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Episodes
On the trail of a good story
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After graduating with a BA (Hons) in English in 2003, writer Naomi Arnold has worked as a journalist, freelancer and author, with a special interest i...
A caravan and a coffee machine - taking chaplaincy onto the film set
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Denholm is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most successful commercial film directors, working for major brands such as Air New Zealand, Toyota a...
Juggling te reo Māori advocacy, Auckland council meetings and leading a new high school
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of 2025, we were lucky enough to find space in Dr Will Flavell’s diary to talk with him about his vision for te reo Māori, his work on t...
Sustainable development and women’s empowerment leader Amanda Ellis on her high-flying career
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since graduating with First Class Honours in French and Economics from Otago, Amanda Ellis has travelled the world in high flying roles in government,...
Editor, author, mother, lecturer – Lynley Edmeades shares her stories
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a busy year for Lynley Edmeades – Lynley is an author, an English lecturer at Otago, and editor of Aotearoa’s longest running arts and...
Taking the gondola home
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the winter, Otago MBA and Physical Education graduate Bridget Legnavsky starts her day with a cross-country ski with her dog before work and ends i...
Riding the electric wave in Africa
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At Otago, Law, Chinese Language and Political Studies graduate Josh Whale embraced Dunedin’s university culture – he joined the tramping and rowin...
A double life in medicine and writing
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eileen Merriman manages to combine two successful careers into one working day - she’s a consultant haematologist at North Shore Hospital and is als...
From small-town values to world-leading tech
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this wide-ranging kōrero, Marketing graduate Steven Renata traverses small-town values, rugby, failing and then finding himself at Otago, discover...
Landing planes in Antarctica
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we caught up with British Polar Medal recipient Agnieszka Fryckowska, she had just stepped off the plane after her 20th season working in Antarct...
From Samoa to the snow
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now working across the Pacific as an International Nutrition specialist for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Darryl Pupi t...
A star in my handbag
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Arcand has, literally, an out-of-this-world job as a visualisation scientist and technologist for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, operated by ...