the quiet people behind the scenes, doing their work, day after day, year on year, that I just love interviewing. The humble, unsung heroes who don't like the spotlight, but create enormous impact. Peter Butler, Kaihautū at the Highbury Whānau Centre in Palmerston North, is one such tane. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.

The second in our series of annual 'State of the Nation' interviews with acclaimed Newsroom journalist and deep thinker, Rod Oram. It's always fun to sit down with him and discuss what is percolating away inside his magnificent thinkery. Rod invariably has a range of topics that he wants to expand on, and this year is no different. If you want to get up to date on what's going on in our world, and hear why Rod sees 2021 as being an 'essential year' for Aotearoa, then this is well worth a listen. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.

Lou James of Pinc & Steel is one of those modest women who cannot fathom why I, or anyone else, would want to interview her for a podcast. This amazing woman has created, from scratch, a cancer rehab foundation that brings strength, hope and movement back to cancer sufferers around the world via her specialist physio techniques. As if I'd need another good reason to interview her! This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.

There are many facets to Kiwi-raised American, Steven Moe. Despite interviewing several hundred people for his own impact-inspired weekly podcast, Seeds, he's not shared much of his own story and journey with his listeners. So here it is! Fellow EHF fellow Ian Harvey asks the question 'Who is Steven Moe?' and riffs with him about his transition to living a purpose-led impactful life. We credit Steven for inspiring us to embark upon the 'Stuff that Matters Now' podcast journey and love the serendipity of Harv interviewing Steven in the same room in Christchurch that Steven interviewed Harv in, back in May 2019. Steven is always up to something cool and is very generous in sharing his wide-ranging knowledge on the impact investment space. Check out some of his recent work via the links below and on the Seeds website: Structuring for Impact - a report looking at evolving the legal structures for business in New Zealand. Rethinking Ownership - EHF Fellows Natalie Reitman-White and Steven Moe share their leading-edge work on supporting purpose-driven legal structures for Impact Entrepreneurs in Aotearoa New Zealand. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of our fabulous sponsors Te Awanga Estate.

From action man - to not - in the blink of an eye. Hamish Ramsden has just released his first book on Amazon 'Dog's Getting Fat' which is an intimate view into the world of a tetraplegic. I felt very privileged to get the chance to interview Hamish, who is a very humble, and private chap, as we explored what his life has been like since he dislocated his neck. This podcast brought to your ears with the support of Te Awanga Estate.