Podcast appearances and mentions of Glen Innes

A fire in Glen Innes has caused thick black smoke to billow over the Auckland suburb this morning.

About 50 firefighters are at the scene of a fire in suburb of Glen Innes. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Corin Dann.

It came as a surprise recently to learn that I hadn't interviewed Scott Seamer since 2003 when he flew from Ballina to be a guest on Sky's Inside Racing programme. At the time of the interview the former northern rivers jockey had posted an amazing 15 Gr wins in two years following on from a Queensland Oaks victory on Ethereal in 2001. A few months later Scott landed the coveted Caulfield and Melbourne double on the same wonderful staying mare. Since quitting the saddle in 2011 the former ace jockey has joined the ranks of Australia's commercial breeders. I was delighted he was able to find the time to join us on our regular racing podcast and equally delighted  to find him in reminiscent mood.  Scott was thrilled to see Ethereal's trainer Sheila Laxon win her second Melbourne Cup with Knight's Choice in November. He talks about the transformation of his Fernleigh property from a macadamia farm to commercial breeding enterprise. Scott says his first duty as a breeder was to find the right foundation mare. He's now breeding from four of her daughters. He talks of his breeding share in a high profile Queensland stallion. The multiple Gr 1 winning jockey previews his four horse draft being prepared for the Inglis Classic Sale in February. Scott remembers his unhappy departure from race riding at Doomben in late 2011. He takes us back to his first time on a racecourse in the late 1970's. He tagged along with his mother and stepfather to a Bowraville meeting, and was instantly hooked. Scott looks back on a stablehand's job with Coffs Harbour trainer John Hennessy, and the offer of an apprenticeship from Grafton trainer Ron Gosling. Very clear in his memory is the occasion of his first race ride at Lismore. He tipped the scales at 32 kgs. Scott talks of his thrilling first win at Casino and the transition to a metropolitan win at Eagle Farm in 1987. He pays tribute to Protester,  the genuine bush galloper who gave him an amazing twenty wins. The former ace jockey looks back on his relocation from the northern rivers to Glen Innes. He enjoyed a very successful five years from his tablelands base, and forged an association with a champion country trainer. Scott talks of his decision to give Brisbane racing a serious shot. He was encouraged to make the move by outstanding jockey manager Trevor Lansky who brought him unexpected opportunities.  Seamer talks of Ethereal's outstanding win in the Queensland Oaks. She came with the barnstorming finish destined to become her trademark. He admits to chasing the ride on the bonny mare when she resumed in NZ in the spring of 2001. He offered to pay his own way across the ditch. Scott recalls his tense battle with Sky Heights in the Caulfield Cup, and the wet weather leading up to the Melbourne Cup. He takes us through Ethereal's brilliant Cup win. He talks about a McKinnon Stakes win on Derby day. Thanks to his new NZ connections Scott was able to land some plum rides over the 2001 Auckland summer carnival. He looks back on a memorable Derby/Oaks double at Ellerslie.  The former jockey started the new year with a bang winning the Magic Millions on Lovely Jubly. He recalls the race. Scott remembers a successful autumn carnival in Melbourne highlighted by wins in the C.F Orr and Australian Guineas. The former talented horseman still shakes his head when he thinks about a four win haul on Golden Slipper day 2002- two Gr 2's and two Gr 1's. He remembers the wins by Ethereal and Calaway Gal. Seamer's dazzling autumn win sequence earned him a short term contract in Hong Kong. He later wished that invitation hadn't arrived. He fractured two vertebrae in a nasty fall and was out of action for several months. Up to this point in time, Scott had been treated very kindly by the racing media. That changed when he was beaten on Bel Esprit in the Manikato Stakes. He handled it philosophically. He says he felt the need to make a statement when the 2003 autumn carnival got under way in Sydney. He made the best kind of statement by winning the Australian Derby on Clangalang with a 10/10 ride. The former jockey talks of another Derby win a short time later. He was thrilled to win the Queensland Derby for Bede Murray on Half Hennessy. Scott talks of another Gr 1 win at the same carnival on Picaday in the T. J Smith Classic.  He says he was delighted to win the 2004 Epsom for Tulloch Lodge on Desert War. Scott looks back on his final Gr 1 victory. He made the trip back to NZ to win another Derby on Coniston Bluebird for the late Bede Murray. The jockey turned commercial breeder pays a heartfelt tribute to Louise, his wife of twenty nine years and to twenty one year old daughter Caitlin who's currently chasing a Uni degree in Business and Law. This is a laid back chat with a former jockey whose story is an inspirational one. The tiny northern rivers apprentice who dared to dream. He worked hard and didn't squander a single opportunity. His emergence to ride 22 Gr 1 winners is one of Australian racing's most endearing tales. You'll enjoy our trip down memory lane with Scott Seamer.

Mark Talanoa shares his incredible story of redemption. Originally from Glen Innes he moved to Sydney as a teenager to chase his dreams of being in the NRL. He eventually joined a bikie gang, after which he was incarcerated. Since being deported from Australia he now works with the youth.

The Regional New South Wales market overall is solid, without excelling at the levels seen in other regional areas like Queensland and Western Australia, but with individual out-performers. There is hesitancy in the Regional NSW market overall. It has a high number of locations where buyer activity is lukewarm and price performance below the levels seen elsewhere in the nation. It's noteworthy, however, that Regional NSW has seen better performance in its unit markets than its house markets, which is part of a national trend. Overall sales levels have improved, continuing a pattern of recovery over the past year, but remain well below the peak levels of 2021. Regional NSW saw a major decline in its market in 2022 and early 2023, with signs of gradual revival seen since mid-2023. Amid this overall patchy performance, there are some standout growth markets, based on individual Local Government Areas including those in the Wollongong, Newcastle and Albury regions. The Wollongong region continues to be a state-leading star. The City of Wollongong LGA has an above-average number of rising locations and the nearby Shoalhaven LGA continues to thrive: quarterly sales over the past 18 months have been rising steadily, showing one of the best patterns of growth in the nation. The Shellharbour area is also part of this region's growth. Newcastle remains an outstanding market and neighbouring LGAs including Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley municipalities all have busy markets. The Mid Coast LGA has delivered steady increases in market activity over the past year, quarter by quarter. Both Forster and Tuncurry have rising markets and Taree is highly consistent. While those markets are heading into over-drive, some of the high-profile regions of NSW have not yet got out of second gear.  The Central Coast still has a degree of uncertainty; Byron Bay is showing signs of recovery, after a high peak in 2021 and a deep post-boom trough in 2022 and 2023, but remains well peak the 2021 boom levels; and both Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie have had patchy results over the past year, with indications of recovery in the latest quarter. The Tweed LGA is showing signs of joining the boom experienced north of the border in the Gold Coast region, without yet being fully on board. Elsewhere in Regional NSW, Dubbo, Wellington, Orange, Gunnedah, Inverell and Tenterfield are classified as rising markets; Goulburn and Mudgee are rated as recovery markets; and Armidale, Glen Innes and Parkes stand out for consistent sales activity.  

