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We are Creators, Innovators and Entrepreneurs of Manukau, NZ. Host Manawa (and Mel) chat with all types of people about creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, with a focus on indigenous peoples and tackling inequality.

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    Trauma, Liquidation & Other Good Things

    Founder Trauma, Liquidation & Other Good Times What happens when you spend more than a decade building the dream — and then have to let it die? Rui Peng is the founder of Critical, an ambitious clean-tech company that set out to turn plastic waste into beautiful, useful building materials. He raised millions, built a factory, grew a team, survived a literal tornado, made plenty of questionable decisions along the way — and, recently, put the company into liquidation. Hosted by Manawa Udy who has known Rui for more than 12 years, from well before Critical existed. And in a slightly ridiculous full-circle moment, after the company closed he came to work with me at Te Ngahere for six weeks — which gave us plenty of time to talk kaka, make RAGEBAIT content, and unpack what the hell just happened. So this isn't a polished founder success story. It's a raw kōrero about ambition, identity, resilience, failure, money, ego, sacrifice, knowing when to stop — and what happens when the thing you've spent years building no longer exists. We talk about what Rui got right, where he f****d it up, what the founder journey really cost him, what liquidation actually feels like from the inside, and the slightly terrifying question of what he might do next. Because sometimes the business doesn't survive. The founder does.

    Trauma, Liquidation & Other Good Things

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    Kushla Okano - Tech, Tikanga & Te Taiao

    Meet Kushla Okano, wāhine Māori tech entrepreneur on the cusp of a GAME CHANGING clean tech system that will revolutionise how we take care of our taiao. Founder of Biokū Technologies and based in Levin with her Tāne and 5 kotiro, Kushla is a powerhouse. https://www.bioku.co.nz/

    Kushla Okano - Tech, Tikanga & Te Taiao

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    Exit interview with Ra Beazley (after 2 .5yrs as Ngahere GM)

    Rakai Beazley has been the General Manager at Ngahere (which includes GridMNK, Konei and Tukua) for the last 2 years, and sits down with Manawa on his last day for a leaving interview. It's an open and honest kōrero that goes behind the scenes in this almost 7yr old social enterprise, and the role Ra has played in his season. He also talks about what's next for him on his journey.

    Exit interview with Ra Beazley (after 2 .5yrs as Ngahere GM)

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    Atua Wāhine with Hana Tapiata

    A week before launching her new pukapuka Atua Wāhine, Hana and Manawa kōrero through the journey of bringing this taonga to existence, and the impact she hopes it will make. Hana Tapiata (Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou, Waikato, Pākehā) is a māmā living by Māori philosophies to explore wellness, self-determination and liberation. She freelances in communication and has self-published two books exploring ancestral Māori concepts and systems and their applications in modern life. From Google Books: Ancient wisdom of the Māori goddesses to help you navigate the modern world Atua wāhine are the Māori goddesses who make up the world around us: earth, fire, water, the moon and more. From the earth mother, Papatūānuku, who sustains and nurtures us to the goddess of peace, Hinepūtehue, who transformed pain into beauty, and the misunderstood goddess of the underworld, Hinenuitepō, who created purpose and enlightenment from betrayal - this book is a treasure of knowledge and insight. Drawing on whakataukī (proverbs) and pūrākau (traditional stories), discover how the wisdom of 17 atua wāhine can help us live with courage and confidence in the modern world. With guided steps, these atua will inspire you to foster creativity, acknowledge cycles of change, and embrace self-determination.

    Atua Wāhine with Hana Tapiata

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    Cleanstone TM with Rui Peng

    Manawa has a hard and fast chat with the bro Rui, founder of clean tech company Critical. and creator of Cleanstone, the fully sustainable, recycled plastic product changing up the NZ interiors industry. They both only had 20 mins to chat so went right in there (and a little all over the place) including a couple of sneak previews about what's next for Critical. and an upcoming product dropppp on Konei. But what we really wanna know is - do YOU want to hear a proper podcast series from these two? *apologies for the audio quality in this one, clearly in our haste we didn;t realise one of the micropohnes was loose and making a wiggly sound... arohamai.

    Cleanstone TM with Rui Peng

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    Creative business in China (& Thailand) with Amber from ARA Journeys

    Manawa sits down with Amber, Co-founder adn CEO of ARA Journeys, a digital technologies company based in South Auckland, Aotearoa and expanding across the globe. Manawa and Amber recently travelled to China together as part of the Asia New Zealand Foundation's Māori Creative Business Leaders delegation, and Amber followed that tour with a trip to Thailand. In this episode they share their experiences and insights from visiting multiple companies in the game development, digital storytelling, content creation and other tech sectors in China, along with insights from Thailand's tech sector too.

    Creative business in China (& Thailand) with Amber from ARA Journeys

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    Poipoiā Ōtautahi - the 4 year journey of this Rongoā Māori brand.

    Manawa sits down with Nikkita Koia, founder of Poipoiā - an Ōtautahi based brand rooted in rongoā Māori. A casual chat about pakihi life and Nikkita's journey so far.

    Poipoiā Ōtautahi - the 4 year journey of this Rongoā Māori brand.

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    Ako NZ: Te Reo Māori at Home

    We had a short but sweet kōrero with Ruby of Ako NZ, a brand based in Whangārei specialising in kakahu for pēpi, comfortable clothing for babies that incorporate te reo Māori Ruby talks about normalising te reo Māori in the home with their Milestone Blanket and how they interact with their community. https://akonz.co.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/akonz__/

    Ako NZ: Te Reo Māori at Home
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We are Creators, Innovators and Entrepreneurs of Manukau, NZ. Host Manawa (and Mel) chat with all types of people about creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, with a focus on indigenous peoples and tackling inequality.

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