Planting Seeds Podcast

In this Grow With Me episode, I sit with four questions that have come from my own reflections and the Planting Seeds IG community. These questions touch on growth, culture and consistency. I answer them from where I’m at right now, not from a place of perfection. Questions: What are my current wins? How we can encourage our people to engage with and embrace culture without whakamā? How do I keep...

This episode marks the third time sister NIX has joined the Planting Seeds Podcast and as always, it’s a kōrero filled with value, honesty, and reflection. Recorded at Waitangi , this conversation looks back on the lessons NIX took from 2025 and the intentions she’s setting for 2026 . We speak about creating joyful moments, being intentional with what we share publicly, and the strength that can b...

This Grow With Me episode is a kōrero on purpose and why purpose is a critical pillar of tāne wellbeing . Purpose gives drive, meaning, and fulfilment. Without it, many men feel lost, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. In this episode, I share the simple framework that has helped me identify and reconnect with my own sense of purpose and may support you on your journey too. I break purpose d...

This episode is with Pio Terei , an Aotearoa legend whose contribution to media, entertainment, and comedy spans decades. It was an absolute honour to sit across from him on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds , and this has become one of the best podcast episodes to date . Pio’s lived experience, charisma, humour and depth impacted me deeply, especially around tāne - hood, talent, and parenting . He shar...

This Grow With Me episode is a real and honest reflection on what often happens when you start showing up for yourself . I briefly share my experience being at Waitangi , before diving deeper into a challenge many of us face on a growth journey. The subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) shade that comes when you begin to change. “You think you’re better than me.” “You’re too cool now.” Tall poppy s...

This episode is a powerful kōrero with Rangimarie Te Whenua , a staunch rangatahi from the far north, speaking on behalf of our young people and offering a perspective we need to hear more of. Rangimarie shares her whakaaro on the whakataukī “Ko ngā rangatahi ngā rangatira mō āpōpō” — and challenges it by saying, “Ko ngā rangatahi ngā rangatira o ināianei.” We talk about tikanga, what rangatahi ar...

This episode was recorded on Waitangi Day at Waitangi and features a powerful kōrero with Eru Kapa-Kingi on the significance of the day here in Aotearoa, New Zealand and more importantly, what led to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi . Eru brings clarity and context to Te Tiriti, unpacking the historical intent, the responsibilities it carries and what it continues to ask of us today. Over the p...

This Grow With Me episode is a February reset — a pause to reflect and look back at January and share what actually unfolded across the four pou guiding my year: Health, Whānau, Mahi, and Money . I speak about what went well, what needed adjusting, and what January taught me — especially around choosing structure over motivation. From there, I share how I’m carrying those lessons into February , n...

The first guest of 2026 on the Planting Seeds Podcast is none other than my beautiful wife, Hinepanea Rewiri . The last time we sat down for a podcast together was almost two years ago, shortly after the birth of our baby Aho . In this kōrero, we fill in the gap and speak honestly about what’s unfolded since — from postpartum , doing 75 Hard , navigating seasons of indulging in drinking , and the...

In this Grow With Me episode, I share some of my current focuses within my Health Pillar , aligned with the structure I’ve created for 2026. Right now, I’m in the middle of a 48-hour fast and I speak about my intentions with fasting. A way to reset, regulate, and support my body and mind. I’m already noticing benefits like mental clarity and sharpness , increased awareness of certain food habits a...

This Grow With Me episode is a bit of a rampage - an encouragement to back YOU and show up for YOU ! I speak into how following through with your word builds trust and confidence within yourself , why it’s crucial to have your own back when you’re in the trenches , and how real confidence comes from creating internal value before seeking external validation . This kōrero isn’t about hype . . . it’...

This Grow With Me episode is about a shift I’m consciously leaning into . . . moving my energy from building my personal brand to growing and strengthening the Planting Seeds Podcast platform . It’s less about me and more about us , the kaupapa, and creating something that holds space for community, conversation, and collective growth. I also respond to two questions from the community , sharing m...

This Grow With Me episode is about a shift I’m making this year which is . . . choosing structure over goals . For a long time, I thought goals were the answer and to be honest setting goals have helped me achieved so much. But in this episode, I break down whats changed, and the four pou I’m using to support my health, mahi, whānau, and finances. Not to hype myself up but to hold myself steady ,...