The people behind a Glen Innes food bank are asking for help to fill the cupboards after it was emptied by thieves early last week. It's not the first time the foodbank has been targeted. Ian Furlong helps manage the food bank. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Accurate Hunts, a life outdoors episode 3Ron Kiehne joins Dodge from his amazing shed in Glen Innes for an expedition into the world of fox hunting and the intricate art of Fox whistling. Together, we journey back to the days when the fox skin trade was the lifeblood of local economies, discussing the skill required in skinning, and the craftsmanship needed to turn a pelt into a prized possession. Ron's tales from the field bring the past to life, as he blissfully recounts many a nights of remarkable success and shares his wealth of knowledge in the creation of the Silva Fox Whistle. Venturing beyond the hunt, we dissect the cunning nature of our vulpine subjects, revealing their habits and the environments they thrive in. The call of a fox whistle is a siren song to these creatures, and Ron recounts the strategies and patience required to outwit them. Rons wife, Lynn's role behind the camera is paramount, capturing the essence of these encounters despite her aversion to the limelight. As we navigate the dance of predator and prey, the episode is rich with the wisdom needed for successful hunts and the understanding that each missed shot is a lesson learned for both hunter and fox.From the sharp crack of a 17 HMR rifle to the hushed excitement of rabbit hunting by moonlight, this episode brims with the raw thrills of the chase and the enduring tales of country marksmanship. We share family stories of precision shooting that would make Annie Oakley tip her hat, and the ripple effects of environmental activism on wildlife management. As we wrap up with a heart-stopping account of an eagle's forceful dive, the episode stands as a testament to the unpredictable beauty of nature and the primal joy found in the pursuit of wildlife. Join us for an auditory adventure that's as close to the wild as you can get without setting foot outside.For the latest information, news, giveaways and anything mentioned on the show head over to our Facebook, Instagram or website. If you have a question, comment, topic, gear review suggestion or a guest that you'd like to hear on the show, shoot an email to accuratehunts@gmail.com or via our socials.

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Revitalising three East Auckland suburbs is well underway as the Tamaki Regeneration Company works to improve infrastructure, green spaces and housing options. Formed in 2012, the Tamaki Regeneration Company or, TRC is a Crown and Auckland Council entity. The Tamaki Housing Association is part of it and looks after local state housing tenants in Glen Innes, Point England and Panmure. The aim of the TRC is to strengthen the social infrastructure, parks, and community heart - and to provide healthy places to live. Over the next 20 years the focus is on building 10,500 new affordable, state and private market homes - so far around 1000 houses have been completed. CEO Shelley Katae says close to 100 families have moved into affordable home ownership or affordable rental since the beginning of the Tamaki Affordable Homes programme - 80 per cent of these are Maori and/or Pasifika families.

Residents in Auckland's eastern suburbs say they're increasingly frustrated at the number of roaming dogs.  Animal control officers are patrolling Glen Innes proactively after a dog attacked a young girl this week.  Auckland Council says the number of dog attacks has jumped to more than 250 in three months, and that's partly down to the rise in dogs adopted during lockdown that weren't properly socialised.   Auckland Councillor for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Josephine Bartley spoke to Jane Patterson.

Five pet cats have been killed by roaming dogs in the East Auckland suburb of Glen Innes. The community has expressed outrage over the event and says stray dogs are becoming an increasing problem. Auckland Councillor for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward, Josephine Bartley spoke to Charlotte Cook.  

Ann is hard at work on a farm near Glen Innes, helping to feed all the animals. She reaches for a hose to top up some water but - ooops! That is not a hose, but someone sunbaking.

An Auckland councillor is hosting a meeting on a street in Glen Innes, where several known ram raiders are believed to live. Josephine Bartley says the road - which she will not name - is home to multiple young people heading down a bad path, and she wants to check in with the whanau. Police and social services will also be involved in the chat. Josephine Bartley joins us now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Building Brothers Construction company is a Tongan family affair. The three Tuipulotu brothers, Mapa, George and Fou started off labouring, but since qualifying as builders they've formed their own company and are now helping other young labourers to further their skills. The company does a range of construction work, building houses, renovating and commercial construction. The brothers are hoping to help to regenerate their home patch in the East Auckland suburb of Glen Innes. Growth in the area is being overseen by the Tamaki Regeneration Company, which is jointly owned by the Government and the Auckland Council. Mapa Tuipulotu says they're keen to be involved.

In this week's episode, Geoff is talking to Steve Pearce from the Glen Innes & District Historical Society who was a Winner in the 2021 Community Achievement Awards for Regional NSW & the ACT. Semi-retired. Originally from 'Old' South Wales; in Australia over 40yrs; living in Glen Innes 4.5yrs - moved from Melbourne to take up a volunteer position at the Land of the Beardies Museum. Many different previous occupations, including visitor services for Western Australia Museum (Fremantle & Perth); also worked for a national conservation organisation whilst based in WA; passion for history and the natural environment. Glen Innes & District Historical Society Inc. has been serving as the proper custodian of the cultural heritage of the Glen Innes & District community since 1968. The Historical Society functions as a community chronicle, recording and informing successive generations through artefacts, documents and records at the Land of the Beardies Museum History House Museum and Research Centre. The Land of the Beardies occupies the former Glen Innes & District Hospital, which is listed as a heritage building. Over the past three years, the Society has been actively engaged in repairing and refurbishing the buildings, storage facilities and display areas. The Society has 255 members.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Argument in the debate over gun advertising.Advocacy group Gun Control New Zealand is calling for an end to the ads after a series of recent firearms-related incidents, including two shootings in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes this week.Council of Licensed Firearms Owners Chairman Michael Dowling told Tim Dower he struggles with the rationale of demands for the ban.He can't see a direct link between advertising to licensed firearms owners and gun crime.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government has a new plan to tackle truancy.It's outlined a new attendance and engagement strategy, with 13 actions aimed at getting kids back into the classroom.But some individual schools are already getting on with the job.Glen Innes School has been working with other local schools, businesses and charities on "Operation Attend".Glen Innes School principal Jono Hendricks joined Tim Dower with an update on their progress.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Temp (II) Las ciencias, cada una de las cuales se esfuerza en su propia dirección, hasta ahora nos han perjudicado poco; algún día, la unión del conocimiento, abrirá vistas terribles, que nos volveremos locos por la revelación.- HP Lovecraft Artículo del Sydney Morning Herald . Los eventos que tuvieron lugar en Guyra y Glen Innes durante varios meses en 1921 parecen ser las acciones del espíritu de una niña muerta, pero más bien es el resultado de la actividad poltergeist. Después de todo, nadie fue testigo de ninguna aparición y, aparte de Minnie, una niña delgada, morena y de rostro impasible, que contestaba preguntas antes de ser completadas, nadie escuchó voces fantasmales. El Fantasma o el poltergeist de Guyra. Una historia sobrecogedora que sucede en este pueblo, en Nueva Gales del Sur, Australia a la familia Bowen. Escritores como Robert Louis Stevenson y Arthur Conan Doyl se interesaron por lo ocurrido, así como la prensa. Qué ocurre en el Bosque Norteamericano de Bennington? Quizá sea porque me apasiona la naturaleza, porque creo que hay pocas personas que se sientan incomodas en ella, en verdes senderos o descansando en una roca mientras oye el canto de los pájaros… o por qué no decirlo, por el misterio que esconde la espesa frondosidad… hoy os hablaré de uno de los Bosques más extraños… y añado… de los más aterradores, por lo que en él, ocurre. No hace mucho, os hablé del bosque japonés de Aokigahara, conocido como el de los Suicidios. En EEUU, existe uno de los Bosques más peligrosos que existen en el mundo. En el Bosque Nacional Green Mountain de Vermont, Montañas Verdes, en Estados Unidos, la belleza que hay ante los ojos de quien pasea por sus senderos, es mágica… Situado en el llamado Triángulo de Bennington, las desapariciones, la evanescencia, en el aire, de caminantes, sin que nunca, casi nunca, se encuentren motivos, relación, ni pista alguna. Uno de los senderos más conocidos es el llamado Sendero Largo o camino numero 9. Hace décadas que ocurren, pero hubo 5 años muy puntuales… en concreto, desde 1945 a 1950. El cazador Middie Rivers, la estudiante Paula Jean Welden, el militar James Edward Tedford, el pequeño Paul Jephsin y la señora Frieda Langer, son los casos más conocidos. Cuevas, puertas o ventanas Espacio Tiempo, Monstruos, La Piedra devoradora de hombres, Serpientes Gigantes, el Pájaro de Trueno, el Bigfoot, Psicokillers o Asesinos en Serie, Comunidades asesinas, Caníbales, Abducción por Luces Extrañas de OVNIS que se observan… cualquier motivo puede ser creible dentro del Triángulo de Bennington. No muy lejos de allí, en Massachusetts, curiosamente, existe el Triángulo de Bridgewater. CONTACTA: MAIL- llamadadelaluna@gmail.com TWITTER- @llamadadelaluna FACEBOOK- La Llamada De La Luna HAZTE MECENAS. A día de hoy, aunque no lo creas, me cuesta el dinero mantener LLDLL. Me gustaría invertir más tiempo en este Podcast. Me gustaría que creciéramos…dedicarle todo mi tiempo… Me gustaría tener mejor equipo de sonido y poder yo donar a las páginas que me dejan la música y los bancos de sonido. Muchos me habláis de Contratos de Radio, pero la realidad es otra…ellos están en otra cosa o simplemente ni me conocen. Una cuota mensual al mes, la que puedas y obtendrás ventajas. Recuerda, que lo primero que hacen para el olvido…siempre fue quemar libros… No dejes que la Cultura Muera… No dejes que nuestra Biblioteca Arda. MUSICAS: ARUM, RAFAEL KRUX, PETITE VIKING, MATTIA VLAD MORLEO, HANS ATOM, KEITH HEIMERICKS, EMANUELE FLIKKY CINELLI, LOBO LOCO, 6KILLER, ZACK LINTON, JUKEDECK, NiGiD, WATERPISTOL, DARK SAMURAI, FREEKY CLEEN DICKEY F, GREGOIRE LOURME, IVAN TREGUB, GHOST B.C. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

