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From Atoll to Hothouse

North of Auckland, Warkworth has seen an influx of people from a specific Pacific nation –all there for a very particular reason. A community built from scratch thanks to one man and his vision. Phil Vine with this episode. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=3e73b255-af87-4e55-a9cd-ff137f10fafb]

Serving up warmth in wintry Wellington - EKTA continues to grow

Since forming in 2017, food redistribution charity EKTA has had more volunteers join and has seen steady growth - but the queues of people it serves has almost doubled. Keeping it all going in the face of a cost crisis, are it's reliable force of volunteers, often made of a mix of people - new migrants, refugees, retirees to former beneficiaries of the charity's help. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=3563cdfd-87af-4d33-a697-925cbace0aeb]

Reimagining Pasifika heritage and space through architecture

Often when diaspora or indigenous communities interact with civic spaces—hospitals, libraries, universities—the architecture itself can sometimes either signal belonging or a sense of alienation. Three Resene Student Design Award winners want to shift this by centering more Pasifika values and concepts into built environments and housing in New Zealand, to reflect the diversity of people that inhabit them. This episode features Mila Makasini, Amelia Lee Chee and Sarah McLeod-Venu in conversation with Kadambari Raghukumar. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=4014b6b2-e933-401d-a80a-67fc91d457f1]

Engineering for seismic safety meets feminism - Samantha Krieg on her career pivot

Samantha Krieg went from chef de partie at one of Canada’s top restaurants by age 20, to a doctoral research in structural engineering and earthquake resilience, at the University of Canterbury. Underpinning in all, was a feminist passion for shifting gender bias and breaking barriers for women at the workplace. The Order of the White Rose scholarship recipient, joins Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=c6e88d18-c754-4510-8bca-d9580fb83fb1]

Teaching french flair in Christchurch - L'Aurore's bilingual classes

L'Aurore a bilingual French English class has been seeing an growing interest in Christchurch with some parents wanting to raise their children in full immersion of the language. Rachel Graham went to check out how it all works. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=f15443a9-0fd0-4e71-9ff7-0dae039302e8]