Voices Podcast
1) A matter of Afghan pride - Breaking Bread: Part 4
Breaking Bread this week features Kadambari Raghukumar in conversation with Agha Naqshbandi and his wife Wahida Niazi, who are mastering with pride, their Afghan skills of breadmaking in the South Isl...Show More
2) Breaking Bread with pide - "Nothing like woodfire"
The humble pide, is a historic staple from Anatolia and at this bakery in West Auckland, Mustafa Suphy and Anil Ozbal sing praises of their Turkish traditions of baking while enjoying a fresh pide, wa...Show More
3) "No Injera, no life" - an ode to the Ethiopian staple
No Ethiopian meal is complete without this fermented staple accompaniment and in today’s podcast, Kadambari Raghukumar is breaking bread with her Ethiopian friends in West Auckland at Goju, with injer...Show More
4) Breaking Bread with Meinolf Kraeling: "Old bread is not hard, having no bread is."
This one's for the carb connoisseurs amongst us - Breaking Bread features our community's beloved bakers and in this first part, master baker Meinolf Kraeling is in conversation with Kadambari Raghuku...Show More
5) Of grains and gods - Yuki Fukuda's trials with rice
What started out an a backyard experiment for Nelson-based Yuki Fukuda, her patch of rice paddy is now showing promise of growing further. Yuki’s an ecologist and is deeply concerned with the state of...Show More
6) A square at a time - moving pieces from Argentina to the South Island
Rami Riachi's love for chess is creating a generation of players in Nelson through his workshops and classes throughout the region. How did the Argentinian win the hearts and minds of chess fanatics h...Show More
7) Beyond goldfields - documenting the history of early Chinese settlers
Dr Phoebe Li and Cameron Sang talk to Kadambari Raghukumar about their contribution toward constructing a more nuanced picture of how New Zealand's Chinese community grew beyond goldfields. Go to this...Show More
8) Keeping it crisp - NZ apples to the world
We all love a good crunchy apple – but how do they stay like that for months after being picked? Find out in this episode featuring South African-born scientist Nicolette Neiman in Hawkes Bay. We may...Show More
9) Studio Sessions with Back to Basics
In our final part to the series, Leandro, Jay and Manjit meet for the first time for a session in RNZ's studio. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
10) Zimbabwe to Auckland - Back to Basics with Jay Moyo
For so many of us in the diaspora the music we grew up immersed in and for some, trained in, remains a bedrock to our lives here in New Zealand. Whether its Samba, gospel or Hindustani classical musi...Show More