A new retailer in Glen Innes says he no longer feels safe mere months after opening a business in the Auckland suburb. It follows several smash and grabs and ram raids in the area, with some worried retailers deciding to reinforce shop frontages to keep offenders out. Meanwhile, a local family centre says staff are working overtime to try to keep kids on the straight and narrow. Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro report from Auckland's east.

Covid is leaving a high level of truancy in its wake.Glen Innes School Principal Jono Hendricks says attendance at his school was 90 percent before Covid but was 70 percent last term.That's despite intense work to allay fears about safety in the classroom.He told Mike Hosking some parents are still concerned about whether school is safe for their young ones.Hendricks says others condone absenteeism, which is a group that's hard to engage.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Families may not be the only ones to blame for a rise in youth crime.There's been a string of retail robberies. with the latest involving four children aged between seven and 12, who were found by police holding stolen toys in a Hamilton mall early yesterday morning.The 11-year-old fell eight metres as they tried to run off, hurting their arm.Glen Innes Family Centre manager, Chris Makoare told Roman Travers the child may be led astray by an older relative or friend.He says someone else is influencing that child, because not every family has no values in the home.LISTEN ABOVE

John Hutchings was one of the most gifted country jockeys of his generation. Between the mid 1960's and mid 1990's John rode 1470 winners and won nine jockey's apprenticeships, three of them while still an apprentice. Now in retirement at Grafton, he was happy to reminisce on the podcast. John says he's not much heavier than he was at the end of his riding career. He talks of his Grafton property and the lucerne crop he maintains to supply hay to local racing people. John looks back on his brilliant riding career and rues his long term use of fluid pills and hunger suppressants. The former champion jockey talks of his heart scare six years ago. John pays tribute to his wife Julie, one of few female board members on Australian racing clubs. He talks of the two sons who chose not to follow Dad into the racing industry. “Hutcho” talks of his jockey brother Warren. They were both apprenticed to the same Grafton trainer. John remembers two protest hearings in which they were involved. He pays tribute to his former master Ron Gosling, and recalls his very first win at Casino. The former outstanding jockey recalls his heavy trackwork schedule in the early days of his career. John pays tribute to the country jockey who most inspired him. Every northern rivers jockey dreams of success in the Ramornie Hcp and the Grafton Cup. John won both. He talks firstly of his 1983 Cup win on Ward's Mistake, and a Coffs Harbour Cup win on the same horse two years later. He speaks with great fondness of the “bush marvel” Tiny's Finito who won an astonishing 40 races. Hutchings rode him in 22 of those wins which included the Ramornie Hcp.  John says Tiny's Finito had a few quirky habits. Sometimes his Glen Innes trainer couldn't catch him in the paddock. Most people assume Tiny's Finito was the best horse Hutchings ever rode. His answer will “knock your socks off”. He remembers Ted Russell, the popular racehorse owner who resurrected racing in Coffs Harbour after a long hiatus. John reflects on the glory days of the Grafton July carnival when huge crowds and huge betting made it Australia's biggest country racing festival. He pays tribute to some handy bush horses he got to ride. John looks back on an invitation to contest a two race series for international jockeys in the Philippines in 1993. He's got a couple of funny stories from a memorable trip. He rode for some talented country trainers during his long career. He singles one out for special mention. John hasn't forgotten his very first ride at Randwick. He was in awe of the famous riders he saw in the Randwick jockeys room. One of those jockeys rode at Grafton later and tried to prevent young Hutchings from making a dangerous move in a race.  He recalls a couple of offers from Sydney trainers who were keen to get him to Sydney.  John recalls the many injuries he suffered in thirty years of race riding and looks back on one of the worst falls in racing history. He was involved in the carnage. He talks of his association with leading Grafton trainer John Shelton. John remembers a neck and neck struggle he had with Gary Kliese in one NRRA premiership. It went right down to the wire. Those who remember the golden career of Grafton's John Hutchings will enjoy this stroll down memory lane.

Police have been combing a property in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes after six people were injured by gunfire early this morning. They say people approached a house about three-o-clock and fired a number of rounds, seriously injuring two people who are now awaiting surgery, and three others in a moderate condition. A sixth suffered minor injuries. A 21 year old who fled the scene has been charged with possession of cannabis - although the police don't know if that has any connection to the firearms incident yet. Katie Todd reports.

An Auckland councillor says her community is anxious and on-edge after a shooting injured six people on Thursday. Five of the victims are hospitalised, with two seriously injured. Police are still investigating what happened. Maungakiekie-Tāmaki councillor Josephine Bartley spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Six people have been shot in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes in the early hours of this morning. Five are in Auckland City Hospital, two in a serious condition. Katie Todd spoke to Morning Report from Heatherbank Street in Glen Innes.

Max Key has just revealed his new career move. He's just completed and sold his first property development project.  Sir john Key's son shared photos of a Glen Innes property he developed. Captioned "Crazy 18 months... They say the first project is always a challenge" Max told Heather du Plessis-Allan, before taking on this project he had “textbook knowledge” of how the process worked.  Max Key joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  “So, the original house is actually the back house, so we shifted it. We turned it 90 degrees then pushed it to the back of the site and then we got two ex-state houses from different areas and we shifted those onto the site.” LISTEN ABOVE 

Max Key has just revealed his new career move. He's just completed and sold his first property development project.  Sir john Key's son shared photos of a Glen Innes property he developed. Captioned "Crazy 18 months... They say the first project is always a challenge" Max told Heather du Plessis-Allan, before taking on this project he had “textbook knowledge” of how the process worked.  Max Key joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.  “So, the original house is actually the back house, so we shifted it. We turned it 90 degrees then pushed it to the back of the site and then we got two ex-state houses from different areas and we shifted those onto the site.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to SBS Sinhala updates on the COVID situation in Australia on 23 September 2021. - SBS සිංහල ගුවන් විදුලිය ගෙන එන 2021 සැප්තැම්බර් 23 වනදා ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ කොවිඩ් තත්ත්වය පිළිබඳ යාවත්කාලීන තොරතුරු වලට සවන් දෙන්න.

