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The New Zealand Transport Agency is expecting to see traffic ramp up and are warning drivers to prepare for delays, especially in major Auckland shopping areas, such as Westgate, Newmarket, Mt Wellington and the airport. Morning Report producer Troy Matich spoke to Corin Dann.

Acting Detective Inspector Alisse Robertson has given an update with the latest on the fatal Onehunga bus stabbing. Police are looking for Kael Leona, who is in his late 30s and was last seen between Mt Wellington and Onehunga wearing dark coloured pants, a black jumper with white writing, and white shoes. He had a green T-shirt on his head.

The Supreme Court has ruled that plans for the East-West Link, between Onehunga and Mt Wellington, need to be looked at again in light of the Resource Management Act. Forest and Bird general counsel Peter Anderson spoke to Corin Dann.

A long-awaited methane-hunting satellite is due to launch into orbit on Tuesday and should start supplying a steady stream of information about planet-heating emissions from June. Scientists will gather in Auckland's Mt Wellington to watch the launch of MethaneSAT via videolink at around 11am Tuesday. Climate correspondent Eloise Gibson is heading along to watch. Gibson spoke to Corin Dann.

Lee Morgan is a duel British and Australian author, scholar and traditional witch residing on a communal homestead on kunanyi/Mt Wellington in nipaluna/Hobart, where he creates sanctuary for other weirdos, raises books, people, and ideas from the grave. He has had novels and non-fiction published by Moon Books, Three Hands Press, The Witches Almanac and Rebel Satori. Traditional witchcraft and the faerie faith have occupied Lee's attention from an early age and he has held office in his magical community for two decades. Scholarship and creative fiction continue to allow him to speak, in some suggestive way, of things that cannot otherwise be spoken. Having survived an enormous tumour, Lee currently is busy filling the room in his skull with new brains, writing Folk Horror, and queering the world one step at a time. His latest book: “People of the Outside” is currently available from Moon Books. He is also the author of “A Deed Without a Name,” “Standing and Not Falling,” and “The Gusty Deep.” You can find him on social media and patreon at: https://www.leemorganbooks.com/

New Zealand's largest privately-owned healthcare group is having to intermittently close its urgent care and general practice clinics in Auckland, due to staff shortages. Tāmaki Health runs the White Cross clinics seven days a week - but the New Lynn, Glenfield and Mt Wellington clinics have been hardest hit - cutting back opening hours and days. [picture id="4LA7XAH_White_Cross_Clinic_Glenfield_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"] As Sam Olley reports it's putting health workers under extra pressure as vaccination drives ramp up and winter illnesses spread.

Some people in one of the country's most marginal seats believe Labour has essentially handed National the 2023 election following the shock resignation of the Prime Minister. Maungakiekie, taking in suburbs in Auckland like Penrose, Royal Oak and Mt Wellington has been one of our more closely fought electorates. In 2017, it elected a National MP. In 2020, a Labour MP. Jonty Dine gauged the mood of the electorate.

God in the Everyday–Fr Mike Delaney–The Eastern Shore (Fr Mike tells the story of his long-time friends moving from to Hobart and their enthusiasm for the view of the Derwent River and Mt Wellington. He remembers his own enthusiasm for the view from their former Sydney home across the heads and harbour. It reminds him of the enthusiasm babies and young children take in new surrounds and asks, do we spend time in wonder and awe at our surrounds with the curious vision of a child, being open to all that God has given us and acknowledging God's creation.)

A grieving mother says Auckland Transport needs to do more to keep cyclists safe - after two deaths in the past two months. Levi James died after being hit by a truck near the Royal Oak roundabout in Epsom. And last week, Melissa Rays was killed on her ride to work in Mt Wellington. Jonty Dine has the story.

