# aotearoa (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover aotearoa. Page: Feed: --- ## [Discussing AEC's 'A Vision for Education in Aotearoa New Zealand' with Dr Claire Coleman.](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/discussing-aecs-a-vision-for-education) _2026-08-20 · Claire Amos · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording from Claire Amos's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211804683/a314cf6212ced14dd559fd920edf16c4.mp3) ## [Report: A Vision for Education in Aotearoa New Zealand](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/report-a-vision-for-education-in) _2026-08-19 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ AEC is very pleased to be able to launch our latest report: A Vision for Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. ## [When Early Childhood Education Becomes a Commodity: What’s at Stake for Tamariki?](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/when-early-childhood-education-becomes) _2026-08-16 · Sarah Aiono · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ ECE Funding Under Review: OMEP Aotearoa Responds [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211383238/e19a020a75e59bb55a30f150d03ec820.mp3) ## [School Briefs: Minister for Another Nine Years, Climate Change Disappears and Taxpayers' Union Added and Hooray for Solar Panels](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/school-briefs-minister-for-another) _2026-08-16 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording by AEC NZ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211377764/07d056a89db85ff64110194c37827dc8.mp3) ## [Sunday Read: Navigating the Knowledge Architecture](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/sunday-read-navigating-the-knowledge) _2026-08-15 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ By Andrew R. Bowen ## [Register now for the AEC Report launch!](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/register-now-for-the-aec-report-launch) _2026-08-13 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ Less than a week to go! ## [Collective Matters #21](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/collective-matters-21) _2026-08-12 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ Welcome back to Collective Matters. ## [Event - Join us for AEC Happy Hour](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/event-join-us-for-aec-happy-hour) _2026-08-11 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ An invitation for educators, leaders, and advocates who want to be part of shaping where we are going in education. ## [Good news, Minister: the sector has spoken. Again.](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/good-news-minister-the-sector-has) _2026-08-10 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ Strengthen NCEA. Don’t replace it. ## [School Briefs: PPTA Election Debate, Minister supports punitive behaviour management, Phase 5 not all bad](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/school-briefs-ppta-election-debate) _2026-08-09 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording by AEC NZ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210393855/84166155523fe965242d77286ba983c9.mp3) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QeqArHSZcOeq) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [116. Kathy Baldock - Forging a Sacred Weapon](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/116--Kathy-Baldock---Forging-a-Sacred-Weapon-e3mum3u) _2026-08-04 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Kathy Baldock is a writer, speaker, and LGBTQ+ advocate. She is a core part of the film 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture (see episode 106 with the film's director, Sharon "Rocky" Roggio). Kathy had a shift in her life in her fifties, leading to a shift in her faith and found a new vocation over the past twenty years. In this conversation we discuss some of that journey, and then dive… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/123737662/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2Fc608236d-8620-4715-e5c4-0b269e9b964e.mp3) ## [Event - A Vision for Education in Aotearoa New Zealand AEC report launch](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/event-a-vision-for-education-in-aotearoa) _2026-08-02 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ You are invited! ## [School Briefs: ACT Policy Announcement, Phase 5 Consultation, A vision for education is launching soon](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/school-briefs-act-policy-annoucement) _2026-08-02 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording by AEC NZ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209465823/a53916054e62608f1de5a1fce86776e9.mp3) ## [Learning on Tap - Ep1: Learning Support with Trish Grant](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/learning-on-tap-ep1-learning-support) _2026-08-02 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording by AEC NZ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206789212/3ca2e3755307b2c2b110adc357544dc8.mp3) ## [Afterschool Special: Phase 5 Consultation Learning LanguagesLive with Claire Coleman](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/afterschool-special-phase-5-consultation) _2026-07-29 · Claire Coleman · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording from Claire Coleman's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206199637/f501090b8b87e1435144e0d777b516be.mp3) ## [Afterschool Special: Phase 5 Dance Consultation Live with Claire Coleman](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/afterschool-special-phase-5-dance) _2026-07-28 · Claire Coleman · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording from Claire Coleman's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206199496/56b39e9ddd2a376885a4cfa94c2deb44.mp3) ## [Shifting regulation - professionalism undermined: high-quality teaching and learning at stake](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/shifting-regulation-professionalism) _2026-07-27 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ By Clare Wells ## [School Briefs: SMART Reports offer no clarity, New ERO reports start to roll out](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/school-briefs-smart-reports-offer) _2026-07-26 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ A recording by AEC NZ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208492074/24be5297cfa3c74663b951b2d42feddf.mp3) ## [Reporter Reads: The unlikely salvage of RMS Niagara](https://hnzpt.podbean.com/e/reporter-reads-the-unlikely-salvage-of-rms-niagara/) _2026-07-24 · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast_ Join Senior Communications Advisor John O'Hare as he recounts the story of RMS Niagara, from her maiden voyage in 1912 through to her sinking at the hands of a German sea mine near Whangārei during the Second World War. Become a Supporter to discover more of Aotearoa New Zealand's most important heritage stories! [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z4fpyyg8ikcwthw8/Niagara_Reporter_Reads6odvl.mp3) ## [The Power of the Pen](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/the-power-of-the-pen) _2026-07-23 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ “Including akonga Māori, Pacific students and those with learning support needs” ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QHAuhsO6CwRE) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Fake podcasts and false narratives](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/fake-podcasts-and-false-narratives) _2026-07-21 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ There is something peculiarly fitting about a politician using a fake podcast to promote a false narrative. ## [State of the Sector: Why Early Childhood Education Must Be Part of the Election Conversation](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/state-of-the-sector-why-early-childhood) _2026-07-20 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ By Kathy Wolfe, Chief Executive, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand ## [Sunday Read: A Not-So-New Science of Reading](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/sunday-read-a-not-so-new-science) _2026-07-18 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ How Modern Neuroscience Validates Marie Clay’s Predictive Reading Brain ## [The SMART Tool Reports Are Out!](https://aecnz.substack.com/p/the-smart-tool-reports-are-out) _2026-07-14 · AEC NZ · Aotearoa Educators Collective's Substack_ Now With 100% More 1995 MS Paint Energy - not kidding ## [Reporter Reads: "One of the strangest maritime episodes of World War II"](https://hnzpt.podbean.com/e/reporter-reads-one-of-the-strangest-maritime-episodes-of-world-war-ii/) _2026-05-03 · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast_ Join John O'Hare as he recounts the story of SS Erlangen, a German cargo vessel that escaped Dunedin at the start of the Second World War. This story first featured in the Otago Daily Times as "The Great Escape". Reporter Reads Reporter Reads also feature in Heritage This Month, our regular digital newsletter with the latest heritage news, events, photo essays and more from throughout Aotearoa New… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5ipzwx5wayez4brp/The_Voyage_of_the_Erlangen_REPORTER_READSaoaod.mp3) ## [2026 Update, and Something I'm Really Excited About](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/2026-Update--and-Something-Im-Really-Excited-About-e3g0r6p) _2026-03-06 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Andy shares an update on why the pod hasn't kicked off for the year yet, and shares about The Open Table - a new national gathering in June this year in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland). Check out theopentable.nz for details or to register. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/116468377/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-6%2Fc92c9c00-426b-9b87-56b4-7b5e0a2febfc.mp3) ## [115. That's a wrap 2025](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/115--Thats-a-wrap-2025-e3cf0ni) _2025-12-17 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ In this final episode of 2025 I share some thoughts on the year from a personal perspective before diving in to a recap of the journey we've been on together this year as a podcast. We've had some really wonderful humans on the pod this year and here are just a few highlights. Check out the links below to connect with this year's guests or keep up with their work. Jaimee Van Gemerden Sign up to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/112738482/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-16%2Fca368bfe-3f3b-f802-2c0f-7292cc7b0169.mp3) ## [114. Dale Campbell - Loving Enemies, Social Media, and Justice with Mercy](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/114--Dale-Campbell---Loving-Enemies--Social-Media--and-Justice-with-Mercy-e3bitlv) _2025-11-27 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Dale Campbell has a diverse background in justice related jobs and has done a lot of good thinking about how not to do more damage while trying to be helpful. He also challenges us in this kōrero to think well about what it actually looks like to love our enemies - how to resist evil while still seeing the humanity of others. A content warning, issues of sexual and physical violence are mentioned… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/111817855/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-27%2F29179528-2123-d790-449c-2fbd41695c1a.mp3) ## [113. Jess Hall - Menstrual Theology: Bodies, Art, and Faith](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/113--Jess-Hall---Menstrual-Theology-Bodies--Art--and-Faith-e3a9hj1) _2025-10-30 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Jess Hall, current Master of Theology student, joins me to talk about both her post graduate research project and her art, both of which explore the intersections of living as an embodied human and faith. While talking about things like menstrual bleeding on a podcast might be a bit jarring for some, it is important to normalise things that are actually very normal for