The People's Podcast

In this episode of The People's Podcast, Bernadette is joined once again by Dr. David Wilson for a wide-ranging conversation about New Zealand's economic future. They dig into New Zealand First's proposal to buy back the Bank of New Zealand, what economic sovereignty actually means, and why other small nations have built enormous wealth while we sold ours off. David explains how an oligopolistic b...

What does it mean to find your identity in a world that keeps trying to put you in a box? In this episode of People's Podcast, Bernadette sits down with Alfred Ngaro for a wide-ranging conversation about hope, purpose and identity in modern New Zealand. Alfred draws on decades of community leadership, pastoral work, politics and fatherhood to speak honestly about the struggles New Zealanders are f...

Shubz is one of New Zealand's most recognisable podcasters and public voices, but his journey to get here was anything but easy. Growing up moving between nearly 20 schools, navigating abuse, addiction, and cycles of trauma, Shubz has lived a life that mirrors the reality of countless young New Zealanders who feel unseen and unheard. In this powerful conversation with host Bernadette, Shubz opens...

NZ First MP David Wilson joins Bernadette on The People's Platform to unpack the real pressures facing small business owners across New Zealand, from rising power costs and supermarket duopolies to banking profits leaving the country. They also dig into the growing skills shortage and why vocational training has been left behind in favour of university degrees, and what needs to change. Topics cov...

In this episode of The People's Platform, Bernadette Soares is joined once again by Alfred Ngaro — former Member of Parliament, cabinet minister, pastor, and community leader — for a candid conversation about the three things many New Zealanders are quietly searching for right now: hope, purpose, and identity. From the lasting trauma of the pandemic still being carried by communities, to the press...