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 148 is an interview with Lincoln Quilliam, founder and race director for the Kunanyi Mountian run. Kunanyi mountain run is a brand new trail running festival down in Hobart – in fact, it'll be the city's first ever national scale trail running event – utilising the incredible kunanyi/Mt Wellington that is right on their doorstep. Lincoln comes on to chat about this,a nd Tassie trail running in general. Don't forget to show your support for the show by rating, reviewing and subscribing! The link is in the show notes. The link is here. My coaching services are currently at full capacity. To get on the waiting list get onto my website www.peakeendurancecoaching.com.auand register your name, or go to the show notes for the link to the form. Here is the link: https://peakendurancecoaching.com.au/PROGRAMS#CoachingPrograms  Half way through the podcast my laptop froze and we dropped out. I think we restarted quite seamlessly to be honest!! Are you sick and tired of being injured or running in pain? Ensure you are ready for racing in 2022 and come in and see the team at Health & High Performance .Love running again by heading to www.healthhp.com.au/run or find them on Instagram Healthhighperformance. I can't wait to get over to run the Kunanyi mountain run and if you see me, make sure you come up and say hi!! Chatting with Lincoln has certainly made me want to try out some more tassie trail running in the future. Sounds like a good running holiday destination to me!! Link to the race website is here If you want to get more awesome running info, make sure you join the Peak Endurance Running group on Facebook. It's a great place for all things endurance running! Or go to my website www.peakendurancecoaching.com.au (the link is in the show notes) to get on my email list. Enjoy the episode!

People in Auckland are already lining up outside at least one major shopping mall - nearly 24 hours before its stores are due to open. A long queue is snaking down the side of the Sylvia Park shopping complex in Mt Wellington this morning, despite the mall not due to open until 9am tomorrow. The country's largest city will officially move to alert level 3 step 2 just before midnight - signalling the end of a strict lockdown that has shut up shops around the city since mid-August. Linda Trainer, part of the group that owns Sylvia Park, Kiwiproperty, joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.LISTEN ABOVE

Australia's toughest half marathon, the Knight Frank Point To Pinnacle takes runners all the way from the Hobart foreshore up to the summit of kunanyi / Mt Wellington.  Jimmy & Nath were joined by race directors Tim Smith & Kim Gillard to chat more about the 2021 event.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The next Kiwi to get to Formula One? Today we're joined by Liam Lawson, Liam started in karts in his native New Zealand at Mt Wellington kart track in Auckland before winning on debut in Formula First and Formula Ford, where he won 15 of 15 championship races, at 15 he headed to Australia where he continued the trend by winning on his debut. At 16 he moved to Europe, where he went through ADAC F4, Formula 3 and most recently in Formula 2 with Red Bull backing, his highlight though, coming when he recently raced of course at the inaugural MotorMouth Charity Karting Cup at Whilton Mill. Fun fact, Liam has won on debut in 8 of the 9 single seater cars he's raced including Formula First, Formula Ford, F4, F3 Asia, Toyota Racing Series FT50, Toyota Racing Series FT60, F3 Dallara, and Formula 2.This episode is powered by our partners at Rodin Cars - thank you so much to Shannon, David, Cliff and the team for trusting in us and joining Season 10. Subscribe to MotorMouth on YouTube for loads more content: https://bit.ly/3qVXP0RFollow MotorMouth:Twitter - https://twitter.com/MotorMouth_ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/MotorMouth_official/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MotorMouthClub/Website - https://www.motormouth.club/Download our App:iOS - https://apple.co/3scnns2 Android - https://bit.ly/3cf9yU2 Join our 2021 Fantasy #F1 League:https://gridrival.app.link/N62I8ox5Reb Much love,Tim and Harry! Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Craig Davis shared his upcoming 21km trek for Muscular Dystrophy Tasmania. He will be pushing 14-year-old Lucas up Mt Wellington in an effort to raise $50,000.

The application was submitted by the Mount Wellington Cableway Company, which says it is now considering its options about what to do next.