The regional areas of NSW abound with growth markets, as big city residents continue to target affordable lifestyle areas. Most locations are delivering big price rises. There are 181 suburbs and towns throughout Regional NSW with rising sales momentum, which equates to 61% of locations. The major population centres – Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast, and Wollongong/Shoalhaven – are all pumping strongly, as are other key regional centres like Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Dubbo. Coastal municipalities in the south, like Eurobodalla and Bega Valley, are being targeted by lifestyle buyers. And there are smaller regional centres with upwardly-mobile markets, including Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Hill, Cowra, Glen Innes, Goulburn, Griffith, Gunnedah, Inverell, Kempsey, Leeton, Moree and Parkes. Markets throughout Regional NSW are delivering exceptional price growth, from major regional centres like Newcastle and Wollongong to small rural towns like Glen Innes and Cootamundra. Virtually every town or suburb through Regional NSW (97%) has recorded growth in their median house prices in the past 12 months and in the most recent quarter. Two-thirds have had annual growth above 10%. Only seven of the locations analysed in this report have failed to record growth in the past year. There is spectacular growth right across NSW, but locations close to Sydney stand out. The Central Coast, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands, Wollongong and the Shoalhaven all have stand-out examples. So, against this background, we have just published our new edition of the Top 5 Regional NSW Hotspots report. It outlines five key regional centres in the state which offer affordability and lifestyle – and have great prospects for capital growth in the short-term but more importantly in the long-term as well. So get yourself a copy of the report and find out our picks for the best places to target as investors in Regional NSW. https://www.hotspotting.com.au/product/top-5-nsw-regional/

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Dennise Hutton:- Grew up in Glen Innes in northern NSW- Her parents were caretakers at Glen Innes Golf Club- She moved to Sydney to pursue a career as a school teacher- She was playing off +1 at Bonnie Doon Golf Club- She represented Australia 12 times as an amateur- She won back to back European Tour events- She is a mother - She is a pioneer in women's professional golf in Australia- She is a PGA award winning coach 

Paulie and Frances tell their incredible story, from violence and abuse, growing up in Samoa and the streets of Glen Innes, to a change in mindset and a place in God's story of redemption.

As we continue our celebration of the Polynesian Panther Party's 50th anniversary on Pacific Days, we're joined by Makelesi Ngata, the next generation of Polynesian Panthers. NZ born Tongan, Makeles is from a family of eight siblings & grew up in Glen Innes. She attended the Tongan Methodist Church (Takahemonu) & also studied at Trinity Theological College. Heavily involved and supported the Glen Innes Housing Group protesting against the gentrification of Glen Innes. In 2013 Makelesi stood as a candidate for Glen Innes local board & in 2014 stood as a candidate for Mana in the Upper Harbour electorate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s always good to head out of town for a podcast chat and this week we go to Grafton to catch up with John Shelton. A multiple premiership winner in northern NSW, John made his mark on the big stage when he prepared Belflyer to win the inaugural Kosciuszko. John talks of his concerns on the day when the track was classified a Heavy 10. The Grafton trainer talks of the immediate impact of the occasion and the many emotions he experienced. He talks of his association with winning jockey Adam Hyeronimus who’d been apprenticed to him in Grafton. The trainer talks of Belflyer’s early history and the circumstances that brought the gelding to his Grafton stables. John talks of the communication between connections and the slotholders who were responsible for Belflyer making the Kosciuszko field. Shelton talks of his riding days in Glen Innes and the two trainers who got him up and running. One of those trainers prepared Tiny’s Finito who won an amazing 40 races. John explains his reason for moving to Grafton as a full time trackwork rider, and his association with an owner who would have a tremendous influence on his future. He remembers his association with a future dual Gr 1 winner. John pays tribute to several good horses who helped shape his destiny and the talented apprentices he’s had the pleasure to tutor.   The trainer talks about a former professional golfer who has become a staunch friend and a huge help in the day to day running of the stables. John pointers a couple of horses in his stable currently that may pay to follow. He concludes by acknowledging the enormous stimulus to country racing generated by increased prize money and the introduction of city races for country trained horses.

Dozens of patients who spend at least 12 hours a week hooked up to a life-saving machine are devastated Greenlane Hospital's renal unit is closing.For them it's a "safe haven" and a lifeline.Instead, the majority of these dialysis patients say they will have to travel further to Kereru Kidney Centre in Glen Innes - a $7 million Auckland District Health Board 12-year project opening later in the year.While the DHB says the Greenlane clinical centre is no longer fit for purpose, many patients spoken to by the Herald were heartbroken, with one saying "it sucks, for me time is precious".Patients who need dialysis treatment have entered the end stage of kidney disease and nearly all their kidney function is lost.A letter to the DHB, signed by 35 patients and seen by the Herald, said: "We have no issues with building more dialysis capacity but this is NOT achieving that, at HUGE cost."Greenlane unit needs to be kept operating as it also offers good dialysis plus proximity for the people who rely on its services."Auckland DHB director of adult medical, Barry Snow, told the Herald it was a priority for the DHB that the people in the Auckland central catchment had access to dialysis care that was close to home and in a unit that was fit for purpose."We are replacing the Greenlane Clinical Centre dialysis unit as it is no longer fit for purpose and we have been told by our patients that they wanted their care closer to home."The Herald was told by a source the decision to open Kereru Kidney Centre was based on a 2011 survey which showed 25 out of 38 patients lived closer to Glen Innes but that was no longer the case. Now, 10 years later, the majority of patients live closer to Greenlane.When the Herald put this to Snow he said: "We've positioned the new unit where there is higher need. Our mapping shows that the majority of Greenlane patients live within a short drive of Glen Innes, and the majority of those who don't, live within a short drive to Pt Chevalier."In response to patient concerns about potentially waiting longer due to capacity, Snow said the DHB was not expecting this."There will be one patient to one machine on each shift, the time available on each machine will be same and the staff-to-patient ratio will remain the same."Patients who used Greenlane would also have the option of using Carrington dialysis unit in Pt Chevalier.Nora van Der Schrieck, chief executive of Kidney Society Auckland, said she really felt for these Greenlane patients because it would affect them the most."Some patients won't get the benefit that others will and I can understand it because my own husband was on dialysis for many years and I know what it means to be shifted around and to have things change when you are doing well the way things are."When they move they are likely to come across different staff so it's a big, big change, so I absolutely sympathise with them."But she credited the DHB, saying it had done "a superb job"."The project had involved more consultation with patients than I have seen with any other DHB."It's unclear what would happen to the Greenlane unit.Snow said the DHB understood that a change in location was an adjustment for many patients and it sympathised with them."We will be providing support to help them on this transition."Meanwhile, dialysis care across New Zealand continues to be a "postcode lottery".For example, Whanganui dialysis patients have to travel 75km to Palmerston North at least three times a week to be hooked up to a machine for hours on end.Our resident doctor Dr Bryan Betty has been giving Jack the lowdown on kidney disease.LISTEN ABOVE

A prison governor becomes good mates with a former inmate and even gives a speech at his wedding. In the fourth episode of Behind the Walls: Rehabilitation, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy talks to former inmate Damian Cuff about the friendship he has formed with Governor Mark Kennedy. Damian spent 19 years in-and-out of prison for a range of crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping and drug use.  “Normally blokes get out and they go back to the same area, the same people that they always hung with and got in trouble with,” Damian says. “I was given an opportunity before I got out here. I did works release and I still work for that company now - they offered me a position if I was willing to stay in Bathurst and what better opportunity than to start fresh. “I'm still mates with Kenno (Mark) because Kenno, he knew about me, but he didn't want to make me feel like I was a criminal, or I was different. I was just one of the boys playing football.” Behind the Walls is produced by Corrective Services NSW, part of the Department of Communities and Justice. If you like our show, please give us a rating or a review. Host: Michael DuffyTechnical Production and Design: Ben CorkWith thanks to the following guests: Wayne Bywater, Jacqueline Forbes, Karen Allen, India McMillan, Mark Kennedy, Rowena Mustard, Charles Heath and Damian Cuff.We are grateful for the assistance of staff at Glen Innes, Cessnock, Dawn de Loas, Macquarie, Bathurst, Cooma and Kirkconnell correctional centres.For more stories on prison and parole:Like us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram, YouTube or TwitterListen on SimplecastContact us: podcast@justice.nsw.gov.au

