Gavin Learns

Gavin Hewitson

Conversations with people ranging from yoga instructors to comedy teachers. Gavin delves into a topics and fields that interest him.

  1. 15/03/2021

    Gavin Learns - Episode 33 - Know Your Stuff NZ

    Another week another episode!    Today I interviewed KnowYourStuffNZ.    KnowYourStuffNZ is a community organisation of volunteers operating in collaboration with the New Zealand Drug Foundation to provide drug related harm reduction services at events around New Zealand, including drug checking.   I first encountered these guys at a music festival in NZ and I became really curious regarding how they operated, where they started and where they see themselves going forward.    Wendy came on to represent the organisation as the Managing Director. Wendy has been active in the field of drug policy since 2007. Educated in social policy and criminology with a focus on drugs at Victoria University, she began drug checking after the prohibition of “party pills” in 2008 when it became apparent that the now-illegal substance BZP was making its way into the illicit drug market after its prohibition. She started checking at music festivals in 2014.   If you want to learn more about the organisation, click below. FYI, the service is free of charge to clients if you ever come across them at a festival.    KNOW YOUR STUFF LINKS:   Web: https://knowyourstuff.nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KnowYourStuffNZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnowYourStuffNZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowyourstuffnz/  MY STUFF   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews  American Refugees:  https://americanrefugees.co.nz/  https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees

    1h 11m

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Conversations with people ranging from yoga instructors to comedy teachers. Gavin delves into a topics and fields that interest him.