Conversations With Wāhine

Harita and Viola interview visiting lecturer, Wendy Lutter,  and 3 students from the University of Minnesota IBUS 3019 class to talk about equity in international business, gender inequalities and injustices in leadership in business as well as New Zealand's gender equality in action.  They speak about what their course covers, what they've learnt about different countries in comparison...

Aisling and Harita interview Ariel, a former award winning professional dancer, studio owner and choreographer, juggled her time while raising one little boy, to then give it up when the second son came along. Now she has returned to freelance judging, and dance, as well as full time mumming, and mixed media art on the side.

Harita and Aisling interview Kita and Ngarangi who both grew up in rural areas. Both women juggled difficult homelives, school and working throughout their childhood. In this episode they talk about their experiences growing up and how to forged their careers. 

Harita interviews Chiou See Anderson, President of National Council of Women Australia. Chiou See Anderson is Business graduate of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant (FCPA), a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Programme twice (2001 and 2016) and has a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University (2003)....

Aimee and Harita interview these 3 inspirational women who are heavily involved in NZ football and FIFA. - Helen Mallon is the Chair of Capital Football Board, the governing body for football across the Wellington region, encompassing the Wairarapa, Horowhenua and Wellington city.  Helen is also the first female to have ever held this role in Wellington.  Helen’s involvement with football spans ov...

Harita and Haley interview Brittany Farrant-Smith. In  her recently published book, "Living Full," she provides straightforward explanations of the physical and behavioral signs of eating disorders, along with a clear understanding of the inevitable consequences if recovery isn't pursued. The book also offers valuable advice for friends and family supporting individuals with eating...

Harita and Aimee interview Veena Otari, who participated and was a team leader in the 2023 Global Enterprise Experience through Victoria University, Wellington. She talks to us about the  university project initiated by Deb and Dai Gilbertson where students are put into teams with students all over the world, and have 3 weeks to come up with a business plan that addresses a sustainable development...

In the studio, Haley and Harita interviewed Harinder Sidhu, Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand. Listen in to hear about her experience as a diplomat, Australia and New Zealand's relationship, what she's working towards now, and an uncanny encounter.  25/10/23 Ms Sidhu was appointed as Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand on 31 March 2022. Ms Sidhu is a senior career...

This was recorded over zoom on 02/11/2023 To watch our video recording, visit https://youtu.be/8IB-4zOnNzY Abhi Chinniah is a self-taught portrait photographer and writer. Born in Ōtautahi Christchurch to Jaffna Tamil Malaysian parents, Abhi grew up in East Coast Malaysia and now lives in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Drawing from her lived experiences, Abhi uses portraiture to elevate marginalised voice...

Harita, Lily and Tracey interview the Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality - Stephanie Copus Campbell, while on her recent trip to New Zealand 26/6/2023 Ms Copus Campbell has extensive experience working across the public, private, philanthropic and community sectors in Australia and the Indo Pacific. She has served as head of Australia's bilateral aid programs with Papua New Guinea, Fij...

Harita chats to 3 of the Invisible Narratives exhibition artists from Kshetra Collective- Mandy Rupa-Reid, Mandrika Rupa, and Tiffany Singh,  The exhibition explores Indian migration to New Zealand and the various social constructs involved.   The exhibition is on at the Portraits Gallery in Wellington CBD until November 12th. This was recorded via Zoom. Audio quality will be affected.

Join Tracey Lee Hopfler and Natasha J. Carrasco Stillman for a zoom chat with New Zealand Labour Party MP Shanan Halbert- MP for Northcote . They covered education, Māori tertiary institutions, The Treaty Settlement Bill for Te Whakatōhea, and more!  21/08/2023 This was recorded over zoom - Audio quality will be affected. Before he was elected to Parliament Shanan spent 15 years in education leade...

Join your hosts Aimee Tang, and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap as they chat to New Zealand National Party MP Emma Chatterton for Remutaka about education, gender issues, social change, her Remutaka electorate, and much more. See our 21/09/2023 zoom call on: https://youtu.be/Xst0EoqvWU0 Emma Chatterton has been selected as National’s candidate in Remutaka for the 2023 General Election. Ms Chatterton is curr...