If you treat inmates like animals, they'll act like animals. What happens when they get out of jail? Would you want them living in your suburb? In the third episode of Behind the Walls: Daily Life, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy learns how inmates – and staff – spend a typical day at prisons including Cessnock, Dawn de Loas and Bathurst correctional centres. Macquarie Correctional Centre prison officer Liz Sears tells Michael: “Essentially our job as a prison officer is to make our community safer, and in order to do that we need to give these inmates as much chance as possible to re-enter society and be safe, because they will be living next door to us. “We are not giving them any more than what they deserve or any more than anyone else on the outside deserves, we are just giving our community as a whole, the chance to be safe.” Behind the Walls is produced by Corrective Services NSW, part of the Department of Communities and Justice. If you like our show, please give us a rating or a review. Host: Michael DuffyTechnical Production and Design: Ben CorkWith thanks to the following guests: Charles Heath, Craig Smith, Paul Coyne, Angela Feeney, Liz Sears, Faith Slatcher, Mick Chesworth and Glen Wharton.We are grateful for the assistance of staff at Glen Innes, Cessnock, Dawn de Loas, Macquarie, Bathurst, Cooma and Kirkconnell correctional centres. For more stories on prison and parole:Like us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram, YouTube or TwitterListen on SimplecastContact us: podcast@justice.nsw.gov.au

Dr Corina Grey is a Public Health physician who works at the University of Auckland and also at Auckland DHB as the Pacific Health Data and Insights Lead. Corina was born in Samoa - her mother is Samoan and her Dad European - and she came to New Zealand at the age of five, growing up in Glen Innes.  Corina holds a medical degree and PhD from the University of Auckland - her PhD was in cardiovascular epidemiology, studying the pattern and trends of cardiovascular disease in New Zealand and some of the equity differences seen in those trends.  She is on the board of Vaka Tautua, a Pacific provider for older people, those with disabilities and those with mental illness.  Corina was awarded a Healthier Lives and Heart Foundation grant last year to lead a research programme focused on identifying ways to achieve greater equity in the incidence of cardiovascular disease among Māori and Pacific people.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glen Innes Racing Clubs Peter Ritter chats to Andrew Kuuse re their Cup Meeting

Looking back over 2020, the Porty Podcast has made the effort to keep going. But David Calder and his wife Penny both went down with a mild version of CoVid in the Spring which came back to affect them both – hard – during the summer. So in this, the final episode of the Porty Podcast for this year, David looks back, with thanks to everyone who has contributed, at what has been a difficult year for all of us.

 On TGIF, Richard Glover is joined by Jean Kittson, Carlo Ritchie and Colin Buchanan as they discuss whether it's Biden time, the afflictions of childhood and the importance of Glen Innes in the naming of Tupperware.

 On TGIF, Richard Glover is joined by Jean Kittson, Carlo Ritchie and Colin Buchanan as they discuss whether it’s Biden time, the afflictions of childhood and the importance of Glen Innes in the naming of Tupperware.

 On TGIF, Richard Glover is joined by Jean Kittson, Carlo Ritchie and Colin Buchanan as they discuss whether it’s Biden time, the afflictions of childhood and the importance of Glen Innes in the naming of Tupperware.

 On TGIF, Richard Glover is joined by Jean Kittson, Carlo Ritchie and Colin Buchanan as they discuss whether it's Biden time, the afflictions of childhood and the importance of Glen Innes in the naming of Tupperware.

Augie Davis, is a qualified SGNZ stunt coordinator, stunt performer, action director, and designs stunt sequences. Behind the scenes, Augie worked with Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as a stunt performer first, then stepped into stunt coordinator for the second and third film in 2002 and 2003. He also worked on Pete's Dragon which had some scenes filmed in the Bay of Plenty where he now lives. He is well-known for his work on Vertical Limit (2000), Ghost in the Shell (2017) and The Hobbit (2012), has relocated to Mount Maunganui with his family from Wellington 3 years ago. Born in Fiji and raised in Auckland, schooled at Sacred Heart college in Glen Innes, Augie worked in outdoor pursuits before moving into film. Represented NZ and Fiji at the world champs in whitewater Kayaking. Loves the outdoors, climbs, fishes, hunts mt bikes whatever his kids force him to do. Recently he was the Stunt Coordinator on New Zealand Film The legend of Baron To'a and has just returned from eight months in China as the stunt coordinator for The Fengshen trilogy. He currently serves as president of the NZ Stunt Guild. Other feature films he has worked on as a stunt coordinator include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2, Yogi Bear, River Queen, X-Men 3: The Last Stand, The Devil's Rock, Without a Paddle, The Water Horse, and Master and Commander, The Shannara Chronicles, Adrift shot in Fiji with Shaileen Woodley, Ole Tulafale and One thousand ropes with Tusi Tamasese.

After a savage summer of devastating fires, universities, society and even some Australian states have recognised that the country needs a social and economic framework dedicated to the conditions of habitability - so how might the imperatives of climate change remake the social contract for universities in the 21st century?COVID-19 has not only shown that public goods are the key to well being and health, but it has revealed that the consent of populations and their willingness to participate in collective action is just as crucial to effecting transformation as is expertise.What does that mean for universities and their purpose in the 21st century?What new set of obligations and expectations will students face?And what should we be asking of our institutions as we confront the implications of climate?These are the questions the sector should be asking as we face lengthening months and possibly years in which the world of higher education in Australia, and the lives of all those who rely on it, is likely to grow more precarious rather than less.Special thanks to The New Social Contract guests:Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University&Associate Professor Lauren Rickards, co-leader of the Climate Change and Resilience research program of the Centre for Urban ResearchFor show notes and transcript visit: https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/impact-studios/projects/new-social-contract-podcastNews and audio grabs used in the podcast feature the voices of:Abc journalists Hamish Mc Donald on ABC News in the news item: Flames rip through towns, fears death toll will rise as bushfires rage on' ABC NewsAbc journalist Karina Carvalho on ABC News in news item: Flames rip through towns, fears death toll will rise as bushfires rage on' ABC NewsJournalist Eddy Michah Jnr from DW News in the news item: ‘East Africa braces for severe tropical storms' URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkXx7MzJaxsFormer US President Barack Obama, giving a speech at the. 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. News source from Euronews.URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWKy9zN90A)ABC Journalist Sarah Dingle on RN Breakfast in the news item: ‘Scientists believe Earth is now in the Anthropocene era' from the 8 January 2016.(URL: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/scientists-believe-earth-is-now-in-the/7075730)You also heard the voice of the Mayor Carol Sparks from of Glen Innes, on ABC The World Today in the news item:'Climate change debate refuelled amid bushfire crisis'.URL: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/climate-change-debate-refuelled-amid-bushfire-crisis/11692184Journalist Eric Sorensen reporting for the Global News, in a news item titled: ‘Growing evidence Australia's wildfires connected to climate change'URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU-ye4J2-eASir David Attenborough on ITV News in the newsitem:Sir David Attenborough calls for 'urgent' climate change action' in 2018.URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZEYz1oGQ0).Greta Thunberg, as reported by the Guardian, from her speech at the 2019 UN climate action summit in New York.URL:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/sep/23/greta-thunberg-to-world-leaders-how-dare-you-you-have-stolen-my-dreams-and-my-childhood-videoThe actuality of thousands of students chanting at the climate protest across Australia from November 2018, as reported by the Guardian, AustraliaURL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKlBXltX2I0And finally, at the start of the podcast you heard the rumblings of the Ilulissat Glacier. It was subject to the largest carving event ever recorded. It took place on May 28, 2008 while Adam Le Winter and Jeff Orlowski were filming the glacier in Western Greenland for the award winning documentary film Chasing Ice.URL: https://chasingice.com/

Kia ora koutou! Historian Megan Hutching looks at the development of Auckland suburb Glen Innes by revisiting interviews with residents recorded as part of an oral history project funded by the 1990 Commission. Please see the links below if you wish to view the images mentioned in Megan’s talk. William Innes Taylor's residence 'Glen Innes' https://bit.ly/3f2hCXK Looking north east from Mount Wellington towards Tamaki River, 1920 https://bit.ly/2xhpi7o An aerial photograph of part of Auckland city from above Tamaki https://bit.ly/3aLY6LL Glen Innes 1953 (map) https://bit.ly/35hU2lf Architectural model of the planned Glen Innes library, Auckland https://bit.ly/2yThycf Glen Innes library 1965 https://bit.ly/2WexSwj Looking east over Glen Innes state housing with horses in a paddock in the foreground https://bit.ly/2Yj72Wz State housing, Kestrel Place, Glen Innes, 1960 (Title image) https://bit.ly/2VQzCgo Cleared sections in Sunnymead Road, Glen Innes https://bit.ly/2xl4b49 Tamaki Regeneration Project, corner of Taniwha Street and Kestrel Place, 2017 https://bit.ly/3f43bT1 New houses in Sunnymead Road, Glen Innes https://bit.ly/35jY38J View from Maungarei Mount Wellington looking north east, 2019 https://bit.ly/2VPxlSE Thanks to the Auckland Library Heritage Trust and Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board for your support.

