Alyth Grant retired from an academic job teaching German and has launched into a retirement role with the Orokonui Ecosanctuary. She tells us that the sanctuary is about protecting an ecosystem, it’s not a zoo.
Bonnie Robinson is exploring the intersection of social justice and management. She is drawing on a career in social services and putting it into practice in her role as Chief Executive of HBH Senior Living, focussing on meeting the needs of vulnerable older people.
Scout Barbour Evans is many things – a student, an over committed volunteer, a transgender activist, a mayoral candidate to name a few. We talk about an open society, where we value openess and authenticity and the importance of being openly mentally unwell and queer. Scout is committed to keeping learning and is a […]
Ashleigh Smith is Co-founder and Board Chairperson of Sticks n Stones, New Zealand’s largest youth led bullying prevention organisation. She is a Queen’s Young Leader and a student in both the Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Leadership for Change.
Heidi Renata is the energy behind Dunedin’s Innov8HQ. She is “inspiring people to follow their dream”.
Oonagh McGirr is Deputy Chief Executive Learning and Teaching at Otago Polytechnic.
Mawera Karetai wears so many hats it hard to know where to begin. Mother, Business owner, blogger, RMA Commissioner, Benefits Review panelist, Conservation Board member, school board member, Capable NZ facilitator and Otago Polytechnic’s first doctoral student. But underneath it all, and not very far from the surface (if not completely visible) is a passion for […]
Welby Ings is Professor of Graphic Design at AUT. His recent book Disobedient Teaching is causing big waves in the education community. We ask Welby what drives him, and how professional disobedience can change the world.
Tony Smith is chair of Sustaining Hawkes Bay Trust. We talked about that role, and his career through computing and education. Tony’s family live in a wonderful home, built to celebrate a sustainable future so we talk about that too.
Vaneeta D’Andrea is Professor Emerita, University of the Arts London. An edcuator and sociologist, Vaneeta literally wrote the book on improving teaching and learning. Vaneeta has a belief in the role of values so we talk about where those came from, and how that has influenced her career including what she describes as the disconnect in education. […]
Dr Dominique Hes is a Senior Lecturer Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning. She is director of the Thrive Research Hub and co-author of Designing for Hope: pathways to Regenerative sustainability. We talk about enriching relationships and designing for possibility.
Skye Duncan is an urban designer who is the Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative at the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) where she has been leading a multi-year program funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies to develop the new Global Street Design Guide. We talk about changing the narrative to a people centred urban design. […]
Georgie Ferrari is Chief Executive of the Wellington Community Trust. Before that she Chief Executive Officer for the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria for 14 years and before that a variety of roles in the not for profit sector in Australia and New Zealand. But before all that, she grew up in Dunedin. Home for […]
Natasha Barnes Dellaca is a founder of Epic Westport. Before that she had several roles, mostly in the not for profit sector focusing on conflict resolution and then finding a middle ground in social enterprise. She is driven by the idea of sustainable resilient communities – that don’t have to resort to violence to resolve differences. […]
Dr Shaun Russell is Director of the Treborth Botanic Garden at the Bangor University. He is conservation biology, having worked to save environments pretty much everywhere – from bryophytes on subantartic islands, to big game in Africa to flower meadows in Wales.
Tahu Mackenzie and Harvey Penfold won Audacious this year for their development of PekaPeka – a movable, predator-proof bird-feeding platform designed to feed a range of native birds anywhere. Tahu is the lead educator for Orokonui Ecosantuary, while Harvey is completing a Bachelor of Product Design at Otago Polytechnic.
Shane Gallagher and Samuel Mann with Tahu Mackenzie and Harvey Penfold [ 54:28 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDeirdre McIntyre is Residential Life Manager at Bangor University. A geographer with a background in areas of outstanding beauty, waste management, and business development, she is now working to improve the well-being of Bangor’s students. We talk about encouraging student green movements and think tanks, energy awareness, and waste awareness weeks. Messaging is key and […]
Dr Paula Roberts is a Senior Lecturer at Bangor University. Growing up in Llanberis she was “concerned about the natural world” and became a Countryside Manager. Eventually though, she became an environmental scientist – specialising in soils of polar regions. Passionate about change making, and the Welsh language and culture she now finds herself running […]
