Conversations With Wāhine
Join our hosts are we interview inspirational guests who are leading change in their fields within the country, and the globe.
We champion the work Wellington women are achieving in their respective fields and amplify their voices in the community.
This podcast is brought to you by the National Council of Women Wellington Branch.
Available on Access Radio, and our Zoom calls can be found on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuYNLhj7bYyEmUqi_e8VKqg
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Episodes
194 episodes
Episode 188: Isabel Corfiatis
Harita and Haley interview Wellington filmmaker Isabel Corfiatis ahead of the Doc Edge Film Festival 2026 about her debut feature documentary "Music and the Mystical Experience", screening in Auckland from 24 June to 12 July and Wellington from...
Episode 187: Julie Baker and Liz Cotton
What role can museums play in inspiring the next generation of innovators, scientists, and creative thinkers?In this episode, Laura is joined by Elizabeth Cotton and Julie Baker from MOTAT (the Museum of Transport and Technology) in Auck...
Episode 186: Dillon Jo
Harita interviews Dillon Jo.Dillon Jo are a queer, female-fronted four-piece creating dreamy, genre-blurring indie rock inspired by dream pop, shoegaze, folk and alt-rock. Formed in Wellington by Betty Smith and Georgie Levien in early 2...
Episode 185: Lindy Hume - The Marriage of Figaro
Lindy Hume is an Australian opera and festival director, who has worked throughout Australia and internationally. She was born in Sydney. Her father taught primary school and also worked as a film censor. Her mother was a psychologi...
Episode 184: Erika Grant - Loemis Festival
Harita interviews Erika Grant.Erika is an artist primarily working in the areas of music and costume, but loves to dabble in all sorts of different mediums. Beginning with music when she was just a wee bairn playing in orchestras and cla...
Episode 183: 5IVE (Yes, the British boyband)
Harita and her friend Jelisha were lucky enough to get an interview with British pop boyband, 5IVE, ahead of the NZ concert in May.If you haven't heard of them before, they were famous all over the world in the late 90's- early 2000's an...
Episode 182: Mycah Keall and Brooke Wharehinga (Waenga play)
Caught in the legislative machinery of “move-on” orders, Connie, a young wahine Māori - finds herself in a police holding cell where everything is in question: her freedom, her future, and whether survival is even possible in today’s political ...
Episode 181: Anita Lowry, RespectED Aotearoa - Sexual Harm Prevention
Anita Lowry (Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa , Ngāti Porou) is the Chief Executive of RespectEd Aotearoa, a charitable trust dedicated to an Aotearoa free from sexual violence and its harm. She has a background in union advocacy in pay equity and ...
Episode 180: Paige Tapara
Paige Tapara is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and key team member at Play It Strange, a trust facilitating youth songwriting, where she works in marketing, operations, and mentorship. Known for her own pop success, she now helps run national ...
Episode 179: Ragnar Anderson, Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
In recognition of May - Menstrual Awareness Month, join us for a conversation with Ragnar Anderson, Senior Research and Policy Advisor at Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa. Ragnar’s work and research explore sexuality, wellbeing, and parent-child commu...
Epsiode 178: 2026 Newtown Festival
A few of our co-hosts interview some 2026 Newtown festival-goers!
Episode 177: Kristin Paulse
Harita interviews Kristin Paulse.Kristin Paulse is a South African–born, Auckland–raised performer now based in Melbourne. She is deeply grateful and incredibly proud to be returning home to join the New Zealand company of
Episode 176: Joana Joy and Mo Munn
"Wellington's best kept secret" Joana Joy has rapidly established herself as a formidable presence as a comedian and MC in Antipodean comedy. With a background as a professional dancer and cabaret performer, she brings physical comedy, easy cha...
Episode 175: Imogen Stone
Harita interviews Imogen Stone.Born and raised in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, New Zealand, Imogen Stone is a multi-disciplinary performing artist, aerialist, creator, director & producer. Over the past 13 years her career has ta...
Episode 174: Rachel Macindoe-Baker
Eleonora interviews Rachel Macindoe Baker.Rachel is the creator of Chrysalis, is an artist and animator based in Wellington. She studied Media Design at Victoria University of Wellington, where she loved experimenting with mixed media in...
Episode 173: Anji Kreft
Harita interviews Anji Kreft.Long time Kiwi, but originally from England, Anji has been performing since she was a kid. As an adult, she’s performed in London's West End, national & international T.V – Director, TV & Radio Presen...
Episode 172: Melissa Hannan
In this episode, Laura and Sophie chat with Melissa Hannan.From the workshop floor to empowering women across New Zealand, Melissa shares how she’s breaking barriers in the automotive world through Girls ’N’ Gasoline, creating a supporti...
Episode 171: Georgia Knight
Harita chats to musician, Georgia Knight.Banished Music proudly welcomes Georgia Knight back to Aotearoa, following her standout solo performance at The Others Way. After captivating audiences with a spellbinding set that lingered long a...
Episode 170: Help! A Monster ate my story - Jacqueline Coats and Fifi Colston
Harita and Eleonora interview Jacqueline Coats and Fifi Colston.Jacqueline directs, and Fifi is doing the costumes and design for, a new children's play, HELP! A Monster Ate My Story, which is heading to Wellington’s ...
Episode 169: Nadine Tereora
In this episode, Laura is joined by Nadine Tereora, Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Automobile Association. They explore her career journey, the defining traits of impactful leadership, and the realities of women stepping...
Episode 168: Hoot n Annies
#LadiesKickBrass! The Hoot'n'Annies, Wellington’s all-wāhine second line band, bring New Orleans jazz, funk, and bold pop covers to CubaDupa. Their dynamic blend of brass and percussion will ignite the streets, sparking dance and joy. Join the ...
Episode 167: Peter the Colourful Panda - Aisling Waldron and Bex Falconer
Author, Aisling Ní Bhaldraithe and Illustrator, Bex Falconer sit down with your hosts, Eleonora and Haley Rachel Rolls for a refreshing, and at times, hilarious chat.Aisling and Bex have created a picture book that’s playful on the surfa...
Episode 166: Sara Dore
Eleonora and Laura talk to Sara Dore, Director of Empower Physio & Pilates on the Kāpiti Coast, and one of New Zealand’s most experienced DMA Clinical Pilates clinicians.With over 30 years in physiotherapy, Sara has spent nearly two ...
