On this episode, Tesh chats with Samantha Tompkinson - psychologist, facilitator and coach who loves helping leaders increase their levels of emotional intelligence and self-awareness. 

To learn more about what Samantha does, head to her website:

https://www.samanthatomkinson.com/

On this episode, Tesh chats with Tiaki Coates. A man with a passion for the great outdoors, a voyager, explorer, and supporter of rangatahi wellbeing and development through Poutama Rites of Passage.

To learn more about Tiaki's mahi with Poutama Rites of Passage, check out their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/poutamaritesofpassage/

In this episode, Tesh chats with Wendy Zhou - a vegetable enthusiast who has a big goal of saving 122,000 tonnes of food each year from going to waste. Listen in as she shares her passion for not just reducing needless waste, but increasing diversity in our diets through the types of produce we eat and grow. Wendy also opens up about how her mahi has given her purpose, helping her through some difficult times.

Learn more about Perfectly Imperfect here:

https://www.perfectlyimperfect.org.nz/

In this episode, Tesh chats with Dairne (aka Daz) Burns; founder of Lift55 and The Good Day Matrix - workplace programs, coaching and much more. Daz is a passionate advocate for human connection, health & wellbeing, and has a lot of different projects on the go! Hear about The Good Day Matrix's journey (like Raglan Food Co, it all started in a garage!), and how Daz's experience of coaching netball teams helps with how she works with groups of people in other areas today. You'll also learn some handy wellbeing techniques and practices that Daz personally uses in her everyday life. 

Learn more about Daz & her mahi via:

https://thegooddaymatrix.com/

httpps://lift55.com

In this episode, Tesh chats with Phil McCabe; a familiar face around the Raglan community. Well-known for his love of the ocean & surfing, this has led to Phil serving as the Pacific Lead on the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition and travelling around New Zealand raising awareness. Not only did Phil and his partner own & run the (very popular!) Solscape Eco Retreat for a long time here in Whaingaroa, but Phil has also spearheaded the KASM (Kiwis Against Seabed Mining) movement - an organisation RFC has been supporting for many years. Listen to find out why this work matters and how we all can become better kaitiaki of our oceans.

Learn more about the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition here:

https://deep-sea-conservation.org/

In this episode, Tesh chats with Vaughan Fergusson - known around the country as a bit of a tech whizz. He was the founder of software success story Vend and has been a long-time supporter of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards. Now, you'll find him busy running The Institute of Awesome here in Whaingaroa Raglan, with a vision (inspired by his Mum, Pam) of supporting young people to get into tech and innovation. Listen in as Vaughan & Tesh discuss secret labs, AI, impossible challenges, his thoughts on the future of technology here in little ol' New Zealand, and much more.

Learn more about The Institute of Awesome here - https://inawe.nz/.

In this episode, Tesh chats with Peggy Oki - a skateboarding legend, artist, environmental activist with a "rebel spirit and kind heart". Peggy shares memories of her time in the 70's as the only female skater in the Dogtown Z Boys crew, how she's travelled the world sharing her incredible Origami Whales Project to raise awareness for cetaceans (whales & dolphins), and gives her recommendations of some must-watch documentaries.

References to check out after listening:

• Seaspiracy doco: https://www.seaspiracy.org 
• Deep Rising: an award winning documentary about seabed mining, narrated by Jason Momoa: https://www.deeprising.com
• Eating Our Way to Extinction: (free on YouTube, available in 20 languages): https://eating2extinction.com
• Milked: https://milked.film
• Entanglement, a Double Disaster: https://www.cetaceans.org/peggyoki-artinstallations
• Watch Peggy's Ted Talk: https://www.cetaceans.org/peggyoki-publicspeaking
• Maui Dolphin Day information, including all you need to know about the Xtreme recycled raft race: www.whaingaroa.org.nz/maui-dolphin-day 

In this episode, Tesh catches up with local legend Rick Thorpe - one of Raglan's favourite sustainability & environmental champions. Rick shares the inspiring story and vision behind Xtreme Zero Waste (who divert an incredible 75-80% of the community's waste from landfill!) and his thoughts on how we can do waste management better in NZ. He also discusses the power of renewable energy (and his new project Community Energy Whāingaroa), permaculture, and what's so amazing about living in Whāingaroa, Raglan.

Learn more about Xtreme Zero Waste here:

https://xtremezerowaste.org.nz/about-us/

In this episode, Tesh catches up with Annie Cochrane from Raglan's local weavers' group - Raranga Whaingaroa.​ Learn from Annie about the beauty and tradition of raranga (weaving) with harakeke, as she shares her knowledge on the amazing history and tikanga behind the practice.

On this episode, Tesh chats with Anna Dahlberg - a passionate animal lover who runs the not-for-profit Paws Awhile Animal Sanctuary here in Raglan.

You can learn more about what Anna does over on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/PawsAwhileAnimalSanctuary