
The Wao Podcast.
Welcome to our podcast featuring conversations with experts, speakers and panelists who have presented at the Wao Summit in Wānaka and Queenstown, New Zealand. Kindly produced by our partners at yBC.tv
Why release a podcast?
If you’ve attended a Wao Summit over the past few years, you’ll know that the caliber of people featured at this event is very high. Our aim is to help more people hear what they have to say, including positive, practical steps that we can all easily take to make a difference - to ourselves, our community and our planet.
Nick talks about the intersection of technology and sustainability. He highlights the importance of considering security in the development of new technologies and systems, ensuring they are not only functional but also protected from unwanted attacks and unintended consequences.
Jodie Jarvis is doing important work in the field of climate emotion. At the University of Otago, alongside her PhD supervisor, Dr. Susan Wardell, Jodie has been pioneering workshops that delve into the emotional responses to climate change.
Positive change through action with Sam the Trap Man. This interview highlights the power of individual and community action in driving positive environmental change.
Greg Bodeker is a climate scientist with over 130 papers published in atmospheric and climate science. Greg advocates for progressive policies that reduce inequality, ensuring that the least fortunate are not left behind in the fight against climate change.
Dr Jim Salinger, on getting the Boomers to collaborate with the Zoomers! A conversation on climate science, the challenges it faces, and the importance of intergenerational collaboration in addressing climate change.
Zeb Horrell on what happens when you combine the values of growing up on a Southland sheep farm with innovation, regenerative thinking and a focus on sustainability?
Alec Tang asking the question, can business thrive and do the right thing at the same time? And what about political uncertainty, short-termism and community?
Who ever knew that lifestyle changes can be simple and effective, and actually quite easy to do? Mark talks to Dr David Beaumont on transforming healthcare for your family - and humanity.
Hint: It doesn't require foreign investment or huge government debt, and the houses are built better, to last longer, and will cost you less to build, buy and rent! Sam Stubbs tells us more in this episode.
Janice Lee is an inspiration. This episode how social enterprise helps multiple layers of people, gives training and employment to people with disabilities, and solves social problems all at once.
If you are at all interested in how Aotearoa New Zealand is changing and where we are heading, this is an episode with Professor Paul Spoonley is for you.
Dr Leslie Van Gelder shares her insights on community resilience, conservation efforts, and the importance of hopefulness in challenging times.

“We need to know each other again, if we want to survive the future.”.
— Dr Leslie Van Gelder, archaeologist, writer and educator.
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