Kiwi Yarns

Today’s guest is one of the country’s best surfers, Paige Hareb.The proud professional athlete from mighty Taranaki and the beautiful Oakura Beach, Paige has had a hugely epic career since she became the first woman from New Zealand to qualify for the Championship Tour. She’s been monumental in the growth of female surfers here which we love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guests are Olympic silver medal rowing mums, Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis.The two have come together to race in the double sculls and have their sights set on gold in Paris. What’s really cool, is Lucy and Brooke are not only world class professional athletes, they’re world class professional new mums - showing the remarkable strength and toughness women have returning to this level of sport after having a baby.A really open an honest chat about tackling both! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Man Can Cook - a man, who coincidently, can cook ridiculously delicious food. He does this with his Pug, Fraser.Daniel Rankin’s cooking videos draw you in because he’s always dressed up or Fraser the pug is always dressed up and there’s food being cooked, and Fraser is so well-behaved but it’s hectic and brilliant and I just had to chat to him. You can follow him on Instagram and TikTok, the vibes are fabulous.Daniel is also the owner and head coach of a gym here in Tamaki Makaurau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Genevieve Mora, Co-Founder of Voices of Hope, discusses the power of personal narratives in creating positive change, navigating the complexities of OCD and anorexia, overcoming stigma in mental health advocacy, fulfilling dreams like meeting the Jonas Brothers, and embracing mental health challenges in Aotearoa.

Today’s guest is part of a very very small group of women here in Aotearoa.Chelsea Roper - aka SheBuildsBro is a graphic designer turned carpenter - and makes up part of the 2.6 percent of tradies who are women. She got into a trade after she and her partner packed up and left Auckland for Queenstown, and she wanted to be able to help build their own home!She uses her platform to encourage and educate other women to get amongst it, and is kicking down the doors and holding them open for others to come through, and we love that.Chelsea also shares her story of recently battling Endometriosis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is someone at the helm of a brilliant student organisation we all know and love! The amazing mahi of the Student Volunteer Army has turned it into a nationally-recognised crisis response team, ever since thousands of students mobilised following the Christchurch Earthquakes.Emily Byrne is the chief executive - and is with me this week. Her passion for helping others is pretty inspiring - from being a St John Badger as a kid to fostering 60 kittens over the years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Campbell Johnstone.He is the first openly gay All Black - after making the decision to come out on national television last year.Since then, Campbell has become an amazing advocate for inclusion and diversity in sport. And, the title "first openly gay All Black" is one he's happy to sit with if it helps create change. It's also wedding year for Campbell and his fiancé Ben - find out what Campbell suggested for the wedding that's meant he's banned from organising it haha! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is in my opinion - one of the coolest local body politicians you will find. And yes I said cool and politician in the same sentence!Richard Hills has been on Auckland Council since 2016 - he became the youngest person on council and lord knows we need more young people in local government!You can actually hear the passion in his voice - he is genuinely in the job to make the city a better place - it's so lovely to hear!Richard is one of the good ones, and I hope you enjoy listening to a lovely man with a brilliant heart as much as I did! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is a man who knows a thing or two about putting a world class event on. Karl Budge is the man who made the ASB Classic a massive success, and an award-winning event, luring in massive names like Serena and Venus Williams. How he got them to come is absolutely fascinating!Karl played a huge role in the success of the amazing Sail GP event in Ōtautahi last year - and has worked on a number of global sporting events.All this from a kid that left school at 16, because he was a 'dreamer" and his dreams didn't quite work at school. A really really insightful conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is columnist, MC, public speaker and cabaret club vixen Verity Johnson - what an epic array of titles!Verity is an extremely talented writer whose funny, thought-provoking and relatable columns have seen her writing successfully for our biggest news organisations since she was 18 - but her first column was published in the New Zealand Herald at 16.Cabaret club vixen really pricks up my ears too so I’m keen to find out more about that. Clue: she left the media and ran away to join the male strip club! It's a great yarn! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices