Tāiki e!

Josh and Mokoia from Team PikUp join us on the podcast this week to talk about how this new rangatahi-led digital platform is helping to reduce our massive food waste crisis in Tairāwhiti, and is promoting a culture of generosity, sharing and community connection through sharing kai through the pataka kai network. A rather simple concept - homeowners with excess fruit connect with the PikUp crew who go along and harvest the fruit. They distribute 1/3 to the homeowners, 1/3 goes to the pickers and 1/3 goes to the pataka kai network for the community to eat.  If you want to learn more about PikUp check out their website at www.pikup.nz

Our very own Next Gen Escape Master Ngahuia Riddell recently travelled to London's Globe Theatre as part of the Young Shakespeare Company. Have a listen to Ngahuia's experience heading overseas with a diverse range of young leaders, as well as their journey into the whakaari space.       

Kia ora e te whānau! We're back for season 2 and we have a new podcast producer - Mac Wynne, one of our awesome rangatahi from Tāiki e! Next Gen who has a passion for sharing diverse stories. In this episode we are joined by Zane Sabour who participated in Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti in 2021, and took an idea of helping to ease the housing crisis in Tairāwhiti by developing DIY garage conversion kits for sleepouts. Within 54 hours, Zane and the team had created a working model and plan, and then set about putting into action turning ordinary car garages into insulated and lined sleepouts.  Check out Zane's story and the journey of Home Sweet Shed - from Startup Weekend to creating real impact in the community. Whakarongo mai

Kia ora e te iwi! For the final episode of season 1 of our podcast, we bring a great guest and a very loving korero. Dr. Warren Williams, native from Te Tairāwhiti, has been on an exploratory mission for the past few decades of his life, looking for the answer of his question : How can we get more Māori representation in the Tech Industry in Aotearoa, especially in the management and governance roles? His seeking has led him to pursue and attain a PhD researching this same issue. He's also looking to fulfill a role in our region that will allow him to put the understanding he's achieved to the service of our whānau and generate an impact. We're lucky to have the opportunity to share this korero and hear his whakaaro regarding Māori in Tech. Whakarongo mai!

Today we are happy to share our last episode of this first season of the Tāiki e! Podcast. We are happy to share the recordings from our experience up in Ruatorea this year, supporting and participating in Maunga to Moana and Ngāti Fest 2021. Two great kaupapa led by whānau from Ngāti Porou and around the East Cape rohe. Whānau from all over come to both enjoy and share manaaki in the Ngāti Fest, a great showcase of coasty cuisine and hospitality, and take on the challenge of climbing Hikurangi Maunga in a race that is more about the experience of the whenua than making it first to the finish line. We hope you can tell from the korero how beautiful and enjoyable this experience is, and come to join us next year. Whakarongo mai!

Kia ora e te iwi! We're back with another great episode, this time dedicated to access to information. Ngāpera Riley, from figure.nz, joins us to talk about the labour the team she is part of has been undertaking for the last few years, the principles that drive them and what they are looking to achieve. Access to information can make a real difference when it comes to how we see ourselves and our communities, with bigger access to data comes a closer relationship with our truth as individuals and whānau. Whakarongo mai!

Kia ora e te iwi! Our guest this week is coming out of Ōtautahi with one of those kaupapa that fill our hearts with aroha, Kendall Flutey is an entrepreneuse, tech innovator and educator, who has dedicated the last few years to create a tech based educational tool to empower future generations with financial literacy skills and the ability to be self-reliant on their pathway towards financial independence and stability. With a story of brave risk-taking and growth, her inspiration for starting this kaupapa is close to home. With a korero like this, we are happy to say: whakarongo mai!

Kia ora e te iwi! One of our beloved whānau members is joining our korero today, and her name is Steph. Heart-first into the world, her words speak of compassion and deep understanding and care for other people's lives and painful experiences. This rare attitude (and aptitude) has informed her experience of life and shown her to the doors of her current place in the world. A full time artist and rangatahi wellness facilitator, she comes today to walk us through how she got to where she is and the direction she's facing towards. Whakarongo mai!