Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview. He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand. I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics. Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation. This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about his Father. I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversa...
Aug 25, 2023•8 min•Ep. 361
Joanne has been an innovator in education for many years both in New Zealand and globally. As well as writing 6 books on this topic she brings an approach of placing the learner first when it comes to education - making education fun and something people want to do. In this conversation we hear about her childhood and background, growing up without knowing she was Māori and what it meant to find out and how that influenced her sense of being. We also hear about her work in schools in New Zealand...
Aug 14, 2023•56 min•Ep. 360
I was recently interviewed by Hancine Samvelyan for an academyEX event at the end of July 2023 and this is the audio of that. In it we unpack some of my own history and then dive into my thoughts on the future of business. It is a good articulation of my current - ever evolving - thinking, so sharing here for all of you as well. academyEX info: Higher Education For Your Future | academyEX www.theseeds.nz What does it mean to have a 100-year perspective on reimagining the role of business? How ca...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 359
Very happy to announce the Seeds Impact Conference - inspired by the conversations on Seeds this fullly online event will be accessible from anywhere and feature 27 sessions across a day in 4 different online rooms. Website for tickets which are just $20 or apply for a scholarship to attend: https://seedsconference.nz/ This is a word of mouth event - as well as signing up would you please help spread the message about it? Or add it in a newsletter of a group you are involved in? Or post this or ...
Aug 01, 2023•2 min•Ep. 358
Sue Waight shared her life journey with us on this episode and I really appreciated her attitude which shown through - choosing not to be a victim but instead take difficult circumstances and learn from them to help others. " I felt I had two choices, I could either be a victim and let that keep me down, or I could use that experience as a positive way to move forward with my life - and I chose the latter. " We also find out a lot about the Canterbury West Coast Welfare Guardian Trust and the wo...
Jul 29, 2023•44 min•Ep. 357
Really enjoyed my conversation with Ben Scales about his life story and founding KiwiFibre, who I've bee supporting as a lawyer since the early days including with their capital raising - I think you'll like this one and if you do, could you tell one other person about the show and the content they could access for free as well? www.theseeds.nz has more. KiwiFibre site: KiwiFibre "FOUNDING PURPOSE Our planet cannot rely on synthetic resources forever. As natural fibre engineering and material d...
Jul 19, 2023•54 min•Ep. 356
Audio of an article for the IOD "Moving, Seconding... but Why?" co-written with Mele Wendt MNZM and Caren Rangi ONZM. Am very grateful to both of them for the time spent and ideas shared to create this article which I hope sparks a lot of discussions and evaluation... and change? Join our movement and question why there is this practise at the next meeting you attend! And let me know how it goes - steven@theseeds.nz You can read the article here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/moving-secon...
Jul 15, 2023•7 min•Ep. 355
Audio of the Idealog article " Emerging trends from the IOD Leadership Conference ", I wrote recently on the Institute of Directors Leadership Conference held in May 2023. This way the key themes and content can be available to more of you! The article is here: Emerging trends from IOD Governance Conference - Idealog Long blog post with lots more information as I summarised every session that I attended - it formed the basis for writing the article for Idealog: IOD Leadership Conference 2023 - S...
Jul 03, 2023•9 min•Ep. 354
This is the audio of me reading an article published by the Transnational Environmental Law Journal, which I co-wrote with two academics from the University of Canterbury, David Jefferson and Elizabeth Macpherson, called “ Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company Law ”. Below each place in the audio is indexed. To read the article this is the website link at the Transnational Environmental Law Journal. ...
Jul 01, 2023•58 min•Ep. 353
In this episode we talk about Street Art with Dr Reuben Woods, who is the creative director of Watch this Space. We talk about what "Art" even is, as well as the growth of the street art movement in Christchurch after the earthquakes here in 2011. We also talk about Reuben's life and how he came to do his PHD on this topic. I really enjoyed this conversation because in my work as a lawyer I was involved in the establishment of this charity so it has been great to see how it has grown! If you enj...
