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Shifting the narrative - One conversation at a time
27 Jun 2022Helping shift the refugee and immigrant experience one conversation at a time, is Tanya Nock and her space - Cultural Conversations. In this last Voices episode of a month-long series on former…
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Threads that bind - Kayan weavers 12 years on
20 Jun 2022On World Refugee Day, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the first family of Kayan refugees to ever arrive in Nelson, back in 2008. How has life changed for the family over the years?
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Taking flight with Takraw
13 Jun 2022Sepak Takraw has helped some former refugees tap into a taste of home despite challenges to keep the sport going in Auckland. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
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The Tide Flows from Vancouver to Auckland
From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home.
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Getting into the game - Oasis AR
23 May 2022At 22, David Huang founded his first AR startup called Oasis AR, continuing the 20-year-old lineage of such startups from University of Canterbury's HIT Lab. He spoke to Kadambari Raghukumar in this…
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Girls who Invest - on friendships and finance
16 May 2022Two best friends who started a finance podcast at the start of the pandemic look back two years later. Simran Kaur and Sonya Guptham talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode of Voices.
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Chasing stormwater from Ireland to New Zealand
9 May 2022Growing up in Ireland with a fascination with stormwater, set Aisling O'Sullivan on a lifelong mission to keep waterways free from pollutants, even here in New Zealand. She speaks to Kadambari…
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Behind the mask - Pedro Ilgenfritz on his growing collection
2 May 2022How did Pedro Ilgenfritz go from accounting to clowning? He talks to Voices producer and presenter Kadambari Raghukumar about his love for acting - and a growing theatre mask collection.
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Healing wounds - Hussam Razzaq on his time in Iraq to working with bioplastics in Canterbury
11 Apr 2022How did a stint in the army lead Canterbury scientist Hussam Razzaq to wanting to change lives through research? He spoke to Kadambari in this week's episode of Voices.
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In the spirit of hope
4 Apr 2022How does being a master distiller and Honorary Consul come together when your country is being ravaged by war? Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Oleksandr Kirichuk in this week's episode of Voices.
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Tackling 'isms' and intra-ethnic prejudice
28 Mar 2022Inter-ethnic prejudice and discrimination were the subjects on the table at a recent online hui attended by a collective of New Zealand creatives and activists. Organisers and participants of the…
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Esther's Expo: "You eat with your eyes first"
21 Mar 2022Nigerian-born Aucklander Esther Olatunbosun has taken her sweet tooth to the Dubai World Expo. One of just three young chefs chosen to represent New Zealand, she has big dreams and one heck of a pav.
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The Griot's Path - Thabani Gapara on telling stories through jazz
14 Mar 2022Zimbabwe-born saxophonist Thabani Gapara talks to Voices producer and presenter, Kadambari Raghukumar, about his journey over the years and how storytelling has been so central to his work…
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'It's ironic, not inclusive' - Footballers on the foreign-player regulation
7 Mar 2022In this episode, we're talking football, inclusivity, visas and the opportunities to play in an amateur league when you're an immigrant in New Zealand. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Waiheke United and…
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'Several countries could benefit from our research here'- Emmanuel Chakwizira
Growing up in a farming family in Zimbabwe, scientist Emmanuel Chakwizira talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about the differences in crop culture literally, and his work here in Canterbury.
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Building resilience - a former refugee on using architecture to change lives
23 Feb 2022Myint Aung San talks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this Voices episode about his dreams to change the refugee experience in camps by changing the way they're built.
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An eye for detail -Yumiko Baba
14 Feb 2022In this Voices podcast, botanist and associate curator at the Auckland Museum, Yumiko Baba, shares her long-standing love for a particular native tree. Produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Third time lucky - Kamasutra Chronicles
31 Jan 2022in 2022's first episode of Voices, writer Shriya Bhagwat talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about exploring patriarchy and challenging stereotypes through her debut play, Kamasutra Chronicles, stalled…
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2021: a stock-take of the immigrant experience in NZ
20 Dec 20212021 was yet another year riddled with Covid-19 lockdowns, endless queues for MIQ spots and families separated by border closures. As the year draws to an end, we look at what this year has meant for…
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Te Taunga - a hub at Auckland Museum
Auckland's diversity found a new space in the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum this year. Kadambari chats to the people involved in making this a dynamic, community-driven space.
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Bringing Africa to Aotearoa, a film at a time - AFFNZ 2021
6 Dec 2021Bringing Africa to Aotearoa, a film at a time - AFFNZ 2021
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Kenyan-Kiwi musician Muroki on moving to Auckland and lessons learnt so far
Two weeks after moving up from Raglan to Auckland to get busier with his music, Muroki speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode, about his journey so far as a musician.
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Ben Fernandez - The Music Never Stopped
22 Nov 2021In this episode, Auckland-based pianist Ben Fernandez, speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his journey growing up a very musical family in Mumbai, to arriving in New Zealand to study jazz.
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Looking back at Levuka
What was life in the Fijian town of Levuka like for two young girls from the Indo-Fijian community? Two elders reflect in a casual conversation switching effortlessly between Hindi, Fijian and…
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