Assoc. Prof. Toeolesulusulu Damon Salesa is the Pacific's first Rhodes Scholar, a prize-winning author & currently Pro Vice Chancellor at University of Auckland.Hear about his journey that took him from blue-collar Glen Innes, to the prestigious Oxford University, across to the University of Michigan, and back to Auckland to lead NZ's largest university.Knowledge bombs and insights galore - tune in.Co-hosted by Andrew Fa'avale & John Tapu

Dr Erika Chapman Burgess has a great Australian story of success, after a childhood which was a little complex. At times it was hectic beyond imagination. Erika was one of five who were all born on the same day. As an Indigenous quintuplet growing up in Glen Innes life was a bit different. But Erika (and her siblings!) has shown there's nothing wrong with a bit of difference and how hard work and dedication can take you places where people least expected. 

Cane toads found in Glen Innes; embargo issues could have been handled better, says MP Roy Butler; and floods kill more cattle and damage more fences on the Mid North Coast.

Concerns about government inaction isn't reserved for those living in the inner suburbs of our capitals. Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt blames the Prime Minister and his deputy's pro-coal stance and reluctance to crackdown on the industry's greenhouse emissions.And two community leaders who have witnessed the devastation of the New South Wales and Queensland fires directly have expressed their anger with Mr McCormack's dismissive response. Noosa Mayor Councillor Tony Wellington and Councillor Carol Sparkes - mayor of the Glen Innes shire in northern New South Wales say there is no doubt about what has led to such dangerous conditions for bushfires. - Concerns about government inaction isn't reserved for those living in the inner suburbs of our capitals. Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt blames the Prime Minister and his deputy's pro-coal stance and reluctance to crackdown on the industry's greenhouse emissions.And two community leaders who have witnessed the devastation of the New South Wales and Queensland fires directly have expressed their anger with Mr McCormack's dismissive response. Noosa Mayor Councillor Tony Wellington and Councillor Carol Sparkes - mayor of the Glen Innes shire in northern New South Wales say there is no doubt about what has led to such dangerous conditions for bushfires.

Climate change and bushfires are serious - so serious that there's no need to lie or hide the real story. So why does the media lie? Today we explain some of the more egregious half-truths the media is telling about bushfires, and why the climate warriors are the Westboro Baptists of Australia.

Episode number 3! Phil Dawson! Cutting horse trainer from Glen Innes. Phil takes us through a bit of his back story and how he got into the great sport of cutting. The horse bug really caught Phil at a young age and he's never looked back. Hope you enjoy.

In this track we hear from long-time Glen Innes resident Aneta Jean Hart. Aneta grew up in Waihou Valley in the Far North, she describes moving from rural Taranaki to Auckland in search of work in the 1940s, working at Westfield Freezing Works and living at Camp Bunn for a time. Reference: Aneta Jean Hart, oral history interview with Jennifer Andrews, Glen Innes Oral History Project, 1990. OH_1340_003 https://tinyurl.com/yxcvuxq2 Photo credit: Aneta Jean Hart née Eruera (1927-2017), Private Collection.

In this episode we meet Veesh Patuwai (nee Armstrong) and talk about life in the Far North, the gentrification and regeneration of her Glen Innes community and, how she playing her part in raising the next generation of Indigenous female leaders. Veeshayne is most recognised from her days in radio as a DJ for the urban Māori station Mai Fm. In the 90s, she moved to the big smoke of Auckland from small town Moerewa, quickly making her mark in the industry by becoming the first Māori female to ever win Best New Broadcaster at the Mobil Radio Awards. While she is known for her radio and acting career, it is her mahi supporting kōhine Māori that sits closest to her heart. As the creator and kaitiaki of Urutapu, a leadership programme for young Māori women, Veesh is championing indigenous women to transform our communities and recognise our potential and power.

Woolworths or Wool-works. Another instalment of 'Whatcha Say'. We attempt to answer your '20 Good Questions'. Plus Jack and JB discuss Brexit and Glen Innes missing out on the 'Big Kilt'!

Today in the podcast, we talk to Peter Teschner, General Manager of Titomic. Peter has been the CEO of Teschner Bikes for over 27 years building bikes for elite cyclists and triathletes. He also had stints as Regional Tourism Manager of Byron Bay and Coffs Harbour and Tourism & Events Manager of Glen Innes.   In this episode we cover: The history of Teschner Bikes’ humble beginnings. How Peter taught himself the rudimentaries of designing and making bikes. The materials he worked with to build bike frames and the differences between aluminium and titanium. The story of how the company started its success and how it made him leave his job in the government. A rundown of the companies, elite teams and cyclists who used Teschner bike frames. How Teschner Bike frames’ workmanship, consistency in design principles and ability to build good bikes have helped cyclists win and place in races. The difference of international frames and local custom frames. The start of his joint venture and how dealing with international offshore products from China has changed his business. The hurdles that Peter went through in building his business in Australia. Story of how he joined Titomic as the General Manager of the Bicycle Division. The qualities that make a Titomic bike frame special and the process of how it is made. History of the process of making Titomic bikes. Upcoming projects for Titomic.   Links LinkedIn Facebook - Teschner Bikes Email - peterteschner@gmail.com