many people, and help to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/110461985/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-30%2F5b03deef-9f7d-8b09-9620-4c4dd13549b8.mp3) ## [112. Petra Zaleski - The Transformational Power of Love Within Our Pain](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/112--Petra-Zaleski---The-Transformational-Power-of-Love-Within-Our-Pain-e37t3jd) _2025-09-07 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Petra Zaleski is a chaplain at Auckland University, which we talk about a little in the kōrero. However, the main focus is on her own story of finding transformational love in the midst of pain. Complex PTSD leading to substance abuse threatened to ruin Petra's life but, instead, she found how powerful love is and began a journey towards wholeness. Her journey has filled her with compassion and… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/107957293/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-7%2F0962d872-b0b4-0c86-ba03-f592fbeab3b2.mp3) ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NFZ7IsU3cUuZ) _2025-09-07 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Reporter Reads: HMS New Zealand and the Battle of Jutland](https://hnzpt.podbean.com/e/reporter-reads-hms-new-zealand-and-the-battle-of-jutland/) _2025-08-19 · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast_ Join our Senior Communications Advisor John O'Hare as he recounts the remarkable story of HMS New Zealand, a Indefatigable class battlecruiser that took part in the largest naval battle of the First World War. This story first featured in the August-September 2025 issue of New Zealand Memories magazine. Reporter Reads Reporter Reads also feature in Heritage This Month, our regular digital… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wqrc3xz9tg6yiuhm/HMS_New_Zealand_-_a_ship_we_could_call_our_ownapfrs.mp3) ## [111. Lindy Jacomb - Supporting Leavers of High Demand Religious Groups](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/111--Lindy-Jacomb---Supporting-Leavers-of-High-Demand-Religious-Groups-e36cjnl) _2025-08-03 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Having grown up in the Exclusive Brethren, Lindy Jacomb came to a crisis point where she no longer believed everything she was being asked to believe. Years later, having made a life outside the Exclusive Brethren, Lindy is now heading up efforts to offer support to anyone else who is looking to leave high demand religious groups. We talk about her own experience in the Exclusive Brethren Church… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/106368181/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-3%2Fb5b62c4a-3293-51d1-30c5-7dc42f06de5d.mp3) ## [110. Ben Cremer - Politics and Faith, Extending Grace, and a Church Fused with Empire](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/110--Ben-Cremer---Politics-and-Faith--Extending-Grace--and-a-Church-Fused-with-Empire-e33ltb0) _2025-06-02 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Benjamin Cremer is a pastor who spends his time these days in the online space in the intersection of Christianity and politics. Having grown up in white Christian nationalism in the U.S.A. Ben now gracefully explores how faith in Jesus offers a critique to policies and ideologies that many Christians actively support. We talk about his upbringing, the changes in his faith, the costs of those… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/103527200/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-2%2F16bbc124-05f7-1fb5-babf-c71e54f70472.mp3) ## [109. Kate & Alex - Common Grace, Collective Action, and Māori Wards as a Matter of Justice](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/109--Kate--Alex---Common-Grace--Collective-Action--and-Mori-Wards-as-a-Matter-of-Justice-e32p48l) _2025-05-13 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Kate and Alex are the co-founders and co-directors of Common Grace Aotearoa. Common Grace is an organisation doing advocacy work and organising the church around key justice issues. While the Church is involved in much justice work at the coal face, there is also a need to work towards changing systems that oppress and marginalise, systems that cause some of the problems we then see. Common Grace… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/102584021/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-13%2F4f22c431-c210-e0c3-99eb-f0628723fb8a.mp3) ## [Reporter Reads: Recollections of a US serviceman in Aotearoa](https://hnzpt.podbean.com/e/reporter-reads-recollections-of-a-us-serviceman-in-aotearoa/) _2025-04-24 · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Podcast_ The personal recollections of a US Navy sailor who was stationed in Northland during the early years of World War II have revealed the human face of the thousands of US servicemen who trained here prior to fighting in the Pacific. Join our Senior Communications Advisor John O'Hare as he reads his recent article. Reporter Reads Reporter Reads feature in Heritage this Month, our regular digital… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nwesxj6rtcn4nhp2/Recollections_of_US_serviceman_in_NZ_sheds_light_on_defence_networkbabi7.mp3) ## [108. Phillipa Hunt - Environment, Food Justice, and Satisfy Food Rescue](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/down-to-earth-conversatio7/episodes/108--Phillipa-Hunt---Environment--Food-Justice--and-Satisfy-Food-Rescue-e31dccl) _2025-04-13 · Andy Dickson · Down to Earth Conversations_ Phillipa Hunt is a wife, mum, engineer, and the founder and chairperson of Satisfy Food Rescue. We talk about the environment, food poverty, Satisfy, working to our strengths, partnering with others, and where faith fits into all that for her. Check out Satisfy Food Rescue on their website , on Facebook , Instagram , or LinkedIn . \_\_\_ Connect with me at ⁠⁠⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠⁠⁠ or at:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/10159f798/podcast/play/101150549/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-11%2F84ad3631-511d-c674-a627-a92d1aea96e6.mp3)