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Wao Podcast: The important role of tech in driving change with Nick Baty.
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.
Wao Podcast: Jodie Jarvis on Climate Emotions... and Summit Speaker 2025
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.
Wao Podcast: Giving people the opportunity to be in nature changes people.
Positive change through action with Sam the Trap Man. This interview highlights the power of individual and community action in driving positive environmental change.
Wao Podcast: If you're going to solve the climate crisis, you have to bring everyone along.
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.
Wao Podcast: Nobel Prize winning climate scientist on an intergenerational mission.
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.
Wao Podcast: Regenerative farming: ecological integrity over profit.
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?
Wao Podcast: Can business thrive and do the right thing at the same time?
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?
Wao Podcast: Positive medicine: four pillars of health which can transform your life.
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.
Wao Podcast: How to solve a housing crisis, hundreds of homes at a time.
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.
Wao Podcast: Grassroots goodness: nourishing the community and empowering people with disabilities.
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.
Wao Podcast: Our shapeshifting population: navigating a positive future
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.
Wao Podcast: The power of community collaboration: dark skies and fewer predators
Dr Leslie Van Gelder shares her insights on community resilience, conservation efforts, and the importance of hopefulness in challenging times.