Northland Artists Conversation

Send us Fan Mail This week on Northland Artists Conversation with sit down with the multidisciplined artist June Pitman-Hayes. Published Author, Singer/Songwriter, Producer and Project & Event Manager. June was super cool to be able to sit down and have a conversation with. Lots of laughs and some great stories, she has had such a brilliant and creative life. Right the way back to being creati...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, Northland Artists Conversation supporters, this podcast is a cracker! Former international musician Ryan Beehre joins us for a truly enlightening podcast this week.   Ryan was so cool to talk with. He talked about his early life in Whangarei before moving down to Nelson and meeting some like-minded musicians and joining the band Minuit. He shares some hilarious stories of his...

Send us Fan Mail This was a podcast where we had a lot of fun with our guest. Northland Artists Conversation was super happy to sit down with Ash Ellis! Ash talks with us about her journey through her schooling years and being an academic through to her studies at University. She has always picked up a pencil or pen and doodled, so making the move to focus on her art was an easy choice for her to...

Send us Fan Mail This was a podcast we had been waiting to do for a while now. Northland Artists Conversation is proud to have Shane Evans sit in the hot seat and talk with us! Shane sits down and talks about his journey as an Illustrator. How he first started and how he moved into working as a projectionist, then focused once again on his own work. Specialising in Illustration and Airbrushing for...

Send us Fan Mail Another stellar podcast this week, as the Northland Artists Conversation had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with best-selling author Catherine Lea. Catherine shares with us her journey into writing and how she got her big break and her successes she has had so far. Going from her amazing success internationally, with her best-selling and popular Elizabeth McClaine series of...

Send us Fan Mail Northland Artists Conversation is super excited to have the very cool and very funny  Sean McDonnell as our next guest! Sean was one of those guests that you can sit down and have a really honest conversation with. He is really open and transparent about where he is in this stage of his life and what his ultimate goal is. He even talks about his side role as a travel host and how...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Northland Artists Conversation, we sit down and chat with with local street artist Joshua Menheere! From his humble beginnings in Australia to exhibiting his work alongside international artists to becoming a social worker here in Whangarei and combining his love of mentoring and art. Josh is extremely open about the challenges and the success he has had in his life....

Send us Fan Mail On the Northland Artists Conversation this week, we get the pleasure of sitting down with music producer, songwriter and R&B Soul + Bass musician Tama Hemara. Tama has acomplished some amazing milestones in his career and continues to grow; both as an artist and as a person in general. A journey of strength, hope and perseverance and for an artist who is still exploring who he...

Send us Fan Mail The Northland Artists Conversation guest this week is the super cool and super tall Aaron Kerr! Aaron talks about growing up in Whangarei, having to become an adult really fast to look after his younger sister to discovering the horror genre. How he ventures down south, waaaay down south to moving back to being one of the originators of Northland Horror. Aaron is super excited to...

Send us Fan Mail The Northland Artists Conversation guest this week is the very cool and wonderful Anna Clarke! Anna talks about her journey into the arts world as well as her passion for environmentalism and how she blends both of those key aspects into what she creatives. From her beginnings attending Kerikeri High School to her time on Stewart Island. Stewart Island!!!!! How cool is that!!!! Th...

Send us Fan Mail Northland Artists Conversation is super excited to have, burning her way onto the podcast this week, the wonderfully creative Hannah Mitchell. Hannah has an incredible story to share, and share she does. So amazing to sit down with artists who speak with such passion and pride and she has that in spades! Hannah talks in such a way that is incredibly engaging and very thoughtful at...

Send us Fan Mail  Do you like surprises??? Northland Artists Conversation love surprises and  award winning local author Vera Dong has an amazing surprise for everyone. Vera sits down with us shares her past life working in the corporate world, the decision  family made to move to NZ and then the discovery of her creative expression and passion, writing. Vera is not afraid to open up and talk abou...

