Wave Makers Wave Makers Podcast

Fala, also known as the "Queen of Tuvalu" is a union organiser at the E tū union where she has participated in campaigns for Living Wage, Equal Pay, migrant workers’ rights, and climate change. She served on the Police Pacific Advisory Group for the Auckland District and represents E tū and the Pacific voice in the Temporary Migrant Workers Exploitation Community Group with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

She has been a Board member of the Migrant Action Trust in Auckland and co-convenor of the Pacific Women’s Watch (New Zealand) Inc. She is an announcer for the Tuvaluan programme on Radio531PI and in 2019 was awarded a Queen Service Medal for services to the Pacific community and workers’ rights.

Kassie Hartendorp (Ngāti Raukawa) is the Director of Action Station, an independent, crowdfunded, community campaigning organisation.. She was previously a Community Organiser focusing on supporting and organising ActionStation members and others to create the social and political conditions that enhance tino rangatiratanga and ensure Māori flourishing. Her background is in youth work, takatāpui / rainbow communities, and the trade union movement.

Auckland Councillor Fa'anana Efeso Collins joins us to talk about his beloved South Auckland community, racism, and the importance of developing more Māori and Pasifika leaders.

We are back from a bit of a gap after what we decided to call the post election blues. AKA, burnout. We cover the NZ election as well as our thoughts specific to Māori & Pasifika as well as our thoughts on the referendums. Elections are over, what now? Listen to our thoughts on this.

Join us as we interview wāhine toa Marama Davison, Co-Leader of the Green Party. We discuss her journey into activism and politics, her fight against racism and white supremacy and some tips for future activists and politicians.

We catch up with Whaiora Patrick, our first young Wave Maker. Whaiora is from Kawerau and she is a Mother, a Youth Leader, a Mental Health Advocate, a Motivational Speaker, a Writer and a Story Teller. Whaiora shares with us her incredible story of overcoming dark days in order to share her light with others.

*Trigger Warning: Suicide, overdose, and self harm.

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