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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the fourth of February 2026, we've had the State of the Nation, Ratana and now Waitangi Weekend is coming up so the political year is well and truly underway. What does the shape of the election look like? Will Winston Peters end up as Prime Minister? Then, a suggestion that it really is time for NZ to become an Australian state - lots of great calls on that one. And then, China has banned flush door handles - that got our Afternoons duo talking about what they love and hate when it comes to modern car technology. Get the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Podcast every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politicians will this morning be travelling Ratana Pa south of Whanganui for the annual celebrations, which traditionally mark the start of the political year. Maori News Reporter Pokere Paewai spoke to Lauren Crimp.

ស្វាគមន៍វគ្គកូនពៅ ដែលជាវគ្គទី៥ នៃផតខាស់ យើងជជែកឆ្លងស្រុក ហើយប្រធានបទរបស់យើងទាក់ទងនិង ៖ “​ ការរៀបការវ័យក្មេង​ និង​ជំនាញ​​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ”​​    មកដល់វគ្គនេះ វាគ្មិនរបស់យើង រតនា និងយ៉ុង ជាសិស្សបច្ចេកទេសជំនាញអគ្គសនីសោះ មានវោហាស័ព្ទ មិនឱ្យចាញ់ host ទេ។  នៅក្នុងកិច្ចពិភាក្សានេះ អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នានិងលឺពាក្យគន្លឹះច្រើនទាក់ទងនិងអគ្គសនី ដែលពួកគេបានឆ្លងកាត់ការដកពិសោធន៍ទាំងអនុវត្តទ្រឹស្តី និងការងារជាក់ស្តែង។ វគ្គនេះឡួយត្រង់ Host របស់យើង បានខ្សឹបប្រាប់​ Admin ថា “ការៀនអគ្គីសនី យល់ច្រើនទាំងទ្រឹស្តី និងការអនុវត្ត បើខុសធ្វើម្តងទៀត នៅក្នុងជីវិតពិតវិញ បើរៀបការខុសមានវិប្បដិសារីច្រើន”។​ ចុះប្រិយមិត្តមានអ្វីចង់ប្រាប់ Admin អត់?​  តស់ ចុចមើលវីដេអូពេញនៃផតខាស់វគ្គទី៣នេះ នៅលើឆានែល UNFPA YouTube:  Welcome to the latest episode, which is episode 5 of the "WeTalk on the Move" podcast series. Our topic is: “Early Marriage and Pursuing Technical Skills.” In this episode, our speakers, Ratana and Yong, are electrical engineering students who excel in public speaking—just like our host! During this discussion, you'll hear many key terms related to electricity that they've encountered in both theoretical and practical settings.  They provided a short example: learning about electricity involves understanding both theory and hands-on experience. If you make a mistake, you can experiment it again. In life, if you make a wrong choice in marriage, it can lead to significant regret.   This episode​​ is so cool that our host whispered to Admin, “Learning electricity is a lot of understanding, both in theory and practice. If you make a mistake, you can try it again. In real life, if you make a mistake in marriage, you will have a lot of regrets.” So, do you have any word to tell Admin? Click to watch the full video of this final episode on the UNFPA YouTube channel:   #WeTalkonTheMove #EarlyMarriageVsTechnicalSkill #TVETimproveImproveLifeSkill #AustralianGovernment #DFAT

Ajahn Khemaka gave this Dhamma talk on 19 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK. The post Day-To-Day Reflections From the Ratana Sutta appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

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On this episode, Matt covers Week Fourteen of the Truth of Happiness covering the Ratana Sutta and recapping the precepts. A group discussion follows. We will be spending the next several weeks on this material. Details and readings can be found at Classes - Cross River Meditation   Should you have any questions, or wish to join us via Zoom, please Contact us via our website.    If you are subscribed to our Podcast on Podbean, iTunes, or Spotify you will receive notifications when new episodes are posted. 

