ALTBAYS

Rugby and Surf are at the top of life’s priorities for many happy kiwis. Sean runs a Surf school, and Nico is a Premier Rugby referee. These top young sportsmen are so passionate about the outdoors life and being active that being educators is a natural path. They come to the ALTBAYS Show to spin some yarns about sports culture in Aotearoa NZ, and much more.  Show 166 – Nico Fox and Sean Butler (P...

That was a time when hemp was demonised and a taboo topic. We are past that, and every day, more people find out fascinating things about the power of the plant. Amber owns Hempalchemy and So Dope NZ, which creates incredible skincare hemp-based products used by All Blacks, Black Ferns, Silver Ferns and other extraordinary kiwis. She comes to the ALTBAYS Show to share her journey on how hemp produ...

Do you take your dog for a walk, or is it usually the other way around? Mark is a world-renowned Animal Behaviourist, Zoologist and Trainer. He has trained a variety of species for film and television performances in such movies as Narnia, Lord of the Rings and The Last Samurai. Mark comes to the Altbays Show to chat about our relationship with our pets, animal intelligence, the best dog training...

When was the last time you took time to look after yourself? Alisa is an internationally qualified beauty therapist focusing on skincare and massage. She comes to the Altbays Show to chat about the beauty industry, skin types and conditions, how self-care supports mental wellness for men and women and much more! Show 163 – Alisa Clapham (BOD. Skincare and Massage) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat...

Show 162 – Neo Lee (Top Drummer) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Brando Yelavich and Leo Magri) Meet Neo Lee Neo was awarded Best Drummer in the national final of the New Zealand Battle of the Bands in 2020, playing with one of his musical projects 'The Minnehahas'.   In the same year, another successful band he’s part of, 'White Noise Mafia' took out the classic Ding Dong L...

Many kiwis will have a story involving classic tunes by Andrew Fagan. This incredible kiwi writer, singer, songwriter, long-distance solo sailor, radio host and forever punk rocker comes to the Altbays Show to chat about life at sea, music, writing books, travelling to incredible places in the world and much more!  Show 161 – Andrew Fagan (Writer/Singer/Sailor) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. S...

Show 160 – Jane Parson (Mercury Bay Art Escape) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Leo Magri) Meet Jane Parson Jane is a printmaker and painter and works from her home studio at Hahei. Born and raised on the edge of the Mackenzie Country in the South Island the simplicity of the landscape, along with the shapes and the colours of the region, have influenced her creative endeavours ever since. A ca...

Show 159 – The Magri’s  (Leo’s Brazilian Family) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Leo Magri) Meet Lorelay, Eliana and Alcir Magri. Our host Leo had the pleasure to have his family visiting Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time this summer. The last time they saw each other was in 2016! Eliana and Alcir were amazed by how different NZ is compared to Brazil. They were surprised by how most house...

What was your favourite hobby as a child? Emma and Duane are passionate about moana (sea). Their business, Tae Collective, designs books for children to inspire creativity and learning through colouring. This powerful couple is also a big fan of tattoos. Duane is a contemporary Māori artist, and in 2015, Emma, a proud dog mum, model and brown and lash specialist, was nominated Miss Ink NZ. They co...

Do you believe that using devices can speed up or slow down learning? Michael Ewing is the Director of Good Tutors Ltd., which provides private tuition at an accessible and affordable cost to families, using mainly hard-copy resources. Michael, who helped found Network Church and Peninsula Community Trust, comes to the Altbays Show to talk about education in NZ, technology, churches' role in...

Have you ever dreamt about being on a reality show? The fashion designer Beth Claire was on the first edition of Project Runway NZ. She built a solid career designing clothing for drag queens and pin-ups before deciding to change lifestyle and move to a small town to raise her child. She comes to the Altbays Show to talk about the behind-the-scenes of a successful tv show, the competitive fashion...

Show 155 – Calumn Hockey (Photojournalist/Videographer) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Brando Yelavich and Leo Magri) Meet Calumn Hockey Calumn Hockey was born in 1992, living in Gumbaynggirr country, Australia. He is a self-taught photojournalist and videographer who shoots in a documentary style covering all things environmental and adventure. Over the past eight years, Calumn has primarily...

Show 154 – Kate Lebedev and Henri Lebedev (Cloud Wanderers) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Petra Campbell and Leo Magri) Meet Henri and Kate Lebedev Kate is a registered nurse,  specialised in mental health, in Australia and Aotearoa. She has worked as a researcher at an Australian University, primarily working on a project assessing cognition in schizophrenia. As part of that research role, K...