Join Haley Rachel Rolls, Jenna Clark-Hannah, Harita Gandhi-Kashyap , and our humorous guest, New Zealand Labour Party 's Sarah Pallett - MP for Ilam , for conversations about the health system, free prescriptions, ethics, politics, family, and more. 28/09/2023 See our zoom call on https://youtu.be/TUrIQQb_4jI Sarah Pallett - MP for Ilam Currently, Sarah sits on the Health Select Committee, th...

Join Harita Gandhi-Kashyap and guest Celia Wade-Brown . Previously Wellington, New Zealand 's Mayor, she's a candidate for Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand in the upcoming elections. See their zoom call on: https://youtu.be/R9UGV4sXlhQ 05/09/2023 Elected as Councillor and then Mayor of te Whanganui-a-Tara, she led Wellington towards being a truly Green capital. Previously, she was a t...

Listen in while your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls Harita Gandhi-Kashyap, and Aimee Tang chat to New Zealand National Party MP,  Louise Upston MP about child support, tourism, employment, "back room bureaucracy," cost of living, and more. 20/09/2023 Louise is the Member of Parliament for #taupō, a seat she has held since the General Election of 2008.  In December 2016, Louise became a Cabinet...

Join your hosts, Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap as we chat to New Zealand National Party MP's Penny Simmonds MP and Chris Penk MP about Education, Youth Crime, Māori Representation, Ram Raids, Boot Camps, and more. 11/09/2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkyqI_kSyJQ&ab_channel=ConversationsWithW%C4%81hine-NCWNZRadio Penny Simmonds MP is the Member of Parliament for Inverc...

Listen in while your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap chat to New Zealand Labour Party MP Camilla Belich MP about parental leave, 90 day trials, fair pay agreements, unions, emissions reductions targets, dental care, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDX7EuRyCtk... 7/09/2023 Camilla Belich MP has worked as an employment lawyer and has been standing up for others since she...

Listen in while your hosts, Aimee and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap are joined by Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 's MP, Ricardo Menéndez March MP , to talk political engagement within youth, improving the political system, the culture within parliament, the climate, and our international responsibilities, migrant exploitation, rental rights, dental policies, and more. 25/09/2023 https://www.yout...

Join your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls, Harita Gandhi-Kashyap , Jenna Clark-Hannah, and our special guest, New Zealand National Party 's Tama Potaka for Hamilton West . We cover a range of different topics, from supermarket chains, cost of living, growing your own vegetables, education, school attendance, housing, building infrastructure for productivity, youth crime, ramraids, bootcamps, to scho...

Join your hosts, Aimee, and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap as they chat to New Zealand Labour Party MP's Jenny Salesa MP , and Terisa Ngobi - MP for Ōtaki about housing, ethnic communities, unemployment, crime, gangs, public transport, lowering the voting age, increasing the seats in parliament, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RCZ3Huqvik... 25/09/2023 Hon Jenny Salesa MP is MP for the #panm...

Listen in while your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap chat to New Zealand Labour Party MP's Greg O'Connor , and Jan Tinetti MP about crime, gangs, ram raids, poverty, equality, education, and more. 02/10/2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0-xCjlcpF4... Greg is the Member of Parliament for Ōhāriu , a local Wellington, New Zealand electorate. He had a unique journey to...

Join in on a sweet interview with your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls , Harita Gandhi-Kashyap , and guests, New Zealand Labour Party MP's Tamati Coffey and Ingrid Leary MP for conversations featuring surrogacy, journalism, media framing, our fertility rates, adoption, the economy, a wealth tax, our recession, (or lack thereof.) and . . . . Tamati's dodgy internet connection. https://www.youtub...

The team were glad to have New Zealand National Party 's MP Judith Collins back after technical issues resulted in our previous studio shoot recording being lost! But . . . this time, your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls and Tracey Lee , have fresh questions about politics, gene technology, cancer treatment, AI, biotech, asparagopsis seaweed, her role as Science Innovation and Technology Spokesperso...

Join Haley Rachel Rolls and Tracey Lee for a conversation with New Zealand Labour Party MP's Arena Williams MP , and Ibrahim Omer MP . We touch on education, Victoria University, Health, education, refugees, migrant workers, exploitation, and more. 10/08/2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYHRMlbnhZQ... Ibrahim Omer List MP and Candidate for Central Wellington, became an MP to represent com...