Ratana Parakh Jo Hovai, ਰਤਨਾ ਪਾਰਖੁ ਜੋ ਹੋਵੈ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ang 589 Sabad 1523)

If you've ever driven up the west side of Mount Ruapehu, you will have passed the Ratana temple in Raetihi.

Politicians have descended on Ratana. During several speeches, the fate of The Treaty's Principle Bill was called into question. Meanwhile David Seymour has delivered his State of the Nation speech. Newstalk ZB Political Editor Jason Walls joins the show to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The political year is ready to kick off. While Prime Minister Christopher Luxon may have got an early start with his Cabinet reshuffle, over the next coming days we’ll see a flurry of party caucus retreats, state of the nation speeches, and the annual visit to Ratana as politicians return from their summer holidays. And while central government has plenty to tend to this year – local politicians are preparing for the country to return to the polls in October to vote for our councils and mayors. Today on The Front Page we're joined by Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls for a preview of the year ahead in politics, and Newstalk ZB news director Michael Sergel lets us know what to expect when it comes to this year's local elections. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsSound Engineer/Producer: Richard MartinProducer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 10: Today on TownHall, Sarah speaks with Ratana Kong DeLuca, Vice President of Professional Services at First Health Advisory about cybersecurity. Ratana shares her extensive experience in the industry, focusing on the necessity of cybersecurity for patient safety and operational efficiency. The conversation covers strategic elements of a strong cyber resilience strategy, navigating limited resources, the importance of external expert perspectives, and fostering diversity in cybersecurity roles. How do organizations stay creative in their cyber resilience strategies? What are the best practices for keeping up with emerging threats? They also address maintaining vigilance against emerging threats and the significance of mentoring and creative approaches in cybersecurity education. Ratana emphasizes the value of people in cybersecurity beyond technology and shares personal insights into her career journey, stressing the importance of making cybersecurity engaging and relevant in today's fast-paced information environment.Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

In this episode, Sheree talks to the creator of maybe one of the most well known artworks in Aotearoa - the redacted English version of the treaty of Waitangi, which used to hang in Te Papa. Te Wehi Ratana kōreos about his work as part of Te Waka Hourua, how he became a "concerned person", his experience in jail following the action at Te Papa, and his hopes for a post-colonial and post-capitalist Aotearoa. Buy the book: https://5everbooks.bigcartel.com/product/te-waka-hourua-whitiki-matike-whakatika

Dhammasākacchā oleh Bhante Mahā Dhammadhīro usai dana makan di Vihāra Buddharatana Medan

Rains Retreat teachings from 1st August to 17th October 2018. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track  4/12 : Be the Buddha, and Go Out Like a Flame (Ratana Sutta) – 26 August 2018. See the full set  here. The BSWA is now using Ko-fi for donations. Please join us on Ko-fi and cancel your donations via Patreon. Thanks for your ongoing support! To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

(Sati Saraniya Hermitage) Forest devas chanting these beautiful ancient refrains of the Ratana Sutta at Sati Saraniya Hermitage came to an old bhikkhuni while she walked the trails of the monastery. When we are protected by the sanctuary of the Noble Triple Jewels, the heart's purity is sustained and great blessings rain forth - supreme refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, great compassion, wisdom, and incomparable peace. Herein - the joy of chanting our praise of these blessings.

(Sati Saraniya Hermitage) Forest devas chanting these beautiful ancient refrains of the Ratana Sutta at Sati Saraniya Hermitage came to an old bhikkhuni while she walked the trails of the monastery. When we are protected by the sanctuary of the Noble Triple Jewels, the heart's purity is sustained and great blessings rain forth - supreme refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, great compassion, wisdom, and incomparable peace. Herein - the joy of chanting our praise of these blessings.