Show 153 – Mauricio Kimura (Rights for Robots) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Abby Lawrence and Leo Magri) Kimura was born in Sao Paulo in 1973, the grandson of Japanese migrants who settled in Brazil before the II World War. Graduated in law in 1996, embarked on a solo trip for 15 months to USA and Europe just after graduation. Became a lawyer in 1999. From 2001 to 2003 lived and studied Civi...

Show 152 – Kehan Murray and Liam Blunden (Salt District Brewery) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Ashley Crofskey-Howse and Leo Magri) Meet Kehan Murray and Liam Blunden Owners and operators of the microbrewery Salt District Brewing based in the seaside town of Whangamata, Kehan and Liam have started their business adventure based around quality brews representing the place near and dear to them...

Show 151 – Adrian Catran (Twentymans Funeral Director) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. CJ Poole and Leo Magri) Meet Adrian Catran Adrian has been the managing director of Twentymans (NZ’s oldest serving Funeral Home) since 1990. He has overseen and helped almost 10,000 persons in that time. Adrian has implemented huge development programs at Twentymans which included a new Chapel, The Thames on...

Special Edition ALTBAYS Show 150 (Charlie Kelly and Eamonn Kelly)  Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Leo Magri) This is a special edition to celebrate our show number 150! Our good friends Eamonn and Charlie Kelly are joining us for a laid-back chat. The trio talks about coding, technology's influence in our lives, Jacinda Adern's resignation, white privilege and much more. ALTBAYS Show...

Show 148 – Sophia Paskell (Childbirth Educator)  Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Leo Magri and Brando ‘Wildboy’ Yelavich) Sophia is a mother of two, trained Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, Bath Connoisseur and a Radical devotee to Love. For a decade, her work has been focused around empowering women to take ownership of their pregnancy, birth and Mothering journey. Gently guiding women to discove...

Show 149 – Daina Kahu and Phil Hoare (Lymph Flow/Autoimmune Transformation) Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Fabian Roberts and Tanya Arnold) Meet Daina Kahu and Phil Hoare Daina and Phil live in Indonesia and they are passionate about the human body and good health. Daina is a specialist in Lymphatic Flow and Human Movement.   She dedicated her life to understanding the principles of health tha...

Show 147 – Cope ‘Zarq’ Hunter (Videomaker)   Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Blair Murray and Fabian Roberts) Cope loves creating funny videos, memes and skits on his TikTok account. He’s got more than 100k followers on that platform and one of his videos has been watched 33.8M times! He also loves to create ‘trippy’ videos. Cope wants to be a filmmaker. He finished school not that long ago and is...

Show 146 – Rob Corkill (Waikato Sports)   Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Brett Soanes and Fabian Roberts)  Rob studied Science majoring in ecology. He currently works for Sport Waikato, and is a volunteer community sports coach (rugby, cricket and football)  Male role models offer massive value in the development of boys. Rob is very aware of that, and his two sons are lucky to have him around.  R...

Show 145 – CJ Poole (Diver/Marine Conservation)   Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Brett Soanes and Leo Magri) CJ is one of those humans who can connect with anyone at any time. She is a diver on a constant mission to learn about marine conservation. Deflecting the status quo is a big thing for CJ. She is a mental health advocate who praises self-love and hopes that more people connect in nature to...

Show 144 – Cori Gonzalez-Macuer (Actor/Comedian)   Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Leo Magri) Cori was born in Chile and raised in Wellington, NZ. He has worked as an actor, comedian and mental health advocate for over a decade. He has performed as a stand-up comedian all over the world.  Cori played Nick in NZ’s epic film What We Do In The Shadows with the incredible Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement...

Show 143 – Paige Williams (Strands Hair Studio)   Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Christine Threadgold and Leo Magri)  Paige was born and bred on the Coromandel Peninsula. She always knew once she had kids, she would move back home to raise them because in her words: “The Coromandel is the best place ever!” Paige now lives in Matarangi, where she runs the popular Strands Hair Studio. She’s been a h...

Show 142 – Petra Campbell (Table Talk with Camaco Carlos) Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Petra Campbell and Leo Magri) The Altbays Show starts 2023 chatting with our amazing host, Petra Campbell. Petra finished school last year and is now focused on putting some money together to start her ventures around the globe. This powerful wahine is not afraid of expressing her opinion, and every show with...