Podcasts about otautahi

Kia Ora Blood Bowl Coaches galore!this episode we are joined by our own NAF rep Claymore who is with us to help us better understand the role of the NAF in NZ Blood Bowl. We all know what the NAF is but what role can it play in our lovely little corner of the planet?Also Trickey returns to us from his trip to the north (everything is north of Dunedin). Did he win all the prizes at the Otautahi 7's? we shall see. Claymore was in attendance at the recent Blitz Bowl in Tauranga and brings us all the goss from this amazing tournament.So put your headphones on, ignore your opponent as they tell you you cant use a re-roll to reroll that armour break because its time for another helping of Powtearoa the finest entirely Blood Bowl related podcast in the whole of New Zealand!If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a big weekend in store for Christchurch where the curtain is being raised on the new Court Theatre. The new $56 million playhouse is the theatre's first permanent home since the 2011 earthquake destroyed its Arts Centre venue. 

Keiller discusses the latest events in Otautahi 

Theres now less than 500 days until the new Christchurch stadium is scheduled to be completed. Venues Otautahi is overseeing the build of Te Kaha, and CEO Caroline Harvie-Teare joined the show to give an update on where the construction is at and the plans for when the build is complete. Harvie-Teare told Piney that they're designing a programme of events for the first 3-6 months after the stadium's completion. She says they want to get as many people in their community through that building as possible, as well as showcase the diversity of the venue, and drive visitation to the area. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hot Spring Spas T20 Black Clash in association with Wolfbrook is back in Christchurch for 2025. Confirmed as team captains – Dan Vettori for Team Cricket and Kieran Read for Team Rugby. Plus, team Rugby have secured West Indies and Jamaican cricket superstar Chris Gayle as their international wildcard player. ACC Commentator Matt Heath joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the event from Otautahi. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the Otautahi, Christchurch studio RNZ presents Goodwill, the latest project from Will Mc Gillivray.

Is Christchurch about to dethrone Wellington as the country's new capital of cool? Locals say Otautahi is becoming a hipper, more culturally vibrant place after it was devastated by earthquakes more than a decade ago. University students are coming in their droves, with the city offering affordability and an abundance of things to do, Adam Burns reports.

Christchurch believes it's gaining VIP status when it comes to events.  The Wellington Phoenix have joined the Warriors in signing a three-year deal which will see fixtures played at the new Te Kaha Stadium.  Construction of the facility is still underway, with plans to open in April 2026.  Venues Otautahi CEO Caroline Harvie-Teare told Mike Hosking it makes sense for the city to be the home of new teams.  She says the city has a wonderful portfolio of infrastructure and is setting itself up to be the events capital of New Zealand.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have Bex and Elliot from genre-blending Otautahi four-piece Tealskie back LIVE in studio to chat about all the most up-to-date Tealskie news! Last time was a blast and so will this be! We'll also play a brand new track from Robert Joass

In this panel discussion arranged by Ministry of Awesome, got the chance to share about governance for startups along with Flip Grater, Jeff Wallace and Zach Warder-Gabaldon.  We kept it practical and relevant for founders on what you need to know when it comes to advisory boards, directors, legal duties, paying people, finding the right fit, selecting investors, how to keep on track and quite a lot more!  If you like this, check out the other content at www.theseeds.nz  Resource on how to chair a meeting well: https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/How-to-Chair-a-Meeting-Well.pdf  "Ministry of Awesome presents a dynamic panel of expert advisors offering quick-fire advice to guide you through the early stages of your business journey. Our experts will demystify industry jargon about governance and structure and clarify how today's decisions can impact the future success of your business.” Bios on panellists Zach: Zach is responsible for developing and managing the startup innovation programmes at Ministry of Awesome. After spending two and half decades in the Valley immersed in and surrounded by entrepreneurship and innovation, he is incredibly well equipped to helping Aotearoa's startup sector realise its potential as a unique and powerful incubation nation. Jeff: Jeff is a long-time Bay Area resident who works with global startup ecosystems, including governments, corporations & startup accelerators/entrepreneurs, to help catalyze startup environments & create a bridge to Silicon Valley. He is an Adjunct Instructor at UC Berkeley and is co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, a global virtual startup accelerator, serving 1000s of companies across 40+ countries. He is co-founder & former President of Batchery, an incubator for seed stage startups. He is an active angel investor with equity positions in 250+ companies and an active advisor & investor at Berkeley SkyDeck. He is an Executive Board Member for the Rutgers Business School Road to Silicon Valley Program (RSVP). Previously, he worked at Cognizant & Brillio as founder & Global Head for Mobility & UX practices. He is a frequent keynote speaker at global tech & startup events. He holds a BA in Economics/Finance from Rutgers College & an MBA from UC Berkeley. Flip: Flip Grater is an author, musician and activist, founder and CEO, chef and entrepreneur. After 15 years in the music industry as a music label owner and singer-songwriter, touring the world and releasing five albums and two books she moved home to Otautahi and started plant based food production company and restaurant Grater Goods. She is currently the CEO of Grater Goods and a Press columnist. Steven: Steven Moe is a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers with a focus on start-ups and small business and helping them succeed through practical support on topics such as structures, shareholders, raising capital and IP. He has edited free guides for startups including this one on raising capital and this one on common start-up issues. He has worked as a lawyer for 20 years including 11 years overseas based in Tokyo, London and Sydney, and since 2016 has been based back in Aotearoa. Steven hosts seeds podcast which has a focus on “for purpose” organisations and people doing inspiring things which has 388 episodes and another on governance for the IOD called Board Matters.