Chances are that your favourite game has featured one of Allegra Clark and/or Ratana in it. The pair were recently in Australia for The Game Expo where they graciously gave Paul an hour of their time to chat about their careers, the various jobs they've completed and the challenges of being voice actors in a busy industry for this new episode of Dev Diary. Consider supporting the Dev Diary Patreon for early access to episodes of both Dev Diary and Next Gen, as well as much more! Join the Dev Diary Discord and engage with me and the growing community. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter. Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube Channel where you can also follow his written and video exploits including reviews, feature pieces, and shows such as Patched, and Gamer School

David Seymour hopes a 'peaceful debate' can come out of Waitangi - in the wake of backlash to his proposed Treaty Principles Bill. The ACT leader is being welcomed alongside the coalition at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the Bay of Islands today. He skipped both last month's Kingitanga's hui-a-motu and Ratana commemorations. Iwi representatives spoke at Waitangi yesterday, expressing criticism over various Government leaders, and stances, in relation to Māori. Seymour told Francesca Rudkin he hopes some of the rhetoric in recent days can be dialled down. He doesn't think it's such a bad thing to have a debate on treaty principles - saying it should be welcomed as it apparently highlights the importance of the treaty.   LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Willie Jackson joins us to talk about the current state of relationship between Maori and the new Government. We hear how the Kingitanga Hui went, how was Ratana and if Shane Jones believes all the nonsense he is currently spouting. ================================================ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

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Neale and Brigitte discuss the latest cigarette controversy, with associate health minister Casey Costello seeking advice on a three-year freeze on the inflation-adjusted tax on smoking tobacco products. And Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made an appearance at Ratana, promising to "honour" the Treaty of Waitangi. ACT leader David Seymour says he expects Waitangi commemorations will be "more tense" than usual this year. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of public affairs firm Capital. Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government, a National Party member and currently volunteering for the party's deputy leader, Nicola Willis.

