From the Ground Up

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Welcome to From the Ground Up, a Lincoln University podcast hosted by Hiraina Tangiora, a Lecturer in the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce. This podcast is all about the fantastic research being undertaken by postgraduate students here at Lincoln University, and the real-world impact it has. In each episode, we’ll sit down with brilliant minds to uncover fresh ideas, share inspiring research stories, and explore their student journey.

Episodes

  1. Hiraina Tangiora – Growing kiwi(fruit) connections

    10/08/2025

    Hiraina Tangiora – Growing kiwi(fruit) connections

    On today's episode, Hiraina swaps the host seat for the hot seat. We chat about her research exploring what successful partnerships look like between Māori and non-Māori organisations, with a focus on the Aotearoa kiwifruit industry. Indigenous business is still under-researched, but Hiraina is helping change that. Her mahi has the potential to influence food and fibre sectors both locally and globally.    Want more? Watch on Youtube or read Hiraina’s full bio on our podcast website: lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up/ Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    23 min
  2. Will Frost – Saving Aotearoa moths from parasitic wasps

    10/01/2025

    Will Frost – Saving Aotearoa moths from parasitic wasps

    On today’s episode, we chat to PhD student Will Frost, a man on a mission to better understand native moths under threat. He’s tracking the entire life history of the New Zealand tiger moth, a species that has become prey for invasive parasitic wasps. His research could impact how ecologists understand moths around the world. Want more? Watch on YouTube or read Will's full bio on our podcast website: lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    35 min
  3. Antonia Olszewski – Turning food waste into farming solutions

    09/17/2025

    Antonia Olszewski – Turning food waste into farming solutions

    On today’s episode, we chat with PhD student Antonia Olszewski, who’s researching how food-processing by-products like apple pomace, brewers’ grains and potato waste could be turned into animal feed. Her work is tracking the impact from the animals to the soil, to uncover how food waste can help build more resilient, sustainable farming systems.  Want more? Watch on Youtube or read Antonia’s full bio on our podcast website: ⁠lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up/⁠ Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    21 min
  4. Heidi Allan - Uncovering nature’s tiny treetop dwellers

    09/09/2025

    Heidi Allan - Uncovering nature’s tiny treetop dwellers

    What secrets are hiding above our heads? On today’s episode, we chat with Master’s student Heidi Allan, whose research is uncovering the hidden world of beetles living high in New Zealand’s forest canopies.   She’s investigating how insect communities differ from those on the forest floor and what environmental factors drive these differences, even developing inventive new ways to collect the data where few researchers have gone before. It’s work that could change how we monitor and protect our forests.  Want more? Watch on YouTube or read Heidi’s full bio on our podcast website: ⁠lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up/⁠ Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    24 min
  5. Campbell Kerr - Reshaping the food and fibre sector

    09/02/2025

    Campbell Kerr - Reshaping the food and fibre sector

    On today’s episode, we chat with PhD student Campbell Kerr, whose research is exploring what works – and what doesn’t – in the food and fibre sector. It’s a big task, with potential to shape how the industry tackles challenges like reducing carbon emissions. Want more? Watch full screen or read Campbell’s full bio on our podcast website: lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up/ Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    31 min
  6. Dan Smith - Understanding the rural contractor economy 

    08/27/2025

    Dan Smith - Understanding the rural contractor economy 

    On today’s episode, we chat with researcher and lecturer Dan Smith about the rural contractor economy – a vital part of agribusiness that’s surprisingly under-researched. His work could help contractors, farmers and the wider sector better understand this essential industry.  Want more? Watch full screen or read Dan’s bio on our podcast website: ⁠⁠https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up/ Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    21 min
  7. Nicole Spriggs - Tackling rugby safety for young women 

    08/27/2025

    Nicole Spriggs - Tackling rugby safety for young women 

    On today’s episode, we chat with PhD student Nicole Spriggs about her research aimed at making women’s rugby safer. She also shares a bit about her student journey and time at Lincoln.  Want more? Watch full screen or read Nicole’s bio on our podcast website: ⁠https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/from-the-ground-up/ Want to support the podcast? Clicking follow and leaving a review is a great way to do that!

    27 min
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Welcome to From the Ground Up, a Lincoln University podcast hosted by Hiraina Tangiora, a Lecturer in the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce. This podcast is all about the fantastic research being undertaken by postgraduate students here at Lincoln University, and the real-world impact it has. In each episode, we’ll sit down with brilliant minds to uncover fresh ideas, share inspiring research stories, and explore their student journey.

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