Jun 25, 2023•46 min•Ep. 352
I really enjoy other podcasts and am happy to feature an episode from another one - The 232 Degrees Podcast by my friends Sean Barnes and Carl Davidson. If you like Seeds I think you will like their one too so check out this episode as a sample, which is all about Dr Seuss! They have two seasons of content so find them and subscribe! Find them here: Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/232podcast Apple Podcasts The 232 Degrees Podcast: Unlocking Great Books on Apple Podcasts Podcast ...
Jun 20, 2023•23 min•Ep. 351
Gareth is the country lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa and in this conversation we talk about that movement, system change and politics. He also shares his life story and childhood, his work as an activist with Greenpeace before a career in politics for 10 years as an MP, writing a book about Jeanette Fitzsimons and a whole lot more. I enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well check out the 350 others on seeds podcast, a project about life stories and what shapes us. Wellbe...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 350
Ths is the audio of two articles I wrote recently on the Christchurch startup scene - they really are a two part of one whole, so thought I would read them both out for Seeds. Article 1: The Christchurch Startup Ecosystem Grows Up published by ChristchurchNZ: https://www.christchurchnz.com/news/the-christchurch-start-up-ecosystem-grows-up Article 2: Five start-ups definign the next Generation of Tech in Christchurch published by Idealog: https://idealog.co.nz/venture/2023/06/five-start-ups-defin...
Jun 12, 2023•17 min•Ep. 349
Mitch Shaw is a co-founder of Upstream, a business which harnesses the power of social procurement to fund charities. With around $250,000 given out already, it is an impressive example of innovation in a start-up which merges business, charity and philanthropy. Wearing my other hat as a lawyer I helped them set up 5 years ago so it was special to hear about how far they have come with pushing the boundaries of this idea. Like all Seeds episodes we start with his background and what has shaped M...
Jun 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 348
This is not an interview but instead an interesting panel which discussed Community Housing with a focus on financing, structuring and legal considerations with Judith Bullin, James Palmer, Natalia Garstecka, Adelaide Brown and Stephen Hart. Thanks to the Community Housing Aotearoa team for the conference which had 450+ attending and you can learn more about them here: Community Housing | Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa The topics covered are at: 02:11 - Intro by Stephen Hart of CORT 06:09 - Natalia Gar...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 347
This conversation with Historian Rowan Light is from a few years ago and in this episode have pulled out the part where we discussed the meaning of ANZAC Day, the role of history and historians and why we commemorate certain events and not others - check out his book Anzac Nations . I hope you enjoy this as this is published on 25th April 2023 as we remember the past today: Lest We Forget. Full interview is here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/historian-rowan-light-on-anzac-day-and-why-we-celebrate-a-...
Apr 24, 2023•38 min•Ep. 346
Esha is a catalyst for change through highlighting stories of people approaching business differently. She has just written a book " Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World " so in this conversation we discuss the book and how - and why - she wrote it. However, we start with her background and life story - moving to the US as a child, growing up in an immigrant family, studying English at University and working all over the world as a journalest and wh...
Apr 03, 2023•57 min•Ep. 345
This is the audio of an article I just wrote for The Spinoff - you can access the text here which also has a lot of links to all the things mentioned in the article as well: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/22-03-2023/australia-opens-a-fascinating-new-front-in-the-fight-for-ethical-investing If you like this content, would you be willing to copy and paste that link and share it with your networks, or share this episode with one other person? www.theseeds.nz...
Mar 26, 2023•7 min•Ep. 344
Aimee is the co-founder of Girls who Grow and co-chair of Future Farmers New Zealand. In this conversation we hear about her background and growing up in a farming community, what she studied and how her career has led to this point. We had a positive energy filled conversation about what the future may hold and I hope you enjoy it - if you do, then check out some of the 343 other episodes of seeds www.theseeds.nz . Girls who Grow: https://www.girlswhogrow.co.nz/ Future Farmers: https://futurefa...