Nick Mills was joined for the first Friday Faceoff of 2024 by Infrastructure NZ CEO and Wellington Water Chair Nick Leggett, alongside political commentator Brigitte Morten. They discussed the region's water crisis, political point scoring at Ratana, the NZDF deployment to the Red Sea, the cost of school uniforms, and is it rude to ask to split the bill on a first date? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I reckon that even if ACT leader David Seymour had gone to the Rātana Church celebrations yesterday, he wouldn't have batted an eyelid.  Because that's the thing about the ACT Party leader, isn't it? Nothing seems to ruffle the feathers.   Not even the fact that his coalition partners don't seem to want a bar of his treaty principles bill, which would define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi along the lines of the Government having the right to govern all New Zealanders; all New Zealanders having the right to own their land and property; and all New Zealanders being treated equally.  And David Seymour's modus operandi is to sell his bill as one of these great opportunities to “have a conversation”. If there's an overused term that drives me nuts, it's that one about having a conversation.  Because most of the time, that doesn't happen. If we look at how things went down at Rātana yesterday, it didn't look much like a conversation to me.  We had the Prime Minister being told in no uncertain terms not to mess with the treaty.  And we had the Prime Minister himself saying ‘hey, don't worry people…nudge nudge, wink wink…not on my watch'. I'm just letting old David have his moment in the sun and look, he'll be deputy Prime Minister in just over a year and he'll be too busy to worry about all this treaty stuff. All G.'  But despite all that, David Seymour —the eternal optimist— was still talking on Newstalk ZB this morning about the “debate” and the “conversation”, saying we shouldn't be getting too far ahead of ourselves and to have a debate.  But there's a fly in the ointment.  David Seymour can bang on as much as he likes about having a national conversation about the treaty principles, but I don't think that, as a country, we are anywhere near capable of doing that.  It's only been five minutes, and we've had hui, and probably the most fiery Rātana Day I've ever seen. We've got that guy in the Far North planning to try and stop the big fishing contest this weekend. Not to mention all that hysteria we had last year about 3 Waters and co-governance.   Then there was all the nutbar stuff that happened before the referendum on the assisted dying legislation. I remember some clown not far from where we live having a sign up on their fence saying not to vote for assisted dying because kids would be able to do it without their parents knowing about it.    There weren't “conversations” about those things. Just like we can see already that there isn't going to be a “conversation” about the Treaty of Waitangi principles. It's just going to be more hysteria.  And the reason for that, is that I don't think we are capable of discussing issues without it turning into a bunfight.  Now you might say that, if we are going to have public “conversations” about big issues, then an inevitable part of that —or a critical part of that— is saying how we really feel about stuff.  Problem is, though, the tendency for people to come out firing like a bull at a gate, like we're seeing with the treaty principles stuff, like we've seen with 3 Waters, and co-governance, and assisted dying legislation.  The problem with that, is that most people just step aside and don't get involved. It becomes too much of a freak show for too many people.   Many of them don't want to say how they feel about something because they're scared they'll be shot down and get into arguments they're not interested in having.  And if that's how things are, what does that say about democracy in this country?  If we are incapable of discussing critical issues facing our country, without it turning into protests and shouting matches, are we kidding ourselves when we say that we are a democratic country? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's First Up pod - we hear from our correspondents in Africa, the USA and the Pacific; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni talks Ratana, what we can expect from Waitangi and the cost of school uniforms And the life of a professional cliff diver... sometimes it pays to pack a spare pair of togs. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Labour List MP Ginny Andersen joined Nick Mills to debate the week's political happenings. They discussed the annual political trip to Ratana, whose responsibility is addressing Wellington's water woes, the NZDF deployment to the Red Sea and the drop in inflation. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government faced some heat yesterday at Rātana.   NZ First's Winston Peters and Shane Jones were both booed by some in the crowd, and the Prime Minister himself faced a frosty reception.  Christopher Luxon used his address at Rātana to assure he wants progress for Māori, promising the crowd his Government had no plans to meddle with the Treaty, and wants to partner with Māori to achieve better outcomes.   Political Editor Jason Walls told Roman Travers that the reception they received feels appropriate considering some of the rhetoric that had been seen prior to the event.   Rātana, he said, normally has a quieter, more respectful crowd, so this level of response was quite telling.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prof Robert Patman joins us live to talk about the results out of the New Hampshire GOP primary and what it means for the Republican Party moving forward towards the 2024 Presidential election. Prof Mohan J Dutta joins us to talk about the use in the weekend by David Seymour of the saying "Jai Shree Ram" and how many Indian Muslims find it to be a threat because it is linked to violence, both historic and current, and those who perpetrate that violence are now amplifying Seymour's words as a sign of approval by the NZ Government. National and NZ First have attended Ratana today, we'll take a look at what they said, how they were received and why ACT didn't choose to attend. ================================================ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Nga iwi mōrehu are gathering at Rātana Pa to celebrate the birthday of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana the founder of the Rātana faith. Kiingi Tuuheitia was welcomed earlier this afternoon in the wake of last week's hui, where more than ten thousand people came together. Key priorities identified at last week's hui will continue to be discussed and iwi will have an opportunity to present key messages directly to political leaders. Māori Affairs reporter Pokere Paewai is at Ratana, he talks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6345388963112