This episode opens the 2026 season of the Planting Seeds Podcast with honesty. Not inspiration. Not hype. Just truth. The year didn’t begin the way I expected. What was meant to be a fresh start turned into a Not-So-Happy New Year, marked by an emotional breakdown and finding myself deep in the mental trenches . In this Grow With Me episode, I share what led to that breakdown, the patterns and pre...

This Grow With Me episode is Part 2 of the communication and storytelling series. In this kōrero, I speak openly about how I got into speaking, public speaking and podcasting , and the simple structure I still use today to communicate clearly and confidently. I wasn’t always a good communicator. In fact, there were specific moments that sparked my desire to get better, from listening to motivation...

This episode is an up-the-guts kōrero with my good brother Kawariki Thompson , also known as Mr Waana Heal Stay Real. Kawariki has been on a deep healing journey , using his real and raw lived experiences to support others in reconnecting with who they truly are — beneath the titles, beneath the masks, and underneath the hurt and pain they’ve been carrying for years. Coming from a rough background...

This Grow With Me episode launches a new 3-part series on communication and storytelling — something that has shaped the way I live, lead, speak, and connect with people. What has helped me the most in becoming a stronger communicator is knowing my own story. So in this episode, for the first time on the podcast, I share it openly as the foundation for what’s coming next. We dive into: ✨ Why stor...

The next episode is with a local brother, Eru Osborne , co-founder and owner of Uncomfortable Clothing , a brand built on the idea of doing uncomfortable things. But Eru doesn’t just talk about it — he lives it. Last month, Eru ran 465KM for Movember and Men’s Mental Health. Each day reflected the number of kilometres he would run: Day 1 = 1km, Day 10 = 10km, Day 30 = 30km. A mental and physical c...

This Grow With Me episode is one of the most personal kōrero I’ve shared. I speak openly about the story that has held me back for years — the belief that “I don’t value myself enough.” A belief I thought I understood… but never realised just how false it was, and how much it’s been limiting my ability to be, show up fully, and connect with the people who genuinely care about me . What shifted eve...

This episode is another LIVE podcast, recorded during our Seeds of Life wānanga/retreat over the weekend. A space designed for like-minded people to come together for self-discovery and connection. Our guest is Nick Smith , a brother I’ve been connected with since 2020 when he joined my then-online community Te Ara Hou, now called Seeds of Self. Nick has grown into a tuakana within our space, some...

This episode is with Dr Ririwai Fox , a tāne Māori with a PhD in Psychology and kaupapa Māori, whose work explores the powerful intersection between Western psychology and Māori worldviews. Ririwai shares openly about his academic journey, studying at Victoria University while becoming a father to four children, and the many life events that shaped him along the way. We talk about the broadness of...

This episode is with Tamahau Tangitu, a true man of the ocean. Raised in and on the water by his pāpā and uncles, Tamahau has lived a life connected to moana, waka and whakapapa. From being a kaihoe and captain on the waka taua of Tākitimu, to becoming a navigator of waka hourua, he recently voyaged from Aotearoa to Samoa on Ngāhirakamaitawhiti. This kōrero is a deep exploration into tangata moana...

This Grow With Me solo episode is a reflection on the season I’m navigating right now — a season of finding myself in a financial hole . . . again, uncovering the fear that recreated the struggle, and choosing to shift my focus away from chasing money and back toward alignment and purpose. I share openly about the internal work I’ve been doing: - Putting alcohol to the side - Recommitting to my he...

This episode is with Harlem Ratapu, otherwise known as Harmonious Ra. A brother whose energy, openness, and heart-centred way of being always brings a powerful vibration to the kōrero. It’s the second episode we’ve shared together, but this time, he’s in a completely different space, grounded, evolved, and embodying a new level of self-awareness and peace. In this kōrero, we talk about receiving k...

This is the first LIVE episode of the Planting Seeds Podcast, recorded with Te Ururangi at Te Ao Hou Marae in Whanganui 🔥 We opened up the mobile studio and whānau gathered around the fire to tune in. This kōrero has been a long time in the making, and the wait has absolutely been worth it. Te Ururangi shares about his rough upbringing, the lessons of forgiveness, and the changes made in a man on...