We discuss the cops who can't stop leaking sensitive information to abusers, Victoria's return to lockdown and the government ministers who keep forgetting that Grandma exists.     Porter stuff Christian Porter has dropped his case against the ABC. …a week after calling on the ABC to not drag out the case, because they're spending taxpayer money. Fairfax papers published a weird puff piece on Porter's new relationship. Abusive leaks In 2013, a QLD Police sergeant Neil Punchard deliberately leaked information about a domestic violence victim to her abuser. In a completely unrelated note, QLD police is “grappling” with a rise in officers named in domestic abuse orders. This week, it came out that NSW police gave the entire image of a domestic violence victim's phone to her abuser. Celebrite is an Israeli hardware/software package used by law enforcement. The CEO of Signal posted a blog post dissecting how Cellebrite works. It's not just cops! The NDIS leaked information about a participant to their family, despite warnings they were at danger of domestic violence. Lockdown! Victoria has been in lockdown for two weeks. The Victorian government has propped up businesses with $250m in grants. The Federal government has finally agreed to give some measly grants to individual people, in the form of a wizard's riddle. Businesses have refused to pay back Jobkeeper overpayments (and the government isn't asking for it back). …while they claw back money from individuals. Aged care Richard Colbeck is minister for aged care, apparently. He just refuses to admit he's responsible. Of the 910 people who have died of Covid in Australia, 655 were in Victorian aged care homes. The Royal Commission found that the Government did not have a plan for the pandemic. During the outbreak in 2020, the government provided additional funding for aged care workers to not work at multiple sites. They dropped this funding as soon as possible. The National cabinet has agreed that Covid Vaccines are not mandatory for aged care workers. We have a Registry of who's been immunised in Australia! There are anti-vaxxers in the Government. A great thread about the roll-out of the HPV Vaccine. Health Minister Greg Hunt posted anti-mask propaganda. Shoutouts Sign the petition to stop the planned cable-car up Mt Wellington in Hobart.

Mount Wellington Cable Car Executive Chair Chris Oldfield talks about news their development application is finally going out for public comment and his one request for Hobart locals! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says worsening gang warfare is putting innocent people at risk and he warns the city cannot go down the track of "gangland America".His comments follow a dramatic shooting at a 5-star waterfront hotel yesterday, which police say was linked to an escalating dispute between the Head Hunters and Mongols gangs.A gun was fired soon after 9am at the Sofitel hotel at the Viaduct, sparking a citywide response with armed officers and the Eagle helicopter.Detective Inspector John Sutton said the incident - described by witnesses as "a moment of terror" - was linked to a shooting at the Head Hunters' gang pad in Mt Wellington last weekend.Goff told the Herald it was "intolerable that gangs are carrying out their feuds in public using firearms and risking public safety"."It really is important that New Zealand not go down the track of gangland America and zero tolerance is now shown to gangs employing firearms against each other or anybody else."While police were yet to make arrests, Goff said they were pouring massive resources into the investigation and officers believed they knew the culprits' identities.Police outside the Sofitel in the Viaduct Harbour responding to a firearms incident. Photo / Jason OxenhamGoff said he hoped those responsible were bought swiftly to justice and that subsequent convictions and sentences reflected the seriousness of the crimes."There has to be a clear message that Aucklanders, New Zealanders and police are not prepared to tolerate this kind of behaviour, of factions involved in criminal activities warring with each other."The escalating violence was a stain on the city's reputation and undermined people's basic right to feel safe in their city."What we don't expect in downtown Auckland is to have squads of armed police sorting out gangs who are at war with each other over who owns the patch."He acknowledged the arrival of so called "501" deportees from Australia was fuelling the turf war as gangs like the Mongols and Comancheros gained in numbers and strength."They're treating this like the Wild West."Goff also acknowledged the arrests of three men yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting of Favona grandmother Meliame Fisi'ihoi, who was gunned down in an apparent case of mistaken identity in January last year.While the arrests were "a long time coming", Goff hoped they would bring some conciliation to Fisi'ihoi's family.And he praised police for their "extraordinary efforts" in tackling the broader problem of gun violence and organised crime, including raids on houses and seizure of weapons, restraining criminals' assets under proceeds of crime legislation and a police campaign to crack down on firearms.Finally, Goff called on members of the public who had knowledge of illegal firearms or criminal activities to share that information with police, who could not tackle the problem on their own.

Kia ora listeners you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! Mrs Harwood and her husband Eric were volunteers with the Mt Wellington volunteer Fire Brigade. In this track Mrs Harwood recalls how the volunteers fought the frequent gorse fires in the area. Reference Mrs Harwood, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2361/rec/2 Original interviews were recorded by Richard Baker, commissioned by Mt Wellington Public Library in 1982. The project captured recollections of life, work and play from the early 1900s across the changing landscapes of the decades that followed. They offer us a unique and personal insight into Panmure of the past. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2874/rec/1 Image: Crichton d'Ora. The Mount Wellington Fire Brigade and their engine outside the fire station on the corner of Harding Avenue and the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway, 1933. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 1031-P439. https://bit.ly/3dUTV3X Curated by Renee Orr and Zoe Colling from Auckland Libraries Heritage Engagement team, with Sound production by Sue Berman (April 2021)

