Building resilience - a former refugee on using architecture to change lives
Myint Aung San talks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this Voices episode about his dreams to change the refugee experience in camps by changing the way they're built.
View Article'Several countries could benefit from our research here'- Emmanuel Chakwizira
Growing up in a farming family in Zimbabwe, scientist Emmanuel Chakwizira talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about the differences in crop culture literally, and his work here in Canterbury.
View Article"It's ironic, not inclusive" - Footballers on the foreign-player regulation
In this episode, we're talking football, inclusivity, visas and the opportunities to play in an amateur league when you're an immigrant in New Zealand. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Waiheke United and...
View ArticleThe Griot's Path - Thabani Gapara on telling stories through jazz
Zimbabwe-born saxophonist Thabani Gapara talks to Voices producer and presenter, Kadambari Raghukumar, about his journey over the years and how storytelling has been so central to his work,...
View ArticleEsther's Expo: "You eat with your eyes first"
Nigerian-born Aucklander Esther Olatunbosun has taken her sweet tooth to the Dubai World Expo. One of just three young chefs chosen to represent New Zealand, she has big dreams and one heck of a pav.
View ArticleTackling 'isms' and intra-ethnic prejudice
An online hui to discuss inter-ethnic prejudice and discrimination hopes to bring the subject out into the open and tackled through more honest dialogue and reflection. The organisers speak to Voices...
View ArticleIn the spirit of hope
How does being a master distiller and Honorary Consul come together when your country is being ravaged by war? Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Oleksandr Kirichuk in this week's episode of Voices.
View ArticleHealing wounds - Hussam Razzaq on his time in Iraq to working with...
How did a stint in the army lead Canterbury scientist Hussam Razzaq to wanting to change lives through research? He spoke to Kadambari in this week's episode of Voices.
View ArticleBehind the mask - Pedro Ilgenfritz on his growing collection
How did Pedro Ilgenfritz go from accounting to clowning? He talks to Voices producer and presenter Kadambari Raghukumar about his love for acting - and a growing theatre mask collection.
View ArticleChasing stormwater from Ireland to New Zealand
Growing up in Ireland with a fascination with stormwater, set Aisling O'Sullivan on a lifelong mission to keep waterways free from pollutants, even here in New Zealand. She speaks to Kadambari...
View ArticleGirls who Invest - on friendships and finance
Two best friends who started a finance podcast at the start of the pandemic look back two years later. Simran Kaur and Sonya Guptham talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode of Voices.
View ArticleGetting into the game - Oasis AR
At 22, David Huang founded his first AR startup called Oasis AR, continuing the 20-year-old lineage of such startups from University of Canterbury's HIT Lab. He spoke to Kadambari Raghukumar in this...
View ArticleAPO concertmaster Andrew Beer to premiere major New Zealand work
From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home.
View ArticleTaking flight with Takraw
Sepak Takraw has helped some former refugees tap into a taste of home despite challenges to keep the sport going in Auckland. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
View ArticleThreads that bind - Kayan weavers 12 years on
On World Refugee Day, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the first family of Kayan refugees to ever arrive in Nelson, back in 2008. How has life changed for the family over the years?
View ArticleShifting the narrative - One conversation at a time
Helping shift the refugee and immigrant experience one conversation at a time, is Tanya Nock and her space - Cultural Conversations. In this last Voices episode of a month-long series on former...
View ArticleKrishnan's Dairy - 'It was a simpler time'
In this episode, writer and performer Jacob Rajan talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his journey starting in 1997 with his debut, Krishnan's Dairy.
View ArticleTuning into their beat - Nelson scientist's research on paua
With rising sea temperatures affecting our fisheries and marine ecosystem, how does Cawthron Institute's Dr Norman Ragg see research helping understand shellfish coping mechanisms better?
View Article"The goal is still the same" - Ali Mashal
After a two year hiatus recovering from an injury, Wellingtonian and former-refugee Ali Mashal is back to chasing his dream of professional boxing.
View ArticleIn the Driver's Seat
A Canterbury refugee centre is starting up its own driving programme, taught in the native language of migrants. It's another step towards breaking down some of the barriers to getting a drivers...
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