Kiwi Yarns

Brodie Kane on turning 40, falling in love, running a media business. As told to mentor, Ali Mau.

This episode is a little bit different. Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Ali Mau has been a career mentor and dear friend of Brodie’s since they first worked together at TVNZ in 2012.

Ali takes the interview seat as Brodie reflects on life at 40, her continued success with Brodie Kane Media - six years after going out alone. What it’s like to fall in love for the first time at 39, why creating communities for women is one of her greatest joys, and her beautiful relationship with her mum, Jo Kane.
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This week on Kiwi Yarns, I sit down with legendary New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera.

From The Whale Rider to The Matriarch, Witi's work has shaped generations of readers. But at 80 years old, he made a remarkable decision: to return to school and immerse himself in te reo Māori.

The conversation moves from language and identity to climate change, leadership, ageing, courage and the importance of lifelong learning.

Witi reflects on the moment that challenged him to begin writing in te reo, the rangatahi who helped carry him through a year of full immersion study, and why doing hard things keeps us alive.

Along the way there are stories about whales, family, books, pounamu and what it means to leave the world a little better than you found it.
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What happens when you end your live show tour in Christchurch on a Sunday night in-front of a sell out crowd with one of the most loved faces on television (Jason Gunn) and a true queen of radio (and former princess of Dargaville Lana Searle)?

An endless supply of stories that might have you taking out an ACC claim because your cheeks will suffer from laughing so much. Period.
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This week, Wayne Cameron from the Little Ardroy Beef Company pops into the bach to chat about his massive year.

From a simple farm concept to launching in over a hundred supermarkets, Wayne shares exactly how he made it happen as part of New World Emerge.

We dig into what ethically raised beef actually means and why sometimes you just have to wing it to chase your dream.

 

This episode was brought to you by New World Emerge. New World Emerge is a national initiative, backed by Foodstuffs, to support new and emerging suppliers onto supermarket shelves.

Find out more at New World Emerge | New World
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Joel Little works right at the top of the music industry. But, his latest and most challenging project is much closer to home.

He and his wife Gemma co-founded and built BIG FAN - is a not-for-profit, world class multi-purpose music space in central Auckland, just down the road from where he and Lorde wrote Pure Heroine.

He wants to foster the talents of musicians, songwriters and those behind the scenes - no matter where they are at in their musical journey.

We talk about what the role of the music producer is, and how his life changed after Royals. What it’s like to work with Taylor Swift, and a flashback to his days with Goodnight Nurse.
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