Border workers, frontline healthcare staff and their families are the priority group for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in New Zealand.However, Newstalk ZB can reveal that people who aren't on the priority list and have no invitation to get vaccinated - have managed to line up to get the jab anyway.ZB reporter Courtney Winter went along to a vaccination centre in Otara this morning. She told Heather du Plessis-Allan that she went to the centre and joined the line for walk-ins. "A security guard came up to me and asked if I had a booking. I said no, he said 'that's cool', walked away, then came back and give me a consent form and I just waited in line."She says that around 20 to 30 people were waiting in the line, and they had heard from friends and families that you could show up and get the vaccine if you waited in line.Otara's South Seas vaccination clinic. Photo / Simon Rogers, RNZWinter says no one asked if she met the current requirements to be eligible for the vaccine. The consent form that she was given did not ask for any proof that she was a border or healthcare worker or what her health conditions are. "The only reason I left before actually going to see a vaccinator was I was told it was going to be a two to three hour wait. About 10 people then left and went to the Mt Wellington vaccination centre that just opened today." LISTEN ABOVE

Phil Kingsley-Jones, the former manager of Jonah Lomu and the man famously credited with keeping the late All Blacks great from leaving rugby for league, has passed away.A family member of the 72-year-old Welshman confirmed to the Herald had been "recovering at home" after falling five months ago.Kingsley-Jones was Lomu's manager for 10 years until 2004 when the former All Black's wife Fiona took over his management.Without him, Lomu might have played out his career in the Australian league.Welsh-born Kingsley-Jones had come to New Zealand in 1983, driving a truck during the week, propping a rugby scrum for Mt Wellington on Saturday afternoons, and working as a stand-up comedian on Saturday nights.At the height of his show business success in the 90s he sold out shows when on stage with former All Black Stu Wilson, and the duo published five big-selling books.Kingsley-Jones started working with the Counties-Manukau Rugby Union in 1989, and first crossed paths with Lomu when the already massive South Auckland teenager was at Wesley College.In 1994, a year before rugby went professional, Lomu was offered a $300,000 a year deal to play league for the Canterbury Bulldogs in Sydney. Dropped by the All Blacks after two tests against France in '94, and disillusioned with rugby, Lomu decided to sign with the Bulldogs, asking Kingsley-Jones to draw up a formal contract to manage him.Jonah Lomu and Phil Kingsley-Jones in 2003. Photo / PhotosportAt the time Kingsley-Jones said he would manage Lomu, but on one crucial condition - he had to stick with rugby and when he wins back his place in the All Blacks, he must give Kingsley-Jones the jersey he wears.And so it was that Kingsley-Jones would receive a '95 World Cup jersey from Lomu, and Lomu would be the key to a US$555 million television contract for southern hemisphere rugby.Kingsley-Jones worked at Counties Manukau Rugby for 15 years over two periods from 1989–1996 and 2009-2017.In that time, he served as the club's coaching co-ordinator, coaching director, coach of the development team, coach of junior representative teams, sponsorship and business development manager.He was made a lifetime ambassador for the union, and the lounge at the Steelers' home ground, Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe, was named after him.He also coached the Tongan national team, taking them on two tours to South Africa and the United Kingdom, which helped them qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.Former Steelers and Maori captain Errol Brain who knew Phil closely said: "This is a truly sad day for Counties Manukau and rugby."Phil would be one of the only people who could walk into any rugby club in the world and know someone who would want to buy him a beer. His larger than life personality, sharp brain and ability to think outside the square was a great gift."What he did for Jonah Lomu was ground-breaking. He was the pioneer who turned Jonah into rugby's first global superstar all while keeping him grounded and connected to what was important, which was our region. Such was the impact that many of the young ones coming through today still look up to him and are aware of Jonah's legacy." 

