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Welcome to the podcast in the middle of a bit of a cold spell, mind you we are in winter so that makes sense. This podcast is guaranteed to provide a lot of laughs and an amazing journey through Whangarei over the decades. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, Brent Kallu

We always love sitting down with the amazingly talented people in Northland and being able to shine a light on their talent, and Brent is one of those really cool and talented  people. An artist that uses a l...

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Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. It's NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people.

Our fifth and final group this week is local rapper Malistk, a second visit by the wonderful Maggie Cocco, smooth soulful jazz singer June Pitman-Hayes and beat maker and OBC legend Steven Cox. 

We have had an amazing month o...

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Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. It's NZ Music Month, and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people.

Our fourth group this week is DJ extraordinaire Hemi Ruka, musician, folk guitarist and singer Mickey Nogher, local hip hop and R'n'B crew St Made Records and electronic artist Tama Hemara aka Innusta. 

Here at Northland Artists Conversation, we w...

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Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. Its NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people.

Our third group this week is a singer with an huge, soulful voice Blayne Paul, musician, singer and videographer Kenny Ruddellguitarist and rock/blues king Pete O'Neill and former international model turned singer Rachel Diamond aka MZ Diamond!

Here...

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Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. Its NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people.

Our second group this week is smooth local R'n'B singer Ryan Karaka, painter and acoustic guitarist Sean McDonnell, international soprano Sophie Sparrow and creator of electronic music and member of international electronic band Minuit, Ryan Beehre

Here at Northland...

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Welcome to world of the Northland Artists Conversation. Its NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people.

Our first group this week is local hip hop legend Andrew MacKenzie from OBC, folk and acoustic assassin Maggie Cocco, international rock icon and also solo artist Jon Toogood from Shihad, punk and local music guru Matt Sheppard and the multi...

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Greetings, one and all. It's absolutely fantastic to have you back, enjoying and supporting our podcast, we really appreciate it. This week's podcast was both hilarious and informative. Welcome to the podcast, the one, the only James Slade!

James was one of those artists who had supported the podcast but for whatever reason, we could just never align schedules to have him on the podcast. We are so incredibly grateful that he could find some time to sit down and chat with us. Couldn't have worked out any better

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Kia ora everyone and welcome to the Northland Artists Conversation, thanks for stopping by. If this is your first time, thanks for joining us and if you have been here before, awesome to see you again. Sitting down for the podcast this week, is international professional wrestler Aaron Henare

Hailing from Auckland, Aaron isn't afraid to discuss his journey through school as well as the determination and perseverance that was required to become an international wrestler. Getting the opportunity to head to Japan, he fully immerses himself in the culture and...

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 Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic local artist who is blazing his own trail. Please welcome to the podcast, Christian Hansen.

This was a very cool podcast, and how it came about was a bit of a funny story. Christian and our host Mark were at a BBQ hosted by former podcast guest Shane Evans, and Shane decided Christian would be an excellent. A...

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It's 2025 and WE ARE BACK!

Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little corner of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, muso and all round legend, John Leigh Calder!

This was such a great podcast for us. John reached out to us and asked if we would be interested in having him on, and we said, of course! John was...

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As we draw a close on another amazing year, we wish to thank every single one of you that has supported us. Whether it is through watching or listening to our podcasts, or being an artist who has shared their time with us and been on the show. We appreciate you all and cannot thank you enough. 2024 holds some wonderful things for Northland Artists Conversation, and we cannot wait to share them all with you when they happen.

Enjoy our End Of Year Review 2024 podcast as we cover off some of...

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Season's greetings to one and all. Thanks for joining the Northland Artists Conversation as we have our final guest for 2024. Please join us in welcoming, the very cool and amazingly talented, Scotty Burdett.

To say that our guest Scotty has had to overcome some challenges and obstacles would be a huge understatement. Scotty is one of those artists that may get knocked down by life, but he bounces back even better than he was before, a true symbol of the power of positivity and creativity. Plus he even accepted a challenge...

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Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, the wonderfully delightful and charming, Kayla Ganley.

This was another of those amazing podcasts where we discover the local up-and-coming talent in Northland. Kayla talks about her journey into the creative environment and how she is making her way to becoming a full-time artist. The highs and...

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Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have new returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic local artist who has been blazing his own trail for nearly 2 decades. Please welcome to the podcast, Steven Cox.

A guest that we had tried to have on the podcast before and technical difficulties made us unable to publish his podcast, so we are incredibly grateful to have him back and sit down with us. Steven...

