Louis Davis on the Dark Side of Social Media, the Power of Whānau and Creating His Dream Life
01 Feb 2026
1h 25m
rova | Brodie Kane Media · Lifestyle
Kiwi Yarns
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.
Episodes
The Best of 2025
28 Dec 2025
1h 41m
How do we explain 2025? Stuff’s Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr is here to, well, explain. Plus brioche buns, niche quiche and being 'unclaimed treasure'
21 Dec 2025
1h 16m
How three days at business school saw Ella Monnery become one of New Zealand’s biggest singing voices - and how she’s overcoming self-doubt in her solo era
14 Dec 2025
1h 6m
Can you imagine playing George Washington 700 times in one of the world’s biggest musicals? Matu Ngaropo tells all about Hamilton (the musical, not the town)
07 Dec 2025
1h 14m
Niki Bezzant on 'menowashing', ageism, and her mission to empower midlife women to become vibrant, kick-arse old ladies
30 Nov 2025
1h 1m
Nude Paul, Yacht Paul, Gin Paul, The Chase Paul, Breakfast Paul, Palm Springs Paul: Get to know who Paul Henry really is
23 Nov 2025
1h 42m
Claire Turnbull on burnout, food battles and taking back control of our brains (aka GET OFF YOUR SCREENS!)
16 Nov 2025
1h 21m
From 'useless' to unstoppable: René Heyde’s remarkable journey from trauma to Commonwealth Games glory - and beyond
09 Nov 2025
52m
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe on RWC heartbreak, why the Black Ferns are so special, and what life after rugby might hold - from hairdressing to midwifery and babies
02 Nov 2025
1h 7m
How Lisette Reymer became an accidental war correspondent
26 Oct 2025
1h 9m
Teacher and writer Sara Qasem on being Palestinian and living with grief after losing her father in the March 15 terror attacks
19 Oct 2025
1h 32m
Veteran activist Tāme Iti on racism, te reo Māori, protesting, and how art saved his life
12 Oct 2025
1h 27m
Jon Bridges on the rising distrust in the media, being a middle-aged man in lycra, and the correct use of an apostrophe
05 Oct 2025
1h 17m
Rebecca Nelson: from street busking to singing for King Charles and being shoulder-tapped by the Navy - and the All Black who thought she was miming
28 Sep 2025
51m
Slingshot founder Annette Presley on helping young women, ambition, Telecom battles and the cost of success
21 Sep 2025
59m
Matt Watson’s painful epiphany that changed the course of his career - and what he’d do to overhaul New Zealand’s commercial fishing industry
14 Sep 2025
1h 26m
Dame Jacinda Ardern on leadership, religion, kindness, the state of the world, and Rhythm and Vines
07 Sep 2025
57m
Meet Val Smith – New Zealand’s most-capped athlete and two-time lawn bowls world champion
31 Aug 2025
1h 13m
Trailblazing drum and bass artist MC Tali on how her fighting spirit drives her past all the people who say no: 'Proving people wrong has always been satisfying'
24 Aug 2025
1h 16m
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