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to face some heat at Ratana today.  Chris Luxon and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters are both expected to attend the celebrations near Whanganui.   Political commentator Brigitte Morten told Tim Dower that there will be no hiding from the debate for the Prime Minister, but it will be done respectfully.   She says celebrations around Waitangi Day tend to feature more protests and stunts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who was T.W. Ratana? Author of Ratana Revisited Keith Newman joins us to explain who T.W. Ratana was as many of us think about it as a place or a celebration but not a person. Alternative Jewish Voices' Marilyn joins us to talk about the news that NZ troops are being sent to the middle East to support the efforts against the Houthi. What does this convey to the world about NZ? What does this mean for the Israel/Gaza conflict? David Seymour has made it very clear he is not attending Ratana citing it as, in part, a religious gathering. I don't think he knows that people saw him at a religious gathering in the weekend where he prayed a prayer that some are deeming offensive...but, yeah, Ratana is not worth his time...something, something, something...religion. ================================================ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Tonight on The Huddle, Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Muriwai community advocates and locals are calling for cars to be banned from the beach after a teenager was killed over the weekend. Is this the best course of action? The Government is under pressure over Māori issues following last weekend's hui. National also says it won't support ACT's Treaty Principles Bill past the first reading- what do we think? How will Luxon and the Government handle the extra pressure ahead of Ratana and Waitangi Day? Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the Republican presidential race- does this mean Donald Trump is headed for the White House again? LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looks to me like it's a tough old start to the year for the new Government. This is basically day one of the news year, the TV news shows were back this morning, most of the big radio shows are back today- and what are we all talking about? The big hui at Turangawaewae at the weekend, and the unexpectedly big Māori opposition to the Government's Māori related policies. And it's not a one-off, there is more to come. We've got Ratana on Wednesday, Waitangi Day in a couple of weeks, that's a run of stories about how grumpy the coalition Government is making some Māori. And that is not how the Government will be wanting to kick off this year. Generally, Governments like to start the year giving the impression they're winning, they're doing things for you, they're announcing some stuff they're gonna get stuck into this year, gloating over a good bounce in the polls over summer and capitalising on us still feeling good. Basically, they want to be able to set the tone and have it be a positive one, rather than have it set for them on day one with a negative tone. I suspect - I could be wrong - but I suspect this is not a blip. I suspect this is how it's going to be for the next few months on and off. David Seymour is planning to introduce that Treaty Principles bill by May this year, that's gonna get hairy. The media are quite hostile to the new Government, and apparently so is the Wellington Public Service, judging by yet another leak of a justice paper about the Treaty Principles bill. Perfect timing- the day before the big hui. The question is- how much do you and I, the voters, care about it? If National can show they're cracking the cost of living crisis, well that's more important to most voters. But getting that message out when everyone's talking about grumpy huis? Well, that's gonna be tough Tough old start to the year, I'd say. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a sound issue for the first 5mins 43secs then fine. Live at 9pm, Debbie Ngarewa Packer joins us to talk about the National Hui over the weekend. What are her takeaways and where to from here especially in the lead up to Ratana and Waitangi Day National is not following official advice on anything from Fair Pay Agreements, to Regulatory Impact Statements and now to the Treaty referendum, and that may be something people are ok with, new government, new way of doing things...except they were very critical of Labour for...you guessed it...not following official advice. Chloe Swarbrick and Brook van Velden were on Breakfast this morning talking the treaty referendum, we'll cover that off as well. We'll take a look at some of the big stories, and a couple that just took our fancy whilst we were away on a break. Leading these stories was the resignation of Golriz Ghahraman. ================================================ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

The man who killed a New Zealand-born London police officer will spend the rest of his life in prison. Met Police Sergeant Matiu Ratana died of a chest wound after being shot with an antique gun smuggled into a custody block in September 2020. The judge has handed down a whole life sentence to 26-year-old Louis De Zoysa. UK correspondent Vincent McAviney told Francesca Rudkin he's only the 65th person ever to receive that punishment. He says that means he will never be let out, no matter what appeals he tries to make. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The official start the the political year was a big week in politics, with New Zealand welcoming new Prime Minister in Chris Hipkins, and celebrations at Ratana kicking off the political year. To go through the developments, political editor Jane Patterson, and deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Corin Dann and Guyon Espiner.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the greatest privilege of my life." Jacinda Ardern has bowed out of her Prime Ministerial duties with one final trip to Rātana. Politicians of all stripes descended on the small village near Whanganui for the political year's unofficial curtain raiser. Draped in a korowai, the outgoing PM walked onto the pā with her party colleagues, on her last official day in the job. 'You do you' - is the advice she's given her successor, Chris Hipkins, who will be sworn in tomorrow. Our political reporter Giles Dexter was there.  

The National Party leader made his first visit to Rātana yesterday, touting the performance of the Māori economy under previous National governments. Christopher Luxon made admissions to those who had gathered that his party needed to work on diversity. He spoke about co-governance, saying it is a divisive concept and the National Party believed in single, coherent systems. Luxon spoke to Guyon Espiner.  