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Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have new returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic up-and-coming artist who is blazing his own trail. Please welcome to the podcast, Shane Arthur Watts aka SAW.

SAW approached us via Facebook and asked if we would have him on as a guest and, being the easy-going team that we are, we said of course and invited him on. WELL, what a roller coaster! SAW...

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Hey, hey, hey, It's Thursday and you know what that means............. This week's podcast is guaranteed to provide a lot of laughs and a lot of "wait, did I just hear that correct" moments. Our guest this week is such a well travelled gentleman of the musical kind so please welcome to the podcast, Brent Strathdee-Pehi

Brent Strathdee-Pehi, the all encompassing musician that he is, splits his time between Northland, Thames region and Indonesia! He loves to get around and has been able to see the world through his combined loves...

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Hello greetings and welcome to the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time checking us out, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our fun podcast. Please join us in welcoming, the wickedly funny and extremely personable Andi Podesta.

This was such a fun podcast for us and it was great to meet a talented individual such as Andi. Andi is not just a writer of words. she is a crafter of stories. She splits her writing skills...

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 Welcome everyone to the Northland Artists Conversation. Spring has almost turned into summer and the days are getting both longer and warmer. Thanks for joining us as we continue to explore the talent located in Northland. Please join us in welcoming our next guest Faye'ala (Faye) McFarlane 

Faye was so lovely to chat with. Kind and giving made her a pleasure to chat with. She shared her time growing up and the transition to wanting to be a creative and studying alongside our very own Editor LeeJay. It was a...

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 Spring is in the air, fans and supporters of the podcast. This podcast will definitely put a spring in your step, so please welcome to the podcast, Tiana Tawha 😊  

When we heard about Tiana, we were all blown away! A legitimate stunt performer, right her in Northland, who knew! She talks about her time growing up in Northland and her desire to compete in sports that would pave the way for her to jump off buildings and do all manner of cool things in the movie and TV industry. 

Tiana...

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 Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, the wonderfully effervescent, warm and incredibly kind, Nora Flowers!

Nora was such a fun, quirky and wicked person to have the pleasure of talking with. She wasn't afraid to talk about some of her more challenging experiences growing up and how she came to be in our w...

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Hello hello and welcome to the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our unique and light-hearted podcast. Please join us in welcoming, the wickedly funny and personable Hanariki aka Han to the show

What can I say about Han that isn't amazing! Charming, cool, original and such a free spirit. Han is one of those people that you just click with and get along with and share a laugh with...

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 It's Thursday, it's cold and wet, and you know what that means!!!! It's time for another great podcast with a wicked guest who loves to have a laugh and share some joy. Please join us in welcoming to the podcast, the amazing Ashlee Campbell.

Ashlee was awesome, what more can be said! From her humble beginnings working in a fish and chip shop to working full-time doing what she loves, graphic design, she has worked incredibly hard to get where she is. A lot of sacrifices and so much focus and d...

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Greetings one and all. It's fantastic to have you back, enjoying and supporting our podcast, it's very much appreciated. This week's podcast was another amazing one and a very special guest so we had a lot of fun. Please welcome to the podcast, Micky Nogher!

Micky is one of those, quiet, shy introverted artists but his work sure packs a punch! He was great to be able to sit down and talk with as his creative journey is absolutely incredible. I would say more than just the usual style of podcast...

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Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying what we do. Join us in welcoming back to the podcast, Maggie Cocco

It's always lovely when a former guest comes back on the podcast and share with us what they have been doing and what is coming up. Maggie has been keeping herself extremely busy with touring and recording her latest album which is available in physical...

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Hello and thanks for stopping by and checking us out. Welcome to Northland Artists Conversation, where we sit down with some of the amazing artists we have in our beautiful slice of paradise. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast photographer and Kiwiana interpreter, Graeme Lee Main.

Talking with Graeme was really amazing. He is a man who is really dedicated to his craft, and he was a lot of fun to chat with. Talking about his different photographic endeavours including The Iwi Project and his playful twists on some...

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Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, the wonderfully charming and lovely, Sophie Ogden

Now this podcast is a little different, let's get that out of the way. Our host Mark is convinced to not only wear a pink feather boa but also to try on some..............tassles? we believe that's what they are...

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Welcome to world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our slice of the internet. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, lead singer of Shihad, solo artist and kiwi rock icon, Jon Toogood!

Jon was in Whangarei for a solo tour to play a few new songs he has coming out on his first solo album. He played some Shihad tracks and some amazing kiwi songs so...