Christchurch is once again set to have a primary birthing unit this month. St George's Hospital closed the city's only unit last June when its maternity contract with Health Canterbury came to an end, sparking a petition and protests. Kurawaka Waipapa will now replace it, just a stone's throw from Christchurch Hospital in the central city. Niva Chittock was there for the opening.

We have genre-blending Otautahi four-piece Tealskie LIVE in studio to chat about their high energy, unique live shows, and infectious attitude on and off the stage. Some say they're a myth, while others say they're mere mortals gone mad. We'll find out!

Councils in the Christchurch region are hoping to keep their light rail proposal alive, despite the axing of a similar project in Tamaki Makaurau-Auckland in recent days.  Plans to introduce light rail to Auckland has been binned by the coalition government, blaming cost blow outs and extensive delays. Christchurch is designing a mass rapid transit plan - including a possible light rail route. Niva Chittock looks at what the Government's decision means for Otautahi's proposal.

Nick "Ikarus" Tam is a legend of our graffiti and street art scene, and was a founding member of Otautahi's most renowned graffiti collective, the DTR crew. 

Award-winning, Otautahi based folk singer and songwriter Amiria Grenell introduces us to her latest single, the gentle track 'Lanterns'. Daughter of legendary country musician John Grenell and known for her crystalline voice Amiria has followed her heritage into a colourful and long-standing career as a touring artist and respected songwriter.

Police say delayed footage of the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks was initially thought to be a second attack on Al Noor mosque. A police commander told the inquest into the deaths of the 51 worshippers on Monday, they did not immediately know if the video they were watching was live. It's raised questions about whether this contributed to a delay getting help to the injured victims inside the mosque. Niva Chittock was in court in Otautahi.

We've got a lovely treat to start the show today - new music from Amiria Grenell! The award-winning folk-artist from Otautahi Christchurch has a new single out today called Romeo To celebrate she's also embarking on asingle release tour with fellow Otautahi musicians Saint Martins Amiria's me now to share the track and tell us where her fans can see her play - kia ora.

I was excited to speak to Brad Cunningham at Waygood for a number of reasons. He is an ex-pat chef from Aotearoa New Zealand and he has worked in numerous places around the world, including my home town of Otautahi, Christchurch, as well as in Paris and London. I particularly loved that in his LinkedIn profile, Brad says he has lived and worked in some of the world's greatest cities and he lists those as London, Paris, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Melbourne. Anyone who includes Christchurch on such an erudite list is an excellent person as far as I am concerned. I was also captivated by the idea that Brad worked as head chef at Ottolenghi in London and I am such a fan of Yotham Ottolenghi and of course, I wanted to hear all about that. That does make it sound as though I was on my own wish fulfilment path heading into this conversation and I have to say, Brad absolutely indulged my need to hear how great Christchurch is and some lovely inside information about Yotham, but I came away feeling lucky to have spoken to Brad. He is quietly spoken and articulately describes his food, the ups and downs of life as a chef and the fact that he has come full circle in aiming for and achieving an Executive chef role but realising he is happiest being on the pans in a small neighbourhood restaurant and giving diners a good time. I appreciated his sincerity and humility. This is a chef who has worked in top kitchens but doesn't court fame and a lot of attention. For Brad it all comes back to his passion for food and putting beautiful ingredients on the plate and I loved that.

Aotearoa's fungi are fascinating, freaky and fantastical according to Otautahi based forager and food writer Liv Sisson. We have 22,000 species, including one that hunts bugs, a lichen named after Jacinda Ardern, the famous bright blue mushroom, and a couple that even glow in the dark.

The tourism industry wants to rebuild better than ever, saying a new era is ahead. More than 1500 travel delegates are in Otautahi for the country's biggest tourism business event, TRENZ, this week. Tourism reporter Tess Brunton is at the conference.

Afternoons is featuring excerpts from Series 3 of podcast Conversations with My Immigrant Parents Today we hear some of Episode 4 which sees Tooba and her husband Habib talk with their teens about community and strength in Otautahi, a place that has been both a source of immense grief and love since they arrived in 2007 from Pakistan.