Political party leaders are gathering at the settlement of Rātana Pā - just south of Whanganui - to kick off what's regarded as the start of the political year. An emotional farewell is expected for Jacinda Ardern in what will be her last official political outing, with incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins by her side. It's the first in-person celebrations in two years, to mark the 150th birthday of founder Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana. New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, paid a surprise early visit  to the Pā yesterday, but he isn't expected to be back today. Party member Shane Jones spoke to Corin Dann.  

Political reporter, Giles Dexter, is on his way to Rātana ahead of the start of the year celebrations.  He spoke to Corin Dann.  

Labour MPs get their election skates on early, determined to choose Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's replacement on Sunday. The Prime Minister's announcement came as a shock to her caucus yesterday. Her last official day is just two weeks away on February 7. So who will replace her as our next leader? What impact will it have on Labour's election hopes? And what does it mean for this year's Ratana and Waitangi celebrations? Political reporter, Katie Scotcher begins our coverage in Napier.

Parliament's new Speaker originally chose to be a whip but fate intervened. Meet the man who marshals the MPs: an interview-walk through the fascinating life and career of Adrian Rurawhe.

Ep 416 - BC Legends Guest: Carole Taylor By Stuart McNish   “British Columbia is rich with people of legendary status – people who looked the hardships of life in the eye and stared them down,” says Carole Taylor.  “Along the way, the tales of their seemingly impossible feats became folklore. In other words, they are larger than life.”   Carole Taylor, a legend in her own right, set out to document BC's living legends. She says, “I wanted to ensure we recognized and preserved the stories of these extraordinary women and men from them. I wanted to capture their personalities, their drive, their enthusiasm and great devotions.”   Taylor interviews artists, businesspeople, social advocates, environmentalists – along with others like Doug and Diane Clement, who convinced us to get off the couch and move; Ratana and Aaron Stephens, who guided us to consume organic food; Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, who showed us the path to reconciliation; and Jody Wilson-Raybould, who showed us what courage looks like when standing up to a Prime Minister.   Taylor says, “I focused on 26 extraordinary people who have contributed to our province and their reach has been global. These are the people Teddy Roosevelt was talking about, whose ‘faces are marred by dust and sweat and blood. People who err, who come up short time and again.' Jimmy Pattison, Brandt Louie, Dempsey Bob and Joe Segal are just a few of the BC Legends I sit down with this fall.”   We invited the host of “BC Legends with Carole Taylor” to join us for a Conversation That Matters about why preserving the stories of our legends is a gift to future generations – and future legends. Join us at a Conversations Live event, sign up for advance notice about upcoming events at conversationslive.ca

Welcome back to this week's episode of Rising Giants where we have the opportunity to speak with Ratana Phurik-Callebaut, private sector and investment specialist in Cambodia. With over 20 years of experience in international trade and investment she has held many director positions most recently joining ACLEDA Bank and for launching the Cambodia Community of Investment Professionals with the support of the CFA institute . She has incredible perspectives on her view of educating and retaining top talent within the finance industry in the country and a "glass half full" outlook on the Cambodia startup ecosystem and we really enjoyed this conversation from start to finish. We dive into: - Ratana's early life leaving Cambodia from France and returning back in the early 2000's - How she dove head first into Cambodia's finance sector and her experience launching the Cambodia Community of Investment Professionals in 2018 - Which investment sectors Ratana is most excited about and the future outlook of Cambodia's startup ecosystem Rising Giants Linktree - all our links in one place! Rising Giants Newsletter - monthly Mekong region deal roundup and startup news. Rising Giants Instagram - where we keep you engaged daily!

