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Kiwi Yarns

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Welcome to Kiwi Yarns - those yarns you have where you sit down, put the kettle on, pour a whiskey or crack open a beer I honestly don‘t mind. Anyway! We‘re sitting down and we’re yarning to some great New Zealanders, their back stories, their front stories, even stories where they went sideways, we will go there. It’s a place where we celebrate the great people of this glorious nation.

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48:25

Justine Smith

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/12/10

Today’s guest is the first comedian I ever saw live and rest assured she’s been a favourite ever since! The award-winning Justine Smith took her first gig as a dare - and to sound cliché the rest is history. But, as you'll hear, the rest took time, patience and bloody hard work. She won the Billy T Award in 2003, and has been the winner of the Award for Best Female Performer from the NZ Comedy Guild an incredible four times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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62:40

TimProvise

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/12/03

Today’s guest is TimProvise. He's a man I'm so glad I stumbled across on social media - sampling Aotearoa's best pies on his hilariously brilliant show Bakery Run. And then when I went down the TimProvise rabbit hole, he became my favourite roving sports reporter. The absolute hectic banter, and the way he brings out the best and funniest yarns with some of the biggest names in sport, he’s just my kind of guy. Such a cool chat with a very clever man!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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80:49

Kate Rodger

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/11/26

Today’s guest is a very familiar face on our TV screens, the wonderful Entertainment Editor and Film Reviewer for Newshub - Kate Rodger. She has been all over the world, interviewed the biggest actors in the world, and knows everything there is to know about the film industry. Kate has this divine voice and delivery style that lures you in - even if you didn’t like the movie she’s talking about, you’re entranced! Kate also took a massive one for the team recently, and talked publicly about dealing

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46:21

Brianne West

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/11/19

Well I’m not mad about the fact that this week’s guest is yet another wonderful Kiwi success story - another brilliantly smart woman who’s made a name for herself on the global stage for all the right reasons. Brianne West is the founder and former CEO of Ethique - the world’s first zero waste beauty brand. As it stands, Ethique has prevented more than 28 million plastic bottles from beauty and household items from being made and disposed of in landfills. Her next target? Plastic drink bottles. What

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52:40

Emma Lewisham

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/11/12

We absolutely love and celebrate success stories here at Kiwi Yarns, and today’s episode is no exception. I have LOVED watching the rise of Emma Lewisham, since she and her stunning skincare products came on the scene in 2019. Now, Emma Lewisham is a global brand stocked at the likes of Mecca and Harrods, and stars are jumping over themselves to wear it. A fascinating insight into the mind of an incredibly smart, super cool, and humble businesswoman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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50:18

Sam Smith

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/11/05

Today’s guest is actually, quite possibly, the nicest man you’ll ever meet. Sam Smith is a comedian, a writer, a musician (but not to be confused with the other Sam Smith haha), he’s a dentist (yes that's correct), an MC, AND he won this year’s first season of The Traitors alongside Anna Reeve. Not only is Sam one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, and has all those mad skills, he lives life with MS and he's legally blind. But as you'll hear - he lets NOTHING slow him down. I am lucky to call

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73:14

Jono Lester

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/10/29

Today’s guest quite possibly could’ve learnt to drive before he walked… Third generation driver Jono Lester hails from mighty Palmerston North and was born and raised at the Manfield circuit - set up and operated by his family. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, father and aunty. It’s like he has petrol in his veins! It's fascinating hearing about the highs and lows of his career thus far, and what he's learnt along the way. Hear about how happy he is back racing home with FHK Racing -

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41:19

Ellie Fitzgerald

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/10/22

Today’s guest is a business owner and body confidence influencer who’s amassed a huge social media following for being funny, honest and undeniably authentic. Ellie Fitzgerald - or Loving Ellies Belly as she’s known on Instagram and TikTok - is someone that can put a smile on your face daily while also reminding you life doesn’t revolve around your fat rolls or what you look like in the mirror. She also runs Abeille Candles with her husband Brett in North Canterbury - and I can tell you the

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48:48

Michael Van de Elzen

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/10/15

Today’s guest is one of the country’s most-loved chefs - not only because he makes glorious food and has owned a number of fantastic restaurants, but Michael Van de Elzen has also really nailed being a top notch TV presenter on shows like Eat Well for Less, The Food Truck and Kiwi Living. Now, Michael has released his sixth cookbook, Good from Scratch - the same name of his cooking school in Muriwai, west of Auckland city. He shares some fantastic yarns - including an unfortunate chafing incident at

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51:07

Tayla Clement

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/10/08

Today’s guest is a beautiful, talented young woman who, despite the fact she cannot "smile", brings smiles to the faces of thousands every single day. Tayla Clement is 26-years young and has Moebius syndrome - a one-in-4-million condition. Tayla is not shy of discussing how brutally tough her life has been dealing with all that has come with this. What’s epic to see is the amazing mahi she is doing as a rugby content creator and hosting her own podcast Toe the Line. Tayla is on a mission to make the