Birkenthot is a Te Whanganui-a-Tara based artist with an all encompassing sound. They have ascended quickly, landing slots in their hometown, in Otautahi, and regularly at Twisted Frequency Festival. They are also part of Pōneke soundsystem crew Third Eye Hi-Fi, and a fixture on Homebass on Radioactive. This weekend, they share an hour of high energy basslines and strong percussion. Bengal Sound - Black Jacket [Self] Mungk - Sekhmet [Duploc] Kercha - Mental Ballast [DNO] Yoofee - Czeck Mystik [White Peach] Loefah - Goat Stare (Teffa Bootleg) [Version Collective[ Dusty & Birkenthot - ?? [Unreleased] Substrada & Cogo - The Thing [Infernal Sounds] Hijinx - Backseat [Self] 11th Hour - Counterflow [Basskruit] Substrada - Yoxi [Basskruit] Coucou Chloe - Stamina [Nuxxe] Hebbe - Obsolete (Substrada Rmx) [Basskruit] Egoless - We Grow Fearful [Deep Medi] Regents, Strategy, & Cartridge - Shegry [Deep Dark & Dangerous] Commodo - My Liege [Black Acre] Pop Smoke - Welcome To The Party (Deft Rmx) [Self] Ship Sket - Mima's Theme [Self] Tonerfilt - Victim By Proxy [Encrypted Audio] Manni Dee - You Puked In The Alley Where We Kissed [Perc Trax] Main Phase - Restless [Time Is Now] Biome - Shotters [Self] S1 x Sav12 - Can't Settle (Ship Sket Edit) [Self] Flohio - Snub [Self] ILL_K - Warp 6 [Subaltern] The Untouchables - Terrigen Mist [Samurai Music] The Untouchables - Bushi Ronin [Samurai Music]

This episode is with Kelly Bruce from Caci Clinic. Kelly is a skin therapist and trainer at Caci in Otautahi. We are sure you have all heard of or have visited one of the Caci Clinics across Aotearoa. They were first started in Auckland in 1994 specialising in skin care and treatment and now have over 50 locations across NZ, offering appearance medicine, skin rejuvenation, laser hair removal and body shaping. They are passionate about ensuring everyone feels confident in their own skin, something that we can all struggle with when pregnant or breastfeeding, so Kelly is here today to talk to us about skin care, laser hair removal and injectables during these times.Also, as you can hear the intro was recorded a couple of weeks ago and incase you missed it, Kathryn has welcomed her third son Bertie to her family. Plus, we have a big update for you all xxx

A collection of the biggest names in Kiwi music came together to raise money for Cyclone Gabrielle victims. Otautahi 4 Aotearoa had Lorde, Neil Finn, L.A.B, and Tiki Taane among others performing at Christchurch's Town Hall to support the affected communities. The impromptu relief concert managed to sell out the 2000 tickets less than six hours after they went on sale. Promoter and former drummer Brent Eccles says Friday's concert was an amazing night and every artist who played was 'absolutely incredible'.  Otautahi 4 Aotearoa raised over $200,000 from ticket sales alone. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stars are coming out in force for a Cyclone Gabrielle relief concert in Christchurch tonight. More than 2000 people will gather in the city's town hall for the Otautahi 4 Aotearoa Cyclone Relief Concert, headlined by artists Lorde, Neil Finn, and L.A.B. The artists —along with the venue and staff— are donating their time and resources for the fundraiser. L.A.B's lead singer Joel Shadbolt told Andrew Dickens that it's going to be a special night. He says the crowds really pulled through, raising 200 thousand dollars for the Red Cross. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now to Christchurch, where the garden city has been treated to a scorcher today. The mercury has been steadily rising - sparking a warning from Fire and Emergency.. Our reporter Anna Sargent has been out and about in the streets of Otautahi and joins Lisa Owen with the details.

My friend Morgan Williams is an absolute star. He does a lot. So much. An absolute ideas man and entrepreneur, and if you follow him on the socials, which you absolutely should, it is one great idea after the next. Morgan was the co-producer for many years on the wildly successful New Zealand children's program, What Now, and also had a principal role in what I think is one of the best zombie movies to come out of Otautahi Christchurch, Last of the Living. He is currently studying Nursing, as well as pushing a men's underwear range, hosting drive-in movies with a huge inflatable screen, distilling gin and making kimchi. When I lived in Otautahi in the pre-Conversation with a chef days, I used to have a show on a local radio station called Volcano FM. I interviewed people who were passionate about what they did. I loved it. There is something so thrilling about talking to people who love what they do and know all about it. So really I have been angling to talk to Morgan for ages and now that he has branched into food, I had my chance. I loved our chat and I do apologise for the at times uproarious laughter, but I'm kinda hoping you might join in.