Mar 16, 2023•41 min•Ep. 343
Leanne has co-authored a new book " Human Work: five leadership mindsets for humanising workplaces ". Before we talk about that we first have a conversation about her background and life growing up and the influences that have shaped her. Seeds is a project to hear about the 'why' behind what people do and this conversation was no different - perhaps even with more rabbit holes of curiousity than normal! I really enjoyed it and if you do as well would you be willing to tell one other person abou...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 342
This was recorded 8th March as part of the Entre Annual Launch night and was a panel discussing what they have learned as entrepreneurs. The insights come from Saskia van der Peet (Real Girls in Tech / Farmgate Foods), Jack Wood (Komodo Wellbeing), Ben Scales (KiwiFibre), Rohan Mathias (FoodFuse). To find out more about the work of Entre and their competitions and support for entrepreneurs visit Home | Entre - they play a key role in the start-up ecosystem and this event was really inspiring as ...
Mar 08, 2023•21 min•Ep. 341
Jennifer Hamlin loves animals and in this episode we talk about her childhood, her relationship with animals, we get philosophical about our role in the World and how we relate to them and then she tells us about her life story and what has led her to New Zealand and what she does today. In particular we talk about the work of the Allied Veterinary Professional Regulatory Council of New Zealand, which she founded and now chairs. We also had a California connection - she knew the place my Father ...
Feb 19, 2023•45 min•Ep. 340
Jeremy Nurse has led a fascinating life and we hear all about his background and working as a farmer and what led to establishing the 180 Degrees Trust. They do amazing work with youth to help improve their outcomes. If you enjoy this there are hundreds of other stories on seeds podcast. Site: Youth Charity Christchurch | 180 Degrees Trust Seeds: www.theseeds.nz
Jan 21, 2023•42 min•Ep. 339
Janet Cole is the Manager at the Kaipātiki Project and in this conversation we hear about her life story and work focussed on impact initiatives that lead to environmental and community outcomes. The Project is described as follows: "Based in Auckland’s North, Kaipātiki Project is an innovative eco-hub, growing a sustainable future for people and nature. We do this by empowering people, inspiring connection with nature and enabling sustainable living." We also touch on Environment Hubs Aotearoa ...
Dec 21, 2022•58 min•Ep. 338
In this discussion we talk about struggles with banks - how can we make it better for "For-Purpose" organisations? What is needed for Banks and Charities and other groups to better interact? Led by Community Networks Aotearoa - have a listen in to what we had to say and fill in the survey! I was in conversation with Ros Rice the EO of Community Networks Aotearoa and Dr Jane Horan on this topic. We had 90 people sign up for this session. Here is the youtube link to the video. https://youtu.be/Cfa...
Dec 13, 2022•53 min•Ep. 337
The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon joined the last Impact Call and in this episode we hear about the work they are doing. In his role he is responsible for leading the work of the Human Rights Commission in promoting positive race relations. It was great to hear in detail what they are involved in today. If you like this content then make sure to check out the 330+ other interviews in the back catalogue at www.theseeds.nz Website: New Zealand Human Right Commission (hrc.co.nz) Seeds podca...
Dec 06, 2022•17 min•Ep. 336
Jen Margaret is an advocate and educator for Te Tiriti o Waitangi and in this interview we hear about her life story and how she came to do this work. We also learn all about Groundwork and the work they do - what is the place for Pākehā educating and advocating for Te Tiriti. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well maybe tag someone else in and check out the other interviews at www.theseeds.nz Website: https://groundwork.org.nz/ "Groundwork aims to create positive, enduring cha...
Dec 02, 2022•41 min•Ep. 335
Rory joined the latest Impact Call to share about Safe Surfer so this is a shorter than normal episode of seeds where he explains what they are up to in providing protections for young people online. Website: https://safesurfer.io/
Nov 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 334
In this conversation with Diane Ducarme we discuss the links between our diet and health and migraines, and how her time in China helped her uncover principles ignored in Western medicine. We also hear about her childhood, learning 7 languages and travel around the world before she settled in New Zealand. I really enjoyed this conversation #333 and if you do as well why not check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz Take the assessment What are the root causes of your health concern? (typefor...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 333
Lloyd has developed the DOT Scorecard and in this conversation we talk about his life and background and then about what 'diversity' really means. I really enjoyed this conversation and if you do as well make sure to check out the 332 others in the back catalogue. Lloyd's website which includes lots of resources: Diversity of Thought - Diversity of Thought Scorecard
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 332
