Here Now
Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life here.
Hosted and produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
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Djs Banty and Nadine talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this latest Voices episode on bringing African music to the club scene in Auckland.
Being 'woke' and how it became a catchall phrase
Being 'woke' and how it became a catchall phrase
Breaking down the background to the idea of 'wokeness' are Ira Munn and Andreea Calude, in this episode of Voices.
The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland.
Making films from South India to the South Island
Making films from South India to the South Island
In this episode of Voices, producer Karthic SS talks to Siddharth Nambiar, a wildlife filmmaker based in Dunedin.
"Everthing's gone, except the band members"
"Everthing's gone, except the band members"
A fire gutted an Auckland sports club and took with it all the instruments of a Caribbean steelpan orchestra that also used the space. In this episode we chat to Camille Nakhid about what next for the 18-year-old cultural group?
The best of two worlds
The best of two worlds
New Zealand has one of the world's biggest export-driven wine industries - that attraction is huge for people from overseas who arrive here exploring opportunities in the industry. In this episode we're talking to two wine professionals from India and France who now call New Zealand home.
Thousands across NZ continue to rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Thousands across NZ continue to rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
In this episode we talk to members from Palestinian and Jewish communities in New Zealand about the attacks on Gaza by Israel.
Space technology for climate change
Space technology for climate change
Each year, a New Zealand social enterprise runs a space research incubator to help explore space-related technologies for climate change. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the founders of Spacebase.
"It would be a foolish move" - Community organizations speak up against closing ministries
"It would be a foolish move" - Community organizations speak up against closing ministries
ACT Party wants to close demographic ministries like the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, and in this episode we're talking to community organizations who are concerned about this possibility and it's potential impact.
"A way of making people move" - Coaxing veggie gardens in Christchurch
"A way of making people move" - Coaxing veggie gardens in Christchurch
It takes a bit of grit to grow veges in the Christchurch winter, but a group of Fijian families are rising to the challenge via a University of Canterbury-led project.
'Is this your Grandfather?' A quest to join the dots
'Is this your Grandfather?' A quest to join the dots
Wellington woman Lalita Kasanji is on a mission to identify the pioneering Indian immigrants depicted in a collection of studio portraits taken on Cuba Street in the early 1900's.
A design to the rescue - lifejackets for use in India
A design to the rescue - lifejackets for use in India
Floods in India claimed hundreds of lives this monsoon season, but an Indian expat in New Zealand is hoping his new invention will help bring the toll down. Produced by William Ray.
How to get salmon out of hot water
How to get salmon out of hot water
Scientists are looking for ways to adapt salmon fisheries for climate change. In this episode we talk to UK-born Dr Jane Symonds about how to save the industry from mass fish die-offs. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
"It opens people's eyes to what's possible" - Takaka cohousing
"It opens people's eyes to what's possible" - Takaka cohousing
Using natural build techniques, a group of Takaka-based social entrepreneurs are excited about getting closer to the finish line of their cohousing project in development. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
'This is not the image we want to put out' - claims of exploitation by migrant workers on Accredited Employers Work Visa scheme
'This is not the image we want to put out' - claims of exploitation by migrant workers on Accredited Employers Work Visa scheme
A group of South American migrants spoke out recently about allegedly misleading job contracts they signed with the Auckland construction company Buildhub as part of New Zealand's Accredited Employers Work Visa (AEWV) scheme. On Voices, Kadambari Gladding sits down for an exclusive interview with Buildhub's commercial administrator Ricardo Corona-Perez.
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