Chatham Islands iwi look to the future with the Crown; Co-governance aspirations appear to have been put on hold by the government; and, we join a wahakura workshop in Otautahi.

Tensions are running high in Christchurch as the city council prepares to vote on controversial new national housing density rules. Locals say the government is trying to force a one-size-fits-all-approach on the housing crisis and the new rules won't solve the problem of housing affordability in Otautahi. But the vote could be pointless, with the government threatening to send in a commissioner to approve the change if the council doesn't. Niva Chittock reports.

Christchurch City Council is doing all it can to avoid an estimated $63 million bill to fluoridate the city's water. The Ministry of Health has set its sights on fluoridating 100 percent of public water sources, with the first 14 councils told to take action last month. Otautahi's bill is eye-wateringly high because it has 50 separate sources - more than any other region. Councillors have already voted to not pay a cent towards the big price tag and are investigating if they can avoid water fluoridation altogether. Niva Chittock reports.

Performing arts correspondent Lyne Pringle joins Kathryn to look at how live performances are getting rolling again, but it's not easy with ongoing winter illnesses. Footnote NZ Dance is about to tour the South Island with Dry Spell, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is kicking off their tour of Cinderella, the New Zealand Dance Company finally performed its Night Light season after cancelling performances and tours 5 times due to Covid-19, Atamira Dance Company launches Kaha - Triple Boost this week in Tamaki Makaurau and Permanent Distraction is performing in Otautahi this weekend - produced by tinyfest.org.

"What might we find when we stop looking?" That's what Otautahi sound artist Dr Jo Burzynska asks us, in her new multisensory exhibition. She recorded numerous walks throughout the city, guided by what she could hear, feel or smell, rather than what she could see. With the help of a range of people, Jo also foraged wild foods and experienced live in the city for the visually impaired. Her exhibition invites visitors to touch, smell, taste and listen the work. Lynn Freeman talks to her about her work.

Composer John Psathas came up with the music for a new double percussion concerto The All-Seeing Sky after reading Dante's Inferno. Big emotions and big ideas are contained in the piece, which he's composed for an award-winning Swiss percussion duo, Luca Staffelbach and Fabian Ziegler. The concerto has been co-commissioned by Orchestra Wellington, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the Swiss City Light Symphony Orchestra. Lynn Freeman asked John about working with musicians for the first time, and whetherf he does a deep dive into their technique before composing for them:. Luca Staffelbach and Fabian Ziegler will perform the new concerto by John Psathas for the first time with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Otautahi on the 14th of May, and in Te Whanganui-a-Tara with Orchestra Wellington on May the 21st.

A youth aid agency says funding to address poor school attendance rates will go a long way.The Government has announced a $40 million package ahead of the Budget to tackle truancy issues.It includes roughly $15 million to scale up support for at-risk young people to reengage in school.Te Ora Hou Otautahi General Manager Jono Campbell says told Mike Hosking they have been vastly under-resourced for a long time.“We can only afford four staff to work across the whole of the secondary school environment, all secondary schools. And technically we're meant to work with all schools who want to be part of the service, that includes primary. So four staff.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sky-high food prices and a rising cost of living have Cantabrians heading to the garden.  Foraging, community commons and backyard veggie gardens are on the rise in Otautahi, with more people choosing DIY fresh fruit and vegetables over pricey supermarket produce.  Niva Chittock reports.

What's the public reaction to the announcements? As we know, vaccine passes are to go and mandates will start being phased out in just under two weeks. Niva Chittock took to the streets of Otautahi.

One of the few public artforms that can happen at the moment is street art. Christchurch in particular is making the most of it, launching an entire festival devoted to it. FLARE, the organisers tell us, has a vision to reclaim Christchurch's global status as a street art capital, with artists from across Aotearoa creating seven large scale murals in Otautahi. One of the artists is local freelance designer, illustrator, artist and muralist Kophie Su'a-Hulsbosch, also known as Meep. She also runs a sustainable clothing company called Future Apparel. Kophie took time out from her mural to talk to Lynn Freeman about how the Festival's going.

Urban forager and food writer, Liv Sisson finds all sorts of tasty treats in the Otautahi city centre.With some of the housing and buildings destroyed in the earthquakes, a rewilding has taken place providing a range of edible plants. Liv Sisson gathers produce thriving on berms and near the Avon River.

Urban forager and food writer, Liv Sisson finds all sorts of tasty treats in the Otautahi city centre.With some of the housing and buildings destroyed in the earthquakes, a rewilding has taken place providing a range of edible plants. Liv Sisson gathers produce thriving on berms and near the Avon River.

Dr Colin Meurk in Christchurch is heading off for a walk this weekend, but not just any walk, he's going to be walking for eight days! It's the 10th time he's done the 140 kilometre circuit around Otautahi.