Category: Whitianga

ALTBAYS.NZ –  From Table Talk in Coromandel to University Panel at AUT

ALTBAYS and the NZ Podcasting Summit 

The NZ Podcast Summit is an annual event that focuses on collaboration, education, sharing and networking for Aotearoa’s podcast producers, presenters, practitioners and providers. The event stands out because, in the conference room, you will find indie podcasters sitting next to representatives of NZ’s big media companies like Stuff, RNZ, The Spinoff and the NZ Herald, all listening to panellists and discussing the past, present, and future of podcasts — undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing information and entertainment media formats.

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Souzie Speerstra – Featured Artist Issue 17

Creating art has always been a part of my life; my earliest memories were of drawing.

The other constant throughout my life has been the Coromandel. On my first visit to Hahei, I was bathed in a bucket at the camp; until Dad died, we had a family bach there. Thirteen years ago, my partner Lance and I moved to Whenuakite to be closer to him.

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Ross’ Ramblings – Japan Revisited – Part 1

When I was growing up, I remember that in our house we had a Japanese katana (samurai sword) hanging on one wall and a small Japanese wooden pagoda on a cabinet in the lounge. My mother also had a beautiful kimono with birds and flowers flowing down the sleeves which she used to put on sometimes.

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ALTBAYS.NZ –  Growth, Gratitude and New Beginnings

Back in February 2022, if you had told the ALTBAYS Table Talk podcast team that within two years, they would have live-streamed over 260 episodes, hosting guests from all over Aotearoa NZ for engaging conversations in their studio in Whitianga, they might not have been surprised. However, if you had mentioned that they would be building a new studio for the third time, you would certainly have generated a reaction!

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ALTBAYS.NZ –  From Table Talk in Coromandel to University Panel at AUT

ALTBAYS and the NZ Podcasting Summit 

The NZ Podcast Summit is an annual event that focuses on collaboration, education, sharing and networking for Aotearoa’s podcast producers, presenters, practitioners and providers. The event stands out because, in the conference room, you will find indie podcasters sitting next to representatives of NZ’s big media companies like Stuff, RNZ, The Spinoff and the NZ Herald, all listening to panellists and discussing the past, present, and future of podcasts — undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing information and entertainment media formats.

Read More »

Souzie Speerstra – Featured Artist Issue 17

Creating art has always been a part of my life; my earliest memories were of drawing.

The other constant throughout my life has been the Coromandel. On my first visit to Hahei, I was bathed in a bucket at the camp; until Dad died, we had a family bach there. Thirteen years ago, my partner Lance and I moved to Whenuakite to be closer to him.

Read More »

Ross’ Ramblings – Japan Revisited – Part 1

When I was growing up, I remember that in our house we had a Japanese katana (samurai sword) hanging on one wall and a small Japanese wooden pagoda on a cabinet in the lounge. My mother also had a beautiful kimono with birds and flowers flowing down the sleeves which she used to put on sometimes.

Read More »

ALTBAYS.NZ –  Growth, Gratitude and New Beginnings

Back in February 2022, if you had told the ALTBAYS Table Talk podcast team that within two years, they would have live-streamed over 260 episodes, hosting guests from all over Aotearoa NZ for engaging conversations in their studio in Whitianga, they might not have been surprised. However, if you had mentioned that they would be building a new studio for the third time, you would certainly have generated a reaction!

Read More »

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