Conversations With Wāhine

Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap are joined by New Zealand National Party's Nicola Willis MP for a quick chat about journalism, politics, her tax plan, a wealth tax, the emissions trading scheme, and more. 11/09/2023 https://youtu.be/SsqhwF3gZXI?si=Jrf9v7b_CB5b2jCO Nicola Willis is a List MP based in Wellington, New Zealand, having entered Parliament in April 2018. She is National...

Join Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap as we chat to New Zealand Labour Party MP's Rachel Brooking , and Dan Rosewarne about the Hauraki Gulf, Māui dolphins, our environment, the military, Russia/Ukraine and more. 14/09/2023 https://youtu.be/xdtcnBIWoA0 Rachel Brooking is a Labour List MP based in Dunedin, New Zealand and Otago . Degrees in science and law from Otago University, tw...

Join Harita Gandhi-Kashyap and Haley Rachel Rolls for a conversation with New Zealand Labour Party MP's Steph Lewis MP for Whanganui and Dr Anae Neru Leavasa MP about the medical system, Covid 19, our grocery duopoly, ethnicity considerations within healthcare, and more.   07/09/2023 Watch our zoom video over on https://youtu.be/82v0DCYLhx8 Steph Lewis is our Labour candidate for #whanganui. ...

Tune in to listen to your hosts Haley Rachel Rolls and Tracey from Conversations With Wāhine interview Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MP for Rongotai, Julie Anne Genter MP   13/09/2023 Julie Anne is working for sustainable and just communities, advocating for infrastructure that prioritizes people and climate. She joined Parliament in 2011, addressing issues like climate change, health, and h...

Join Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap with our guest, New Zealand National Party MP, Barbara Kuriger . Listen in while we discuss the dairy industry, legal aid, farming and emissions, water quality, scientific developments, and more. 30/08/2023 Now in her third term, Barbara brings experience, enthusiasm, drive and direction to her role as MP for Taranaki-King Country. She splits her t...

Tune in to hear Haley Rachel Rolls and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap interview Soraya Peke-Mason MP Labour MP for Rangitikei  28/08/2023 Soraya has her roots planted in the Rangitīkei electorate. It has been her home for over two decades after working in Australia during the 1990s where she established businesses in construction, tourism and hospitality. She is uri o Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui, has iwi conn...

Tune in to hear your hosts, Haley and Aimee interview Labour MP Glen Bennett for New Plymouth and his Mother, Judith Bennett. 14/08/2023 Glen has worked across social and business enterprise, restorative justice, community development and youth support, among a host of other accomplishments, and Judith, an avid motorcycling enthusiast, has been a long serving member of the Salvation Army, and the...

Haley and Harita chat to Golriz Ghahraman (Greens MP) and Gina Dao-McLay. Listen in while we talk about the defense force, wealth tax, lowering the voting age, and more. 16/08/2023 Golriz Ghah-raman is an Iranian-Kiwi refugee and made history as the first ever refugee to be sworn in as an MP, having arrived in Aotearoa as a child asylum seeker with her family from Iran.     Her studies at Oxford,...

Aisling and Harita interview Dr Ang Jury- CEO of Wellington Women's Refuge

Join in as your hosts, Harita Gandhi-Kashyap, Haley Rachel Rolls, and Tracey Patterson touch on a vast array of topics with New Zealand Labour Party MP, Michael Wood. Topics include gender equality, paid parental leave, Covid 19, refugees, the wage subsidy for our disabled work force. We also touch on Electric Vehicles, emissions reductions targets, our power grids capacity to handle the extra use...

Aimee, Tracey and Harita interview Priyanca Radhakrishnan - Labour MP for Maugakiekie, in the lead up to the 2023 general elections. She is the Minister for Youth, Community and Voluntary Sector, and Disability Issues.

Join your hosts, Harita Gandhi-Kashyap and Haley Rachel Rolls as we speak with New Zealand Labour Party MP, Vanushi Walters for Upper Harbour Labour . We touch on a her personal experience as female and Sri Lankan born Politician; an impending election, and more. 24/07/2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rTu5zdiF8g... Meet Vanushi A Sri Lankan New Zealander, Vanushi’s family moved to New Zealand...

Join Haley Rachel Rolls, Natasha J. Carrasco Stillman and our guest Fleur Fitzsimons, for a chat about housing, local issues, climate, public transport, cost of living, and more. 12/07/2023 Fleur is a Labour MP candidate for Rongatai. She has been a trade union official, union lawyer and a Wellington City Councillor.  She's advocated for and represented low income workers and campaigned for b...

Aimee and Aisling speak with Courtney Johnston the Chief Executive of Te Papa. She joined Te Papa as Director of Audience and Insight in 2018 before being appointed as the youngest Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive in December 2019. She is also a trustee of Arts Wellington, the Wellington Performing Arts Trust and The Pantograph Punch. She was the visual arts commentator for RNZ’s Nine to Noon program...

Aimee and Harita interview Green MP Marama Davidson. Marama is passionate about all areas of injustice, and is committed to using her voice wherever she can to elevate issues. Prior to becoming an MP, Marama worked for the Human Rights Commission for 10 years, and was the Chief Panelist for the Glenn Inquiry into Domestic Violence and Child Abuse.

Aisling and Harita interview Randee Kogan, a trauma therapist who works survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence. Randee recently featured as an expert in shows including The Dr. Oz Show and 60 Minutes Australia where she discusses her experience working closely with many victims of Jeffrey Epstein, many of whom she still treats to this day.  She can be seen in the Netflix feature “Ghisl...

Harita and Aisling speak with MP Jan Logie this episode. Jan is a member of the Green Party and has a rich history working for Women’s Refuge, the New Zealand University Students’ Association, the YWCA and numerous other social causes before entering Parliament in 2011.

Harita and Aisling chat with Mid Thomas-Savelio. Mid has over 30 years in the fitness industry and is currently the Chairperson of the Board for Exercise New Zealand. She is also the current Chairperson of the advisory board for Women of Worth and has been involved with the organisation for 3 years.

Harita and Jenna interview comedians Sowmya Hiremath and Salome Bhanu. Sowmya takes 'her take on life' to the stage and turns into comedy. She was Voted best female comedian in 2020 by Cartel Comedy. Salome made her debut on stage in Wellington in 2020 after Her therapist has pissed herself laughing at her life story and begged her to do it on a public forum.

Aimee speaks with Harita, Amy, Aleisha and Ashlee who are on the executive committee of the Wellington Branch of the National Council of Women New Zealand. We hear more about how they got involved in the branch and what they are passionate about. 

Harita and Aisling speak to Christchurch based journalist and author Anke Richter about her best selling new book, "The Cult Trip" about all things cult related, how people get into them and what she found during her research and interviews, and what led her to write this book.