The Provider

A deep dive back into our ancestral roots with fishing, and how we can go forward as fisherman, more aligned with how we are supposed to source our food, medicine and wellbeing.

In this podcast I share some of my lived experience to help in the understanding of the topic of resilience. I define resilience here as "Learnings and mental, physical and spiritual fitness, gained from lived experience which helps you adapt, survive and thrive in tough and unexpected situations." I share 12 tips for cultivating resilience: 1. Recognising and accepting that Change is th...

As a leader in your family, community, small or large businesses, you might  recognise that often, you are putting the needs of others before your own wellbeing. Sometimes the best thing you can do, to serve others, is to take a step back to recharge the mind, body and soul. This podcast explores the importance of taking a step back to recharge from time to time, in order to be an effective l...

Last night I had a yarn via video link, with one of the many charter clients of mine I consider to be a bloody good man. Dr Nic Gill has had a long tenure with the best team on the planet, the All Blacks , as their strength & conditioning coach. Gilly gives us an insight behind the scenes of the AB's. We also yarn about fuelling your body with the right kai, about managing stress and about how...

Aussies love fishing just about as much as us Kiwis - maybe more. Today we’re going to be crossing the Tasman (virtually), catching up with one of Aussies most passionate fisho’s - he’s been writing books and making TV - sharing his knowledge and entertaining. We’re going to be exploring fishing and its links to wellbeing with none other than Al McGlashan. Welcome Al!

I have a yarn with New Zealand's foremost expert on FORAGING, a great tool to add to your resilience toolkit. Peter Langlands from Wild Capture - wild foods and foraging - NZ shares his vast knowledge on foraging, and we talk broadly about nature as our source of wellbeing. There's a lockdown challenge at the end, so drop your answer in below. Peter wears many hats, he runs foraging tours, collect...

Lockdown yarns with me ole mate Milan from The Lateral Line .  We talk fishing - obviously! but more importantly how it connects us back to nature, our food, and our mates. We talk about what its like to follow and accomplish your dreams, men's resilience, self sufficiency and lots more. It's hard to find anyone more enthusiastic about all of the above than Milan - so this talk is a cracker!

Scott Macindoe is definitely someone who embodies the word Provider. Scott could easily have put up the gone fishing sign a long time ago, but he has chosen to continue his hard work and use some of his success in the business world to help fix New Zealand's fisheries management. He is a founder and driving force behind Legasea, an organisation striving to restore and protect New Zealand's abundan...

Darren Shields has been in and under the NZ ocean for the last 50 years, following his passion of spearfishing. He is 6 times NZ spearfishing champ, and founder of NZ's biggest dive business Wettie Spearfishing & Wetsuits. Darren has been underwater cameraman for many of NZ's top fishing shows, guided spearo's all around the world, and been involved in getting thousands of Kiwis into the world...

Mike has followed his passion, producing, directing and shooting film and television for the past 25 years. Mike specializes in natural histories, environmental and human rights based content, working only on media that contributes to education, awareness and learning. Some of his standout work includes the infamous 'Tuna Cowboy'. His latest documentary 'The Price of Fish' exposes the flaws in New...

Prof Grant Schofield is New Zealand's preeminent expert on preventative health. Grant is Professor of Public Health and Director of the Human Potential Centre at AUT Millennium.  He is the founder of PreKure (and I've had the good fortune of studying their Health Coach certificate lately). He's also a fellow Tairua local who loves the ocean, surfing, fishing and being out in nature. In this podcas...

Matt is hands down, New Zealand's biggest name in fishing. He has been producing NZ's top fishing show, and connecting with NZ fishermen through his TV show, for the last 20 years. We yarn in this podcast about what it takes behind the scenes to put a top rating show like this together for so long. We talk about following your passion. But most importantly we talk about what it is Matt loves about...

In this podcast I yarn to one of New Zealand's most respected kayak fisherman Rob Fort. Well, like the other guys I am talking to, I always have good yarns with Rob when I catch up. We talk kayak fishing, spearfishing, freediving, seafood ,the Coromandel, and art. It's fair to say Rob is a Coromandel boy through and through. He is an artist who draws his inspiration from what he sees in the water...

Few people know the Hauraki Gulf as well as Bruce Duncan aka Captain Swish. He is the author of several books, which share his in-depth knowledge and love of fishing and the Gulf. I've always admired Bruce's immense passion for fishing and the ocean and his positive outlook on life. In this podcast, Bruce talks about his recent battle with cancer, and the importance of staying positive and gratefu...

In this first podcast, I yarn with one of the people who inspired me into the charter fishing game. Rick Pollock pioneered the New Zealand liveaboard sportfishing charter scene back in the 1970's, and his lengthy career spanned right through until 2019. I was lucky enough to travel three times to the Three Kings Islands with Rick at the helm, and found him not only to be an amazing captain and gui...