Caroline Robinson is the founder of Cabal, a creative studio exploring and advancing new pathways for regenerative development. Results of Cabal’s public art collaborations can be seen across Auckland City and beyond. The whole living systems practice behind these artworks, informs Cabal’s wider role as an integration facilitator, contributing to complex city-making projects by supporting project teams to grow the capability to work in full reciprocity within their unique community and place. I first met Caroline at Dave Breuer’s - Anew NZ ‘group mind gathering’ - at AUT - Auckland University of Technology.  There she had a huge blank art board at this visionary function that let her visually translate the stories that speakers covered, to that very engaged audience.  This enabled people to see how intellectual concepts and mental information can be elegantly transcribed into a visual form that was holistic in intent and that lead us to explore as participants, how we the people can become involved and renew our whole country. Based on Measures of Genuine Progress (and “genuine economic success”), as a challenge to the misuse of GDP, via the measurements of social, cultural, economic, environmental and governance wellbeing - with the public shared visions determining the goals of wellbeing.  (See at the bottom of this posting.) Measuring Human Joy and Contentment Dr Ron Coleman from Canada was at this function to explain and Dr Marilyn Waring http://www.marilynwaring.com/ as an Ex National Party Member of Parliament (who went/rebelled against the National Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, many years previously) introduced Ron as she had been doing work on the ’true’ cost of living index and how do we measure success - particularly our decision making process at a governmental level. Known as the ‘genuine progress indicators' - meaning not just managing the gross national product and financial benefits from across the country - but also understanding what makes us flourish - what brings joy and happiness and peace as well as bringing balance in a holistic way. Today, Caroline as an extraordinary creative artist - is still very much aligned with the notion of ‘genuine progress indicators’ she remains very interested and curious about what are the conditions that we need for life to flourish within our homes, within our communities, our nation and our planet. Community & Connection Asking the question? - How do we create a flourishing for all of life - including ourselves? Food being a conductor of getting together to eat and share … gatherings around eating and sharing - being a universal common ground - and in the world of today that needs to be more unified - Caroline's focus is - how do we bring this all together? So what is it we need to improve? Like how do we re relate to each other - connect the fragmentation and those who have been isolated from each other?  How do we best do this? So that we are working all together as a more dynamic whole? Because the processes of regeneration of rebirthing of healing is becoming paramount as there's a lot that is out of balance and in crises - there is much that needs to be addressed. So what is the journey we need to take to come back into wholeness and that everybody has a role to play in this. And with the experience and the practices that she brings to the conversation - The Land and Sacred Place Caroline is very aware of place and the historical implications of how did that particular area come into being - the terrain, the living matter, the water sources and courses - the Maori tribes or iwi that were present prior to the coming of the white man - the sacredness of life over a very broad context . That there are many areas of land in Auckland that housing and buildings sit on - yet underneath these houses are a hidden creeks where a spring once was. That in today’s urbanised sprawl a little rivulet - or tiny creek, can be a wonderful play area for young children - where the water is clear, healthy and cool. Kids can see their reflection, see the stones or marine flora around it, maybe cockabullies or kura - freshwater crayfish - yet today’s developers will most probably put pipes in this area and pipe all the water away underground and thus the stereotyped boring industrial housing complex - hypnotises us into a thousand high priced houses looking basically the same, on a treeless landscape - scraped of nature - is the NZ culture of homogenous sameness? Auckland Connection -Tamaki Makaurau Coming from a Taranaki farm near Stratford in the rural landscape, that had many different animals - gave her a deeper sense of nature and its richness. That when she arrived in high density housing Auckland gave her cause for reflection. Tamaki Makaurau - Auckland, gave her another understanding of place - of the Maori, the mauri (essence) and going deeper and feeling the grief of the landscape and ecology of what has been lost - in the vast forest of what was once Auckland and the covering up of water courses or arterial waterways by burying them and piping that water to the sea as per the Horotiu stream for example that used to run down the centre of Queen Street in Auckland. That there are springs or puna that are even very close to the PlanetFM radio station that emanates pristine water that bubbles up out of the volcanic rocks and lava - very pure water - and there are around 51 volcanoes that comprise the whole city of Auckland. With numerous cones that we can climb, dotted around the city. Public Domain and Community Involvement Caroline has a feeling for public domain and community projects She has been involved in the Panmure and Glen Innes suburbs of Auckland for the master plan for the town centre - bringing story of people and place, including geological and ecological activity so as to define and development projects. In this process - getting to know each other as humans is so very critical. if we are to develop trust - mana - wairua and mauri - all are integral to deeper connection. Living Earth Papatuanuku. The mentions Te Urewera in Tuhoe country - as a park with human rights - that for the Tuhoe people and the NZ Government acknowledge at some level that ‘the land is a living being.’  Papatuanuku - Mother Earth. Caroline is focused on find a space for people to work out the complexities of the challenges that are facing us - and allow them a way to work themselves out.   Regeneration In this regenerative practice it covers working out complexity - that there is a harmonising energy within nature that has the ability to work things out. Caroline says it is in many ways ‘beyond consensus’ - and in ‘trusting the wisdom of life.' It knows how to work complexity out - all we need is the space to take the time to connect - and communicate - share the breath and weave family - and though this sounds philosophical there is a very pragmatic quality to it - see her sculptures along the motorway in Grafton gully in Auckland - where the artwork has an intention to speak to the resonance of that place and its history and respond to that. She says that the art does not need to be a sculpture - that it can be a building as in the Living Whare in Taneatua - In Tuhoe country - it could be a roading project - even a skyscraper - (Listen) That everything we do - needs to become an art form. That the universe is a work of art - that our planet and all its biota and landscapes are an art form - thus the importance for us as humans is to create our homes on our home planet into art forms that embed beauty and geometry as a reflection of the magnificence of creation and of what we can evolve. Something that Caroline says meets all of our needs at once … be it every building built - every community developed can be part of a regeneration into a greater whole. Economic - social, cultural - spiritual and our human developmental journey they can all coalesce together - it is possible. That the universe is a work of art - and our planet and nature is one too The Living Future Institute - https://living-future.org/ The Living Building Challenge - has a ‘check out test’ where if you are an architect and/or builder you have to use only materials that are ecologically sustainable and non polluting?   They have a red list of 25 chemicals, that cannot be in any building materials.   Firth Concrete in NZ now have a product that is biologically safe and comes up with a big tick. You can now check your home building products - https://living-future.org/declare/declare-about/ ‘A Declare Label’ Answers Three Questions: Where does a product come from? What is it made of? Where does it go at the end of its life? The Regenerative Economy is becoming a renewed mantra for today and tomorrow. https://medium.com/@designforsustainability/towards-a-regenerative-economy-bf1c2ed6f792 Regenerative Building - One being finalised in the Wynyard Quarter here on Auckland Waterfront   Educational Centre for Sustainable Coastlines.  http://sustainablecoastlines.org/the-flagship/ Biophilia - living in accord with your home that is embedded in nature and all of life.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_hypothesis This interview covers Homelessness too. The amount of homeless in this country is a crisis here in NZ.  That there are ways forward on this important issue for people to have a home and be safe and secure  Not only warm and dry homes but homes that become temples of belonging - places where we can really belong and be and developed ourselves …   We can do many things, we can build good homes, we know how to live on and with the land - grow gardens and quality food - let’s have a conversation about the larger NZ - where we all live.  So that we are really regenerating life. (Listen) Omaru stream Glen Innes  Auckland - One of the few remaining streams that have not been piped and buried.     https://www.watercare.co.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/AllPDFs/Glen_Innes_Matters_Feb_2017.pdf “Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au." The whakatauki above, translated into English, says ‘I am the river and the river is me' Call to Action Caroline says: “climate change is a deadline for humanity …” http://www.cabal.co.nz/ Introduction to Regenerative Development (5 short videos) https://vimeo.com/album/4650028 As per in the introduction of Dr Ron Coleman - Genuine Progress Indicators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genuine_progress_indicator

