What's in Your Kete?

Tupe Dreams

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In every corner of the Moana, our people carry stories like stars — guiding us, grounding us. What’s In Your Kete? is a space to lay those stories out, one by one. We talk identity, healing, and the everyday magic of being Indigenous in this ever-changing world. Whether you’re tuning in from Tāmaki, SolCal or Niue this podcast is for you. Push play - the kete’s already being passed.

11/11/2025

What's In Your Kete? JJ4K, Jvyden and Gio

This episode of What’s in Your Kete? brings together three artists from Brisbane’s Relentless Records label — rapper, producer and co-founder of Relentless Records JJ4K, R&B artist and award-winning barber Jvyden, and the hype man and DJ for Relentless Records, Gio. We talk music, the grind, and keeping your head straight when everything’s moving fast.
10/09/2025

What's In Your Kete? Anjelica Tova

From Aotearoa to Fiji, Brazil to India and everywhere in between Anjelica Tova has seen and done it all! This episode of What's In Your Kete features our guest Anjelica who tells her story of living in Brazil during Carnival / 2015 FIFA World Cup, growing up Fijian and Chinese in West Auckland, exploring her creative side thorough dance and acting, and heaps more. Our talanoa is filled with plenty of laughter and thoughtful conversation so we're excited to share this with you.
09/25/2025 · Bonus

What's In Your Kete? Winnie Dunn Part 2

We're back with part two of our catch up with Winnie Dunn. From taking a look behind the scenes at the story, themes and characters of Winnie's novel Dirt Poor Islanders, to discussing Winnie's work helping Pasifika writers in the Sydney area become published writers, we're going deeper into Winnie's journey in the Australian literacy world.
09/25/2025

What's In Your Kete? Winnie Dunn Part 1

In this special two part episode we're joined by award winning Tongan Australian author and creative Winnie Dunn. Based in Western Sydney, Winnie shares about her early years growing up in Mt Druit, how the women in her family shaped her as a storyteller and her involvement as a poet, editor and creative at the Sweatshop Literacy Movement. From Australia to Aotearoa and across the moana, Winnie's story inspires us all to celebrate our own stories in every way that matters.
08/17/2025

What's in Your Kete? Nickalee

What happens when you decide to take a chance on your passion and put yourself out there for the world to see? Nickalee, our guest for this episode shares how over the last year she's built her following around the local DJ community in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. We look at the technical side of DJing, what goes into putting a playlist together for her sets, the importance of diversity in this space and how she balances her personal life with her DJing lifestyle.
06/27/2025

What's in Your Kete? Saarah Gul

🏡 In this episode of What’s in Your Kete?, we're joined by Saarah Gul — also known as the Māori Mogul — a proud wāhine Māori using her platform to uplift our people through financial knowledge. From navigating the home-buying journey to being smarter with your pūtea / money, Saarah shares whakaaro that centres whakapapa, community, and long-term abundance. 💬 This is more than money talk — it’s about reclaiming mana motuhake in our finances and building intergenerational wealth, our way. 🎧 Tune in and fill your kete with tools, tips, and mātauranga to help you thrive.
06/24/2025

What's in Your Kete? Denyce Su'a

Join us this week on What’s in Your Kete? as we talanoa with Samoan creative and actor Denyce Su’a—as she shares her story and passion around performance and storytelling. Denyce opens up about: 🥁 Her journey melding identity and creativity. 🎭 How storytelling acts as a bridge—connecting her, her ancestors, and our collective communities across the moana 💬 Real talk on identity, representation, and “showing up” authentically in the arts. Expect heartfelt conversation, cheeky laughs, and a heavy dose of inspiration. Denyce’s talanoa is a powerful reminder that when Pasifika and Indigenous voices are heard, we all feel seen or as Denyce says — "because representation isn’t just important, it’s everything."
06/08/2025

What's in Your Kete? Michael Tuala

On this episode of What’s In Your Kete, we sit down with Michael Tuala — a youth worker and mental health advocate of Samoan descent, from West Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau 🇼🇸🇳🇿. This talanoa shares Michael's path of service to our young people — grounded in alofa (love) ❤️ , cultural identity, tautua (service) and the strength of aiga (family). He speaks on his journey travelling across the vast Pacific 🌊🚢 in early 2020, and how he recently ended up on a Europe adventure 🇪🇺 ✈️with his siblings.

In every corner of the Moana, our people carry stories like stars — guiding us, grounding us. What’s In Your Kete? is a space to lay those stories out, one by one. We talk identity, healing, and the everyday magic of being Indigenous in this ever-changing world. Whether you’re tuning in from Tāmaki, SolCal or Niue this podcast is for you. Push play - the kete’s already being passed.

Creator

Tupe Dreams
Years Active

2025
Episodes

20
Rating

Clean
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