Starting a business with your spouse can either bring you closer together or tear you apart. For Arran and Ratana Stephens, their business has lasted for nearly 40 years, and their marriage has thrived for much longer. As business partners, they seem perfectly matched: he's the hard-charging visionary, she's the practical, business-minded one who sometimes has to talk him out of a bad decision. But in 1985, Arran made a very smart move: seeing how organic food was starting to take off, he mixed up his first batch of Manna bread in a bathtub and started selling it, eventually expanding to national distribution. From there, he and Ratana pivoted to breakfast cereal, initially purchasing a factory that couldn't make a single cornflake. Today, Nature's Path sells organic cereals, tortilla chips and other snacks in more than 50 countries around the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ratana is the ultimate story of doing what you wanna do instead of doing what you are "suppose to do". She says Carve Out Your Story and that is exactly what she's done. Learn all about how Ratana went from behind the desk to behind the mic as she has been in franchises like Genshin Impact, Fire Emblem, SMITE, Dynasty Warriors and the hit Netflix anime, Trese. As always make sure you support the podcast by giving us a 5 star rating and subscribing to us on Apple Podcast, it really helps us out in the algorithms. You can also listen on all other podcast platforms by clicking the link below:https://pod.link/levelingupbanksAlso, make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel where we post a brand new video everyday and upload the video portion of this episode on Friday. You can find that by clicking the link below:https://www.youtube.com/c/LevelingUpwithBenjaminBanksSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/LevelingUpBanks)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised: “Can a stream-enterer break the five precepts or other kinds of sīla? Sometimes I wonder about this when I'm around people who I think are highly attained but demonstrate a lack of virtue from time to time” To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly referenced: – Dutiyasikkhā Sutta (AN 3.87) – Kalahavivāda Sutta (Sn 4.11) – Kalahavivādasuttaniddesa (Mnd 11) – Pariññeyya Sutta (SN 56.29) – Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7) – Ratana sutta (Sn 2.1) – Paṭhamasaraṇānisakka Sutta (SN 55.24) – Dutiyasaraṇānisakka Sutta (SN 55.25) To watch the poya talk on Stream Entry (VIDEO) - https://bit.ly/3aSvH9W or to listen to the talk (AUDIO) - https://bit.ly/3t7RkZX Bohoma pin to the person who asked this Dhamma question. PLEASE NOTE - you can send in questions via the voice messaging feature on anchor.fm podcast app OR via email suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com. A VIDEO with presentation slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMh0nYibVgU --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/message

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised: "Is it possible to identify a stream-enterer? If so, what are the characteristics or identifying traits?” To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly referenced: – Migasālā Sutta (AN 6.44), (AN 10.75) – Dutiyalakuṇḍakabhaddiya Sutta (Ud 7.2) – Bahudhātuka Sutta (MN 115) – Ratana sutta (Sn 2.1) – Paṭhamasāriputta Sutta (SN 55.5) – Thapati Sutta (SN 55.6) – Sarada Sutta (AN 3.94) – Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7) – Dutiyasāriputta Sutta (SN 55.5) To watch the poya talk on Stream Entry (VIDEO) - https://bit.ly/3aSvH9W or to listen to the talk (AUDIO) - https://bit.ly/3t7RkZX Bohoma pin to the person who asked this Dhamma question. PLEASE NOTE - you can send in questions via the voice messaging feature on anchor.fm podcast app OR via email suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com. A VIDEO with presentation slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlCNaRFgrqE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/message

Metta Ratana (@mettamini), salah satu anak paling pintar yang pernah saya temui di hidup saya. Uniknya, anak ini ngga cuma pintar secara akademis tapi juga pandai pintar dalam sosial. Selain itu, Metta punya attitude dan karakter yang sangat patut untuk ditiru oleh setiap anak muda di Indonesia. Lebih gilanya lagi, saat ini Metta ngga menggunakan ijazahnya dan lebih memilih jalan berliku sebagai entrepreneur.

This week's episode is an incredibly inspiring conversation with Ratana (Skylanders, Dynasty Warriors 9) about how she used her experience working in the "straight" world of marketing, business and consulting and how her passion for cartoons and voiceover (and dance) led her to explore how those skills could inform her transition into making her living in voiceover and how she could choose the office she truly wanted. An inspiriing, hilarious, and deeply affecting conversation with a truly fascinating artist. Follow Ratana on social media: @diamondsong on Twitter and IG.