There will be no ban on the private sale and use of fireworks.Last year, a parliamentary select committee heard submissions on a potential ban after three separate petitions to ban fireworks sales garnered thousands of signatures.This week, the committee has decided to leave regulations and the current law unchanged.Auckland Council early last year voted in favour of asking the Government to ban the private sale of fireworks.Auckland councillor and dog owner advocate Cathy Casey told Kerre McIvor it's unacceptable that the law won't be changed."We need help to solve a problem that harms children, harms animals, puts enormous pressure on our emergency services, and puts enormous pressure on our maunga."A number of fire crews responded to the blaze on Mt Wellington last night. Photo / Will TraffordDuring Guy Fawkes celebrations last November, fire crews have put out a huge blaze on Auckland's Mt Wellington, while firefighters were called to more than 50 fireworks-related blazes throughout the country overnight.Auckland Council's plea to the Government received enormous support. Of the 7997 people who submitted on whether the council should call on the Government to ban fireworks, 89 per cent were in favour of it.

  Barbara Frances Alaalatoa has been made a Officer of the NZ Order of Merit for services to education. Ms Barbara Ala’alatoa chaired the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2015 until 2019. During Ms Ala’alatoa’s tenure, the Education Council has worked on designing and promoting ‘The Code of Professional Responsibility’ and agreed Standards and Practices for teaching in New Zealand ‘Standards for the Teaching Professional’, as well as releasing a Leadership Strategy for the teaching profession and an Educational Leadership Capability Framework in August 2018. She has continued as the Principal of Sylvia Park Primary School in Mt Wellington, Auckland.   Ms Ala’alatoa is Chair of Te Aho o te Kura Pounamu and lead Principal for the Maungakiekie Kāhui Ako. Barbara Ala’alatoa is on the line with us. Talofa Lava thank you very much for taking time out to talk with us and congratulations on being made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

My mother, Julia Hutchinson, has not just been 'Mum', but my friend, role model and most avid supporter... through every mad idea I have embarked on. I can still remember her grasping hold of my infant-sized hand as I toddled up the gravel road next to her, blonde piggy tails bobbing. 'Hanny, please never grow up.' This is my first memory of my mother and it must have left a lasting impression on me for I don't think I have ever truly grown up! Mum has always been unbelievably strong and fit, both mentally and physically. However, it is what she has achieved in the last 12 years that I find so inspiring. After my parents parted ways, my mother moved to a small 'treehouse' at Fern Tree on the slopes of Mt Wellington and it was from here that Mum became even more adventurous. To everyone's amazement, she taught herself to mountain bike, pursued trail running, ran a marathon in Ledhak, cycled toured through China, Iran and Europe, participated in 6 Find Your Feet trail running tours, and all the while worked as an emergency medical practitioner. She has renovated two houses, made a plethora of quilts and has just brought herself a baby grand piano as an 'investment' in her retirement... whenever that begins! Each and every day she lives two days in one - beginning the day with adventures & exercise, and concluding the day with work until 10 or 11pm at the hospital. Competitive with herself and driven to realise her full potential, I know where a lot of my innate mojo comes from. Mum is not a public speaker and does not strive for the lime-light. So, this conversation is a rare glimpse into her world. It is about raising a Type A achiever and the young athlete, assisting children to pursue their truth, adjusting personal expectations as we age, overcoming adversity, the risk of modern sedentary lifestyles & how to approach our big goals, especially as adults. Some of the topics covered in this podcast: - My mother's experience as a young swimmer - Raising a wilder, competitive child – me! - Parenting to allow our children to find & live their truth - Maintaining fitness, health, wellness & goals as we age - The scary rise of the sedentary lifestyle - Embarking on new pursuits - Love, parenting and remaining true to oneself My new memoir can be downloaded from: http://www.hannyallston.com.au/findingmyfeet.html