Send us Fan Mail Friends and fans of the podcast, please welcome Pete O'Neill to the studio as he sits down and talks about his career as a musician. Pete's story is absolute fascinating as a local boy from Dargaville who left to fulfil his dreams of becoming a musician. The journey he takes is one filled with highs and lows and ultimately about redemption and finding the next stage of h...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we had the distinct honour of sitting down with local author and educator Janinka Greenwood for this amazing podcast Janinka has extensively taught drama for a number of years now, in primary, secondary and tertiary classrooms. She is widely respected in both New Zealand and internationally for her explorations into the blending of theatre and education and how they can alt...

Send us Fan Mail I was incredibly fortunate to sit down with the fascinating Lauren Roche. From sex worker to doctor to critically acclaimed, best selling author!  A true story of hardships endured and hardships overcome, Laurens journey is nothing short of inspiring and captivating. We discuss her life from growing up in Wellington, an unexpected boat ride to America,  being a single teenage moth...

Send us Fan Mail Had the amazing opportunity to sit down with thespian extraordinaire Alan Palmer is next in the hot seat!  A professional actor with decades of experience, there is little this man hasn't done. Holding a diploma in professional acting from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he has had and extensive career and has performed in the famous West End, National UK tours, TV, Film...

Send us Fan Mail Had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the up-and-coming local writer Marino Begman. Marino talks about her time growing up in Australia before moving back to NZ and living in a 3-bedroom house in Pakuranga and discovering her love of writing. She talks about her non de plume and how she went from studying psychology to starting a writing course at NorthTec to winning awar...

Send us Fan Mail  Had an amazing opportunity to sit down with local creative Nicholas Connop Nicholas talks openly about his journey through living in Whangarei, his time working his way up the ranks of a local supermarket before taking the step into politics; all while discussing how he has been a long time creative who re-purposes thrown away items to create new works of art. His passion for cre...

Send us Fan Mail  📢 Episode is out now! 📢 Check out the clip here: https://youtu.be/7hCARe0pzSk Got to sit down dance teacher extraordinarie Holly Duder-Joy Having started her creative journey in dance at a young again UK, she talks about staring off in the discipline of Tap and then diversifying into other styles of dance. Holly relocated over to NZ in 2006 after meeting her Kiwi hubby. She beg...

Send us Fan Mail Today we sat down with culinary maestro and food creative Zee Tana. Zee shares his journey through life and talks openly about some of the positives and challenges he has faced and how he was able to navigate them. He talks about some of career and personal highlights and how they have shaped him into the amazing human being that he is today. Not afraid to speak openly and freely,...

Send us Fan Mail  Today we sat down with local arts advocate and mayor, her worship Sheryl Mai Sheryl talks about her up bringing and her schooling around NZ. She talks about her travels overseas including her 1 year, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day trip in Italy. We discuss her political career first as a Councillor and then her tenure as current Mayor of Whangarei. Sheryl also discusses some of the am...

Send us Fan Mail  Join us as we talk with the brilliant and multi disciplined artist Aru Singh Having been born and raised in the beautiful Northland region, Aru talks openly about his journey into how he found his creative niche. His ongoing commitment to the local pop culture scene in Whangarei and the journey that led him to start up PLUNGE! through to being an artist who is always creating. Ar...

Send us Fan Mail  Join us as we talk with the brilliant and multi disciplined artist Angela Rowe Having begun her creative journey in Auckland, she forged a career as a Mac operator, a projectionist and in arts education. Later moving to Whangarei, she completed a Master of Fine Arts through Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland in 2020 and has formed  the Collective Practise; a group o...

Send us Fan Mail  Got to sit down with the lovely Wendy Cunliffe today. Wendy takes us through her early life in England and her journey as a student then to becoming  teacher to finding her passion later on in life. Such a humble person and it was a real pleasure to sit down and talk with her. Wendy does not have her work on social media but it is available to be viewed at Reyburn House Art Galle...

Send us Fan Mail  Had the pleasure of sitting down with the wonderfully talented Michael Botur. Mike opens up about his journey from fledgling poet and writer; publishing articles in the  University of Otago creative writing zine Blindswimmer through to the challenges of being a full time writer to being a multi award winning author. A fascinating conversation that is incredibly informative  Check...