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41:04

Anna Reeve

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/10/01

Today’s guest is fresh from winning the first New Zealand season of The Traitors (If you haven’t watched it, you absolutely need to - it's on Three Now)! Anna Reeve is a mother of two beautiful boys, she’s a former model, an influencer and a Global Alopecia Ambassador. We discuss how she lost all of her hair when she was just seven-years old and how she has navigated through living with Alopecia. She’s smart, talented and someone I’ve very lucky to call a friend - because fun fact - we were on The

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66:12

David Farrier

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/09/24

Reposting one of my favourite chats this week! I've been hanging out to chat with investigative journalist and documentary maker David Farrier for a while now, so this big long decent yarn, best dissected with a long walk or maybe even a nice drink (or both haha). From his hilarious TV3 sign off from back in the day, to chasing Mongolian Death Worms, interviewing Colin Craig in the sauna, to now spending a lot of time looking into conspiracy theories - this guy is just so interesting and

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37:47

Tammy Wells - The Briscoes Lady!

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/09/24

Reposting a couple of my faves this week! Today's guest is quite simply, a national treasure. Tammy Wells is someone we all feel like we have a connection with, she is pretty much part of our furniture...and of course the Briscoes furniture too. Tammy is the woman who, with a big warm smile, delights us with that welcome news that Briscoes is indeed having a sale. She's been the Briscoes Lady for a remarkable 32 years - and still loves every minute of it. Oh how delightful this yarn is!See

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53:19

Clint Roberts

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/09/17

Today’s guest is one of our talented radio broadcasters, and even though he’s still super young it feels like he’s been around the industry for years! Clint Roberts' success has a lot to do with his glorious-natured personality - plus he's a great champion of women in the industry. He’s also an extremely proud dad of two beautiful daughters - and recently launched a parenting podcast with another super cool dad - How to Dad (Jordan Watson) - called The Parenting Hangover. Some truly great yarns in

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58:55

Art Green

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/09/10

Today’s guest was New Zealand's first Bachelor. Back in 2015, Art Green was thrust into the spotlight, where he spent a good chunk of time on television without his shirt on, he got to pash a whole bunch of lovely ladies and got called super cliché things like a “heart throb”. And then, he fell in love on the show with Matilda, he picked her and it really was the start of something special. Now Art and Matilda are happily married, living a delightful life in Warkworth with their third child on the

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42:35

Nichole Lewis

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/09/03

Today’s guest is the international best-selling author and award-winning property investor and property coach, Nichole Lewis. Nichole is the CEO of the Property Lifestyle which she describes as her “dream job”. As we’ll hear, she's had an extremely interesting life and really challenging career - including coming painstakingly close to bankruptcy - pretty much losing everything around the Global Financial Crisis. She bounced back, having to start all over again, and now spends a good chunk of her

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61:16

Mitch James

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/08/27

Today’s guest is one of the nicest guys in the music business. And when I say nice, I mean cool, kick-arse, bad-arse, delightful, ridiculously talented and extremely down to earth - all at the same time! All those things have led Mitch James to where he is today - he's just absolutely smashed out his first-ever headline world tour - performing 50 shows across 15 countries - unreal. Such a fascinating chat with a wonderful young man!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:25

Kelly Hutton

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/08/20

Today’s guest is a wonderful woman I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for the past three years. During that time Kelly Hutton - one of the OG Canterbury Flames netballers - has been living with stage three Ovarian Cancer. She’s beaten it twice - but was told at the start of August that she’s got just weeks to live. Kelly and I first met when she won a charity auction helicopter skydive with me, and we have kept in touch ever since. She has a passion for living life and really has pulled the middle

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37:19

Staff Sergeant Bob Pearce

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/08/13

Today’s guest is the co-captain of the 21-strong New Zealand Invictus Games team heading to Germany next month. Staff Sergeant Bob Pearce is a former Intelligence Operator with both the British Army and New Zealand Army. You'll hear how Bob is looking ahead to the Invictus Games to open a new chapter - 20 years after his good friend was killed in a blue on blue incident in Iraq by US Forces. It's a pretty raw and open chat about dealing with PTSD - but Bob speaks so beautifully and you might need

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42:10

Louis Davis

Kiwi Yarns ·

2023/08/06

Today’s guest is one of the biggest TikTokers in New Zealand. Louis Davis has amassed 1.3 million followers on the social media app. And no, it’s not for doing little dances (although he and his daughter dance and it is super cute) - he has captured the hearts of his audience with his beautiful content featuring his daughter Anakiwa. But also for packing up, and moving back to where he grew up to focus on family life. A lovely, wholesome, cup-filling kōrero.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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