Conversations With Wāhine

Sue Kedgeley, former New Zealand politician for the Green party, a longstanding food campaigner and environmentalist but as her recently published book '50 years a feminist' makes clear, a longstanding successful fighter for women’s rights. Sue discusses her book and reflects on the second wave of feminism she was part of starting. Interviewed by Harita and Prudence

Jenny, a Nurse Manager and Debby, a Nurse Team Leader, both work in aged residential care (ARC) and want to point out they deserve to be paid the same as DHB nurses. The fact that aged care is a specialist field even suggests ARC nurses could demand more in a pay parity claim. Interviewed by Prudence

Young female leadership in advocacy and activism is breaking new ground around the world. Here in Wellington, we invite Katherine and Hana, two leaders of the Free Fares Campaigners calling for legislation to make public transport free for children, young people, and students, and everyone carrying a community services card. What’s it like running a campaign and how can listeners get involved? Int...

What's it like to curate an exhibition in the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa? This year Lizzie Bisley brought Surrealism to Wellington and notes how active women were in the Surrealist movement and how complex  the movement's attitudes were to women's bodies. She then discusses the challenges she faced trying to emphasize women's impact on the movement inside...

What is it like to be a journalist? Vandhna Bhan is a field reporter for TVNZ with a background in local radio, on the show to tell us about the field and what her role entails. She notes the workplace culture has come a long way in encouraging gender and ethnic diversity among reporting staff, but not necessarily the audiences.  Interviewed by Ayesha.

Hear from candidates for Wellington mayor in the upcoming election on issues that matter for women. We ask the candidates for Mayor: If you are elected Mayor of Wellington City, how will you prioritise issues regarding wai, wāhine and Te Tiriti o Waitangi? Local body elections will be held later this year. In Wellington City, this means registered voters will have the right to vote in a new Mayor....

Rebecca Mathews is a Wellington City Councillor running again this year in local elections as a Labour candidate. Rebecca got involved in politics as a longstanding champion of the Living Wage Movement, getting the Wellington Council to commit to paying its contracted employees salaries that afford them the cost of living. We ask her what’s next if she’s elected back in later this year. Interviewe...

Iona Pannett is a Wellington City Councillor running again this year in local elections as a Green candidate. Iona is always involved in the Tick for Kids movement every national election and is a staunch environmentalist and children’s rights activist. We ask her the priorities she focuses on next if she’s elected back in later this year 2022. Interviewed by Prudence Stone and Ayesha Asif

Afnan Al-Rubayee kiwi Iraqi mother, a professor at Victoria University running for Wellington City Council as a Labour candidate. If elected she will be the first ever refugee Councillor for Wellington and is keen to discuss how she plans to champion Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Poneke Promise.  Interviewed by Ayesha Asif and Harita Gandhi

Tory Whanau is a mayoral candidate in the Wellington City Council elections! She is former Green Party Chief of staff and her transition from behind the scenes party strategist to the local govt election podium makes an interesting story. We ask her what the burning issues are in her campaign. Fun Fact: Tory was NZ's youngest lotto winner back in 2003.  Interviewed by Prudence and Harita.