Countdown will deliver more than 7500 online shopping orders each week through an online-only dedicated store which launches today.The Penrose-based supermarket will help alleviate growing online shopping demand which has skyrocketed since the coronavirus lockdown started.To help keep up with the number of online orders, Countdown has been forced to close six of its stores nationwide temporarily.Countdown's Grey Lynn Central, Northwest, Tauranga and Moorhouse stores transitioned to help service online orders only.Meanwhile, staff members at Albert St Metro and Cable Car Lane were redeployed to other stores to support their online shopping needs.Online customer registration was 10 times higher than Countdown would normally see each week, general manager for digital Sally Copland said."With New Zealanders staying home for the lockdown, visits to our website have increased 300 per cent," Copland said."This means our new store dedicated to serving online shoppers is more important than ever."Sally Copland, Countdown general manager of digital. Photo / SuppliedThe new 8800sq m eStore's layout is organised based on sales data to increase picking efficiency.And while it looks like any other supermarket with a butchery, bakery and shelves lined with products, no customers are allowed in-store.Instead, a team of 200 personal shoppers, including 105 new to Countdown and 94 transferred from other stores, will run the eStore.Delivery trucks will operate daily between 6am and 7pm, with staff replenishing stock - when orders are not being packed - with 25,000 products.It will service delivery orders for Countdown stores in Mt Wellington, St Johns, Three Kings, Mt Eden, Botany, Manukau City Mall, Meadowlands and Manurewa.Online pick-up orders will continue to operate, with increased windows available at each store due to delivery orders being moved to the eStore.Copland said it was thought increasing Countdown's delivery capacity would triple the number of pick-up orders processed at affected stores."This is crucial in these challenging times when we know so many people are relying on online shopping."Meanwhile, the supermarket chain has also partnered with Boston-based eGrocery company Takeoff Technologies to help in-store shopping.Technology developed by the company quickly picks and moves the most popular grocery items to shoppers on a conveyor belt.However, fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, delicatessen items and slower-moving goods will continue to be picked manually.Copland said no jobs would be replaced by the technology once it arrives in-store later this year.

Faifekau Lupeti Ngaluafe mei he Siasi Uesiliana Metotisi Tonga ‘o Mt Wellington live on #PMNTONGA 

In this episode, we discuss Mount Wellington, a suburb in Auckland's property market. Our belief is that Mount Wellington has a very strong property market and makes a good hunting ground for good quality investments. The median house price in Mount Wellington increased at a compounding rate of 8.35% between January 2000 and August 2018. And of the top 20 suburbs that grew the fastest over that period, Mount Wellington is the only suburb where the median house price is below $800K. This indicates that Mount Wellington properties will likely achieve superior capital growth, and yet they are still priced at a relatively affordable entry price point. We also discuss that Maungakiekie-Tamaki, the local board area in which Mount Wellington is located, is both a) experiencing more rapid population growth than Auckland at large, and b) has the second-highest GDP of any Auckland local board area (2nd only to the Auckland CBD).

Sara Barsova has returned to her family home at the foot of Mt Wellington following the death of her Grandmother. Nina Barsova raised Sara as her own following the teenage pregnancy of Sara’s mother Helena.A chance meeting with Abdhul, an Afghani refugee, has Sara reevaluating her ties to family as she seeks to forgive her mother and finally discover the identity of her father.

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Katherine Johnson discussing her latest novel Matryoshka.Sara Barsova has returned to her family home at the foot of Mt Wellington following the death of her Grandmother. Nina Barsova raised Sara as her own following the teenage pregnancy of Sara’s mother Helena. A chance meeting with Abdhul, an Afghani refugee, has Sara reevaluating her ties to family and she seeks to forgive her mother and finally discover the identity of her father.

"Every daily thing became as hard as climbing a mountain and it was hard to think about a future with me in it.” Coming into connection with Ben through the Find Your Feet store, I was really inspired by his genuine honesty, kindness and willingness to share his struggles with mental illnesses. He harnessed those experiences to help others. It became apparent to me that he had a story that needed to be shared. Ben Hirst is an incredibly passionate trail and ultra runner, father, husband, Speak Up Stay Chatty! Ambassador. He is the founder of ‘Run for Mental Health’ a grassroots initiative that meets weekly on Mt Wellington for a social run. This podcast is a raw conversation about the real struggles of substance dependency and the devastating effects it can have on our lives. It can make us feel incredibly alone and hopeless, but in this conversation we are able to recognise the importance of standing up in the midst of your own struggles, in actually helping yourself by helping others; even when you do not have the answers yet yourself. There is a healing power in saying and hearing the words “me too.” I know this from my own experience through opening the retail store ‘Find Your Feet’ during a time that I myself, was trying to find my feet. This podcast delves into: The misunderstood prevalence of mental illnesses in our communities Reaching out to social support networks for help The mental health benefits of running/physical activity Accepting ourselves when we do not have all the answers Find Your Feet is also proud to have supported Ben on his first UTA journey as well as his road running challenge across the length of Tasmania. Both of which were endeavours of his to promote the importance of speaking up about struggling with mental illnesses. We are so inspired by Ben’s social media accounts. If you loved this podcast check out his instagram @run_for_mental_health_ and Facebook