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Greetings one and all. It's fantastic to see you back supporting our podcast, we really appreciate it so much. This week's podcast was another amazing one; filled with lots of joy and laughter so please join us in welcoming Jason Povey.

This was one of those really awesome podcasts where we have a guest on and things just click into place. As it happened, Jason was the former tutor of Editor Lee and she got him on the podcast to chat and we had a great time. Jason has a wicked...

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 Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Join me in welcoming to the podcast, local musicians and record label ST Made Records

This was a real first for us as we have never had a record label come in and sit down with us. The guys talked openly about]how they all got together, where they are at currently a...

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📢 Episode is out now! 📢
Check out the clip here: https://youtu.be/_rDVns7hYlo

Welcome everyone to the Northland Artists Conversation, thanks for stopping by. If this is your first time, thanks for joining us and if you have been here before, awesome to see you again. Sitting down for the podcast this week, is metalsmith Kaleb Smith

Hailing from p[arts unknown lol, Kaleb was a guest that was both well-spoken and a laugh a minute. Quick with a joke and such a genuinely funny person to talk w...

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As we draw a close on another amazing year, we wish to thank every single one of you that has supported us. Whether it is through watching our videos or listening to our podcasts, or being an artist who has shared their time with us and been on the show. We appreciate you all and cannot thank you enough. 2024 holds some wonderful things for Northland Artists Conversation, and we cannot wait to share them all with you when they happen.

Enjoy our End Of Year Review 2023 podcast as we cover off...

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 Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. This is the second of 2 older podcasts that we are spotlighting because of their incredible power and how important they are when we first started this amazing journey. Please join us as we revisit the amazing podcast from creative extraordinaire Angela Rowe.

Having begun her creative journey in Auckland, she forged a career as a Mac operator, a projectionist and in arts education. Later moving to Whangarei, she completed a Master of Fine Arts through Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland i...

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 Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. This is the first of 2 older podcasts that we are spotlighting because of their incredible power and how important they are when we first started this amazing journey. Please join us as we revisit the amazing story of critically acclaimed and best-selling author Lauren Roche.

A true story of hardships endured and hardships overcome, Laurens journey is nothing short of inspiring and captivating.

We discuss her life from growing up in Wellington, an unexpected boat ride to America,  being a si...

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 Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little corner of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, local artist and content creator, Sumona Ghosh

This was such a great podcast for us. Sumona reached out and wanted to be on the podcast, and we were happy to oblige. A lovely lady who spoke with such conviction and passion, she was a lot of fun t...

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 It's Thursday, it's heading into summer, and you know what that means!!!! Warmer and longer days, and it's time for another sensational podcast brought to you by the trusty people at Northland Artists Conversation. Please join us in welcoming to the podcast, the amazing Lee Jay

Lee was the second video editor we have had on the podcast; the first being Producer Andrew. This was a lot of fun and really is a podcast of 2 halves. The first half we talk about her journey and being a self-taught video editor and t...

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Hey everyone, it's great to see you all again. Always a pleasure to have returning, and new visitors check us out and see what we do. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic local artist who is doing things her own way and having a few laughs at the same time. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, Shaelagh Jones.

We were incredibly fortunate to meet Shaelagh through Reyburn House, and she was a great guest to have on. Definitely a lot of laughs, which is always fun. She...

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Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have new returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic local artist who is blazing his own trail. Please welcome to the podcast, Sandeep Diwan.

A guest that we met through Reyburn House, Sandeep, was like a lot of our guests. Initially a bit shy and unsure of being on the podcast, but boy, did he do a great job! He was super chatty, and...

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Welcome to the warmer side of spring fans and supporters of the podcast. This podcast is guaranteed to provide a lot of food for thought and may even be slightly controversial in some circles and we are sure it will spark some debate. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, Craig Neilson

This was a slightly different podcast for us as instead of delving into Craig's journey as deeply as we normally would, we ended up discussing his passion which is AI and how it can be used in a...

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Hello greetings and welcome to the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time checking us out, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our fun podcast. Please join us in welcoming, the wickedly funny and personable David Power.

This was such a fun podcast for us and it was great to meet a talented guy such as David. David writes and does all the artwork for his own self-published books. David has tonnes of talent and one of...

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 Greetings you glorious people. It's fantastic to see you back supporting our podcast, we really appreciate it so much. This week's podcast was another amazing one with lots of comedy and humour, please welcome to the podcast, Brett Ruys.

Brett is one of those hidden talents we always love uncovering as he has been in the creative scene for some time so it was wicked to be able to sit down and chat with him. With his amazing hair and silky smooth voice, Brett was a great guest and talked fondly a...