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In this episode, UC Research Medal awardee Misko Cubrinovski talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about all things seismic, and a journey of studying quakes that began in former Yugoslavia. Growing up in Skopje, Misko Cubrinovski witnessed not just the immediate impact a quake had on his city but how the incident shaped the place even years on from the incident. In this Voices episode he talks to Kadamba...

Almost 40 percent of New Zealand households experience food insecurity, while 19 percent of children live in households that experience food insecurity. in this episode, Kadambari visits EKTA in Wellington, a non-profit distributing food every Saturday morning, rain or shine. Almost 40 percent of New Zealand households experience food insecurity, while 19 percent of children live in households tha...

What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? iIn this Voices episide, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the co-authors of a book that examines this. What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? Three Victoria University academics explore this question in their book Pacific ed...

Caribbean-Kiwi playwright Estelle Chout's confronting and comedic new play Po' Boys and Oysters wrapped on a high last week. Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the cast about what it means to be black creatives in Aotearoa New Zealand. Caribbean-Kiwi playwright Estelle Chout's confronting and comedic new play Po' Boys and Oysters wrapped on a high last week. Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to th...

The WOW Awards are back this year in Wellington - so what's it been like for the host of international designers who finally got to attend and show their designs after a two-year wait in limbo? The World of Wearable Art Awards is back this year in Wellington. What's it been like for the host of international designers who finally got to attend and show their designs after a two-year wait in l...

In this episode of Voices, Afghan rugby players Bilal Slaimankhel and Mohammed Safi speak to Kadambari Raghukumar on what the game has come to mean to them in recent years. What's it like representing Afghanistan in rugby, from here in New Zealand? This week on Voices Kadambari Raghukumar talks to two players from the Afghan rugby team who returned home with a silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens...

In this episode of Voices, in the run up to Mental Health Awareness week we talk to South Asian mental health advocate about the gaps and challenges they see in the community. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. As New Zealand marks Mental Health Awareness Week, we talk to South Asian health advocates about the gaps and challenges they see in the community. The stigma toward people with mental illne...

Wellington poet Ya-Wen Ho tells Voices why a collection of lead typefaces are so precious to the New Zealand Chinese community. Wellington poet Ya-Wen Ho tells Voices why a collection of lead typefaces is so precious to the New Zealand Chinese community. https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312284680112 New Zealand's longest surviving Chinese type c...

The Pacific Food Lab is a organisation aiming to change the way we think about, create and consume food with the hopes of improving our health and the environment. Big goals. This week on Voices, we meet two of the passionate people behind this cause. Could the answer to many of the world's problems - be food? Tracy Berno, Professor of Food Studies at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) a...

International education has been forever changed by the pandemic. Now that borders have fully reopened, we hear from two students about their experiences and find out what the future looks like for the sector. International education has been forever changed by the pandemic. Now that borders have fully reopened, we hear from two students about their experiences and find out what the future looks l...

Marine mammals suffer several direct impacts of coastal development, in particular the development of ports. America-born scientist Deanna Clement's research has been a deep-dive into the lives of whales and dolphins as they forage and migrate around New Zealand's waters. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. One of the main human-made noises that can permanently or temporarily injury marine mammal he...

Yuanyuan Liang's fascination with young adult literature took her down a very niche path of study - following one very celebrated Kiwi writers fantastical stories. She speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode of Voices. Ten years since Margaret Mahy died in July 2012, her body of writing continues to inspire, and intrigue. Dr Yuanyuan Liang's niche is analysing the trauma aspect of char...

Two linguists delve into the mysteries of English grammar with their new book on more than just misplaced apostrophes - asking fundamental questions like what is good grammar or correct form anyway with evolving languages? What happens when a Romanian and British academic meet in New Zealand? They co-author a book about linguistics of course. Bucharest-born Dr Andreea Calude and Dr Laurie Bauer re...

Daren Kamali's hair over a period of 25 years has now been woven into a traditional Ulumate, to be preserved for many years to come. Voices talks to the artist about the revitalizing of this ancient tradition, thanks to spaces like the Auckland Museum. Cutting his dreads off marked the start of this project for Fiji-born Daren Kamali. Working with Joana Monolagi, heritage Fiji artist based in Auck...

A Canterbury refugee centre is starting up its own driving programme, taught in the native language of migrants. It's another step towards breaking down some of the barriers to getting a drivers licence. It comes as the Government has announced Budget funding of 86.5 million dollars to help 64,000 people get behind the wheel. Katy Gosset finds out how that funding could trickle down and meets some...

After a two year hiatus recovering from an injury, Wellingtonian and former-refugee Ali Mashal is back to chasing his dream of professional boxing. Fighting for a future and his freedom, led 23-year-old former refugee Ali Mashal to boxing. He dreams of representing NZ one day in the feather or lightweight class. The past two years have been a long and hard hiatus for him after a serious injury to...

With rising sea temperatures affecting our fisheries and marine ecosystem, how does Cawthron Institute's Dr Norman Ragg see research helping understand shellfish coping mechanisms better? Scientist Dr Norman Ragg has spent the past 25 years working with abalone after a passion for paua brought him to New Zealand - but not before collecting both samples and experiences from South London to Colombia...

In this episode, writer and performer Jacob Rajan talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his journey starting in 1997 with his debut, Krishnan's Dairy. "When I first put that mask on, I can almost sense the audience lean forward. There's a childlike wonder that is kind of released in them. They're given that permission to imagine." It's been a quarter century since Jacob Raja...

Helping 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 refugees resettled across New Zealand, Kadambari visits Nelson. Each year Nelson receives about 8-12% of New Zealand yearly quota of refugees. In 2019 when Tanya Nock set out to create Cultural Conversation...

On 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? 12 years ago in Nelson, Dr Kay Sneddon decided to help a group of former refugees from Myanmar feel more settled in Nelson. The family were the first Kayan people to be settled in Nelson back in 2008 after being given re...

Sepak 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 Sepak Takraw isn't officially recognized as a sport in New Zealand, but that hasn't stopped Karen players in Auckland. The former refugees have been getting their skills up to a level where they now are off to the World championshi...

From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home. FOLLOW Voices on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public and iHeart Radio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Violinist Andrew Beer's day job is concertmaster for the Auckland Philharmonia (APO). As the musical leader of the orchestra, he sits just to the left of the conducto...

At 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 Voices episode. FOLLOW Voices and LISTEN on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public and iHeart Radio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Over the past few years, NZ has been steadily pushi...

Two 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. When Simran Kaur and Sonya Gupthan set out to start their finance podcast Girls That Invest, they hadn't quite expected it would become such a hit two years later. The podcast today is one of the world&#x27...

Growing 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 Raghukumar in this episode of Voices. When Aisling O'Sullivan was a child in Ireland, tracing the journey of stormwater run-off was a source of endless fascination. In this episode of Voices, she looks...