Glen shares his vision for the city and his new outreach

Mind controlled rat news by Ian Woolf. Ian Woolf concludes the Nuclear Energy For Australia? conference and speaks with: Howard Eastwood who argues for nuclear power for Glen Innes and the promises of Thorium and Professor Ian Lowe, who explains why Australia doesn't need nuclear power Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Music, facts, and a story for Lughnasadh 2008 It's always great to hear from you! Email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us using Speakpipe Show Summary: We've got some great stuff for this Holiday Special. For the first time, we've got three pieces of fantastic music, a section from an unpublished book about the Celtic traditions for Lughnasadh and a great section of an Arthurian Fantasy by Kelley Heckart: White Rose of Avalon. More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:39 Kesh Jig by The Connemara Stone Company 4:46 Lughnasadh: The Land Gives Birth by Shae Clancy and Francine Nicholson 6:26 Lughnasadh by Damh the Bard 21:30 White Rose of Avalon by Kelley Heckart 26:45 Warrior Queen by Kellianna 40:10 Promo - Billibub Baddings 44:54 Promo - Digital Magic 46:20 Outtakes 49:52 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x     News & Views We discuss news that listener Jason tells us about - new stone circle in Australia and a similar one being constructed near us, at Knockhatch. The Australian Standing Stones began as an ambitious project by a small, dedicated group of citizens who wanted to mark Glen Innes's Celtic heritage. It was in Australia's 1988 Bicentenary Year that the Celtic Council of Australia developed the idea of erecting a national monument to honour all Celtic peoples who helped pioneer Australia. Glen Innes responded with a 46-page submission for Australian Standing Stones, inspired by the Ring of Brodgar in Scotland's Orkneys. Australian Standing Stones Alignment Details Sussex Peace Circle Peace Stones the Out of the Ordinary Festival   Kesh Jig by The Connemara Stone Company The Connemara Stone Company have been together since 1995, and all played previously in various Folk-Rock Groups, which is soon obvious when you see them live on stage. Right from the start they decided to rearrange Traditional Celtic music into modern Folk-Rock songs and tunes. Apart from that, it was very important to them to bring Folk music to the younger generation. To their surprise not only did the younger generation like their music. This was more as apparent as they played a concert with “Wishbone Ash”, the audience being (putting it mildly) a little bit older. They have kindly given us permission to play a wonderful piece of foot-tapping music, called the Kesh Jig from their album, Birds & Beasts. See the Myspace page and hear more music or visit their homepage, Connemara Stone.   Lughnasadh: The Land Gives Birth by Shae Clancy and Francine Nicholson Shae Clancy and Francine Nicholson have collected essays from Celtic scholars to form a fascinating book that helps to explain the difference between Celtic fact (what we actually know) from Celtic fiction (what we speculate). Sadly, the book has never been published and Francine passed away in 2003. Shae has enabled the book to be published on the web. Francine Nicholson, M.A., was a librarian in New England and scholar of all things Celtic. The loss of her passing, perhaps appropriately on 1 February 2003 (Imbolc), is poignantly crystallised by fellow Celtic scholar, David Stifter: 'It is very sad news to hear that Francine Nicholson has left us. She had a vast and astounding erudition and knowledge of Celtic mythology and folklore, and her contributions . . . were a great source of enrichment and information. I feel it as a heavy loss that she will no longer contribute to our discussions.'   Lughnasadh by Damh the Bard Damh is a modern-day Bard whose spirituality, and love of folk tradition, is expressed through his music, storytelling and poetry. Drawing on the Bardic traditions his performances are both entertaining and educational, weaving a tapestry of myth, peace, and anthems that speak directly to the heart, but never without a good splash of humour. Damh is a musical storyteller who works within the world of myth that cannot be proved; where the Faerie really do dance on Midsummer's Eve, where the trees talk, and the Hollow Hills take you into the realms of Annwn. Where the Goddess rides her horse, guiding you to magic, and the Horned God of old calls us from the shadows of the Greenwood. You can find his music on iTunes, Woven Wheat Whispers or from his website, Pagan Music. He is also the voice behind Druidcast, the official podcast of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD, for short) - modern day Druids. You can find Druidcast here and find out more about OBOD here. We'd like to thank him for giving us permission to play this track for you. You can find out more details about Damh on his Contributor page on this website.   White Rose of Avalon by Kelley Heckart Kelley Heckart lives in Arizona with her husband, Michael, and their two dogs, Hercules and Xena. Kelley was born with a vivid imagination and a fascination with ancient history and the supernatural. Though she resides on the earthly realm, she always has one foot firmly planted in the otherworldly realm of mystical creatures and magic. She has written numerous short stories and song lyrics. This is her first novel. In addition to writing books, she also enjoys playing and writing music, and designing crosses out of driftwood. Currently, she is working on a sequel to Of Water and Dragons. Of Water and Dragons can be found on her website, www.kelleyheckart.com, www.amazon.com, www.booksurge.com and many other online stores. If your local bookstore doesn't have it in stock, it can easily be ordered. With the land falling into Saxon hands, the Christian monks make a pact with Morgaine, Queen of the Faeries. She promises to give them a High King who will unite the Britons against the Saxons if he takes a queen from the faery realm. She hopes this will restore the Goddess faith, bringing Avalon back to its rightful place and not hidden within the mists. Lancelot is sent to guard the future High King, but when a love potion falls into the wrong hands, all seems lost. Gwenhwyfar is the only hope for the future, but betrayal, revenge and forbidden love surround her, threatening to destroy the lives of four people, and send Britain and Avalon into ruins. Thank you to Kelley for contributing her story to the show - we can't wait to read this lusty tale. For more information about Kelley and her books, see our Contributor Page.   Warrior Queen by Kellianna Kellianna is an accomplished musician and performer worldwide. Her CD's , Lady Moon and I Walk with the Goddess are being recognized around the globe as a must have for any lover of Goddess inspired folk music. Her live shows are a combination of acoustic guitar songs and chants to the God and Goddess. Kellianna can be found on Myspace, but her own website provides lots of useful information, including the lyrics to her songs, another chance to listen to more music as well as being able to buy her two CDs. Her music can also be purchased through iTunes. You can find out more details about Kellianna on her Contributor Page on our website. The track she has given us permission to play is called Warrior Queen, and you can find the lyrics on her site.   Promo - Billibub Baddings: The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant Tee Morris, the author, has a podcast for the first novel starring Billibub: The Case of the Singing Sword. We can hope that Tee podcasts the current novel. He has provided a PDF of the novel for download (no longer available) and the book can be purchased at Amazon.   Promo - Digital Magic Philippa Ballantine, the author of the much-loved Chasing the Bard, has written a sequel to that book, called Digital Magic. Digital Magic is a follow-on to Chasing the Bard, a favourite podcast or ours about the involvement of the Fey in the world of Shakespeare. Digital Magic takes the story into the future. She has provided a PDF of the book for download (no longer available) and the book can be purchased at Amazon.   Get EXTRA content in the Celtic Myth Podshow App for iOS, Android & Windows Contact Us: You can leave us a message by using the Speakpipe Email us at: garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com. Facebook fan-page http://www.facebook.com/CelticMythPodshow, Twitter (@CelticMythShow) or Snapchat (@garyandruth), Pinterest (celticmythshow) or Instagram (celticmythshow)   Help Spread the Word: Please also consider leaving us a rating, a review and subscribing in iTunes or 'Liking' our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CelticMythPodshow as it helps let people discover our show - thank you :) If you've enjoyed the show, would you mind sharing it on Twitter please? Click here to post a tweet! Ways to subscribe to the Celtic Myth Podshow: Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher   Special Thanks The Connemara Stone Company, The Kesh Jig . See the Contributor page for details. Damh the Bard, Lughnasadh . See the Contributor page for details. Kellianna, Warrior Queen . See the Contributor page for details. For incidental music: Diane Arkenstone The Secret Garden. See the Contributor page for details. For our Theme Music: The Skylark and Haghole, the brilliant Culann's Hounds. See their Contributor page for details.   Additional Sources OBOD And, of course, the Awen - inspiration and imagination!   Extra Special Thanks for Unrestricted Access to Wonderful Music (in Alphabetic order) Anne Roos Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of her masterful music to Anne Roos. You can find out more about Anne on her website or on her Contributor page. Caera Extra Special thanks go for permission to any of her evocative harping and Gaelic singing to Caera. You can find out more about Caera on her website or on her Contributor Page. Celia Extra Special Thanks go for permission to use any of her wonderful music to Celia Farran. You can find out more about Celia on her website or on her Contributor Page. Damh the Bard Extra Special thanks go to Damh the Bard for his permission to use any of his music on the Show. You can find out more about Damh (Dave) on his website or on his Contributor page. The Dolmen Extra Special thanks also go to The Dolmen, for their permission to use any of their fantastic Celtic Folk/Rock music on the Show. You can find out more about The Dolmen on their website or on our Contributor page. Keltoria Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of their inspired music to Keltoria. You can find out more about Keltoria on their website or on their Contributor page. Kevin Skinner Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of his superb music to Kevin Skinner. You can find out more about Kevin on his website or on his Contributor page. Phil Thornton Extra Special Thanks go for permisssion to use any of his astounding ambient music to the Sonic Sorcerer himself, Phil Thornton. You can find out more about Phil on his website or on his Contributor Page. S.J. Tucker Extra Special thanks go to Sooj for her permission to use any of her superb music. You can find out more about Sooj on her website or on her Contributor page. Spiral Dance Extra Special thanks go for permission to use Adrienne and the band to use any of their music in the show. You can find out more about Spiral Dance on their website or on their Contributor page. We'd like to wish you 'Hwyl fawr!', which is Welsh for Goodbye and have fun, or more literally Wishing a Good Mood on you!     Save