The Real Talk NZ Podcast

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the truly empowering story of Patrick Salmon. Patrick fiercely took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Rotorua, sharing on stage for the first time, his powerful story of overcoming some massive obstacles in his life.  He definitely bri...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the REAL kōrero from Elise Niu aka (E). Elise was one of our very first kaikōrero at our Real Talk event in Pōneke back in August 2020, and she took the stage for us again, 2 years later at Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi Taitoko – Levin. Elise shares with us...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the thought provoking kōrero from Hohepa Thompson aka (Hori). Hori took the stage at Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi Taitoko – Levin, with the title of his presentation being The Art Of Taking the Mimi!  He shares with us his struggles in his younger days, th...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the inspriational story of  Suz Taana.   This episode is special to me, as Suz is my little sister, so I am so proud of her for taking the stage to share her story – especially as she is TERRIFIED of public speaking, but she did it and we all felt her wo...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the vulnerable and moving kōrero from Manahi Te Hiakai Gardener. Manahi was one of our rangatahi speakers at Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi Taitoko – Levin, and we were all so blessed to hear him and share space together. Manahi is a 22-year-old Māori male b...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the powerful kōrero and story of Faith Henare-Stewart.   Faith took the stage at Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi Taitoko – Levin, not only as our rangatahi speaker, but also as our MC and she definitely brought the fire!   She vulnerably shares with us her be...

*Contains coarse language Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the powerful words of wisdom from Nix Adams.    Nix took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Waikato, to share her journey with addiction, abuse and grief.  She shares how she made a conscious choice to make a c...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the incredibly brave story of Jade Wharemate.   Jade took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Waikato, to share her experiences with her journey through llife.  She shares her highs and her lows and how following her dreams has lead her...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the beautiful story from our girl Lucy Jonhnson.   Lucy has been with our Real Talk whānau from the very beginning as our entertainment, blessing us with her beautiful voice and energy.  It has been a blesssing and beautiful to witness her blossom into w...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa kōrero Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the inspirational story of Tiare Tawera .     Tiare took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Waikato, sharing his empowering story of his strong connection to his Māoritanga, his whakapapa, and how easily life can go off track if you are...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai i te kaupapa Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the extremely vulnerable and life changing story of Dallas Adams.  Dallas took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Ahuriri in Napier, to share his journey with addiction, abuse and grief.  He made a conscious choice to make a change.  He knew th...

Jonique proudly and gracefully took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Ahuriri in Napier, sharing her story of wisdom, love, heartbreak and hope.  Some of her kōrero she has never shared before, so we are extremely priviledged to have her share her story with us on the Real Talk stage.  I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the power, beauty, strength and the inspriation...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the powerful kōrero and and story of Pania Tepaiho aka Wahine Toa Hunting.  Pania has taken the stage at every one of our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi events in 2021 and again this year too.  This is Panias kōrero from her time on stage in Ahuriri in Napier, wher...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the absolutely inspriational story of Harlem-Cruz Ihaia.  Harlem took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Ahuriri in Napier, sharing her empowering story of her strong connection to her Māoritanga, her whakapapa, and how easily life can go off...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the incredibly brave story of Constance Ready.   Constance took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Ahuriri in Napier, to share her experience with how connecting to the ngāhere, and following the tohu of her tipuna, she was able to bravely esc...

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa, nau mai hoki mai ki te kaupapa Real Talk. I’m Tania Carr, and today in this episode, you are going to hear the truly empowering story of Paris Brown. Paris bravely took the stage at our Real Talk Mō Ngā Rangatahi event in Ahuriri in Napier, sharing her story of overcoming some massive obstacles in her life, and being a driving force for our takatapui community.  Par...

Dallas Rahui Te Ahuru Adams is a survivor of sexual abuse and decades of drug and alcohol dependency, but it was through physical strength and fitness that was able to work toward overcoming the trauma of his past.   We spoke about experiencing trauma and sexual abuse as a child, how important it is to educate children at kura about their body and their rights to dictate what is okay and what isn’...

Kiino was born and bred in Ngāti Kahungunu (aka) Hawke’s Bay.  She started out as the Rangatahi Show announcer on local iwi radio station Radio Kahungunu in 2013 and as the saying goes, the rest is history.    9 years later and still counting, Kiino is still emceeing majority of local iwi events.  Her proudest achievement to date as an iwi emcee is that she now shares the stage and events with kee...

Welcome back to the Real Talk korero! This week in the hotseat we have the brilliant, beautiful and insanely talented Lucy Johnson! Lucy was blessed with the voice of an angel and we are lucky enough to have Lucy preform at most of our Real Talk events across the country! We spoke about Lucy’s creative process with writing music, what Real Talk means to her, choosing growth, and being atua focused...

** TRIGGER WARNING: We spoke about abuse, childhood abuse and sexual abuse. There are numbers at the bottom of these podcast notes if you need support.  Roxy Coervers has a background in events and community development, and she now works for Kia Haumaru in violence prevention and safety education. We spoke about her role as a kaiarahi (leader) with Kia Haumaru, teaching personal empowerment self-...

Welcome back to the Real Talk kōrero! This week we have my cousin Michael Willis joining me. Michael is a husband and pāpā, who grew up without a father, so he looked to his brothers and uncles as father figures.  Michael spoke about his start in the banking industry with no qualifications or experience, and how what set him apart was his hunger for growth. We spoke about showing up as the best ve...

Welcome back to the Real Talk Podcast! This week I’m so excited to share this korero with my beautiful sister, Celeste. Celeste is māmā to Chevy, Billie and Te Whetu. Her passion lies within her field of study which is social work. Owner of Polished By Celeste. Gifted with rhythm and a voice to match. Baby sister of us all and we love her... Most of the time haha. The one we go to when we need to...

Welcome back to another episode of the Real Talk podcast! This week in the hot seat I have Sharna-Lee England, an entrepreneurial boss babe that I am proud to call my friend.  Sharna is the owner of Manawatu Parties, among many other businesses she has founded over her years of entrepreneurship.  We spoke about: Ø  Her passion for business and how it has grown and developed over time Ø  A failed b...

This kōrero is full of gold nuggets, I'm stoked to share this beautiful conversation with you! Isaac has been in the fitness industry for 16 years and runs his own business, Isaac King Fitness. Isaac spoke about how losing his father gave him the mana to go further with his business, in honour of his parents. Isaac is breaking the mould within the fitness industry. His work with his clients i...

I am so blessed and excited to have my friend Huia Rentoul in the hot seat and to share this kōrero with you all! Huia is an integral part of our Real Talk Kaupapa as our National Event Coordinator. I don’t know how I lived without her! Huia is a wife and a māmā of three, living in the beautiful sunny Nelson, and she is the owner of Atahuia Wedding & Events. We spoke about her journey with her...