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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 formats so make sure you check it out.
Maggie is such a wonderful person to talk with and learning more about who she is and what is up to. We share a lot of laughs and some great stories. Make sure you check out her podcast and so many other amazing guests!
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Northland Artists Conversation with Lauren Roche Revisited

Northland Artists Conversation

12/14/23 • 84 min

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 single teenage mother working in the sex industry through to her decision to re-educate herself and become a doctor. She talks about her long tenured career as a GP and her heartbreaking injury that led her back to her passion for writing. She has officially released her first novel 'Mila and the Bone Man' and we couldn't have been more excited for her!
This is an incredibly powerful podcast, and we urge both our supporters and first time listeners to listen or watch. Challenging and confronting at times, there is also humour and light as we witness the story of a phenomenal person who has overcome incredible adversity and emerged a better, stronger person. Thank you for sharing with us Lauren, there are not enough words to express how open you were to both us and our audience
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Northland Artists Conversation with Lauren Roche

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09/15/22 • 79 min

I was incredibly fortunate to sit down with the fascinating Lauren Roche. From sex worker to doctor to critically acclaimed, best selling author!
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 single teenage mother working in the sex industry through to her decision to re-educate herself and become a doctor. She talks about her long tenured career as a GP and her heart breaking injury that led her back to her passion for writing. She is now releasing her first novel 'Mila and the Bone Man' this month and we couldnt be more excited for her!
There are some very sensitive topics covered in this podcast and should you or anyone you know need to talk with someone, please free call or text 1737 any time, 24 hours a day.
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Northland Artists Conversation with Nicholas Connop

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08/18/22 • 83 min

Had an amazing opportunity to sit down with local creative Nicholas Connop
Nicholas talks openly about his journey through living in Whangarei, his time working his way up the ranks of a local supermarket before taking the step into politics; all while discussing how he has been a long time creative who re-purposes thrown away items to create new works of art. His passion for creating and how he has worked hard to get where he is now.
Never shying away from any question, Nick talks openly, honestly and with a great passion about all the aspects of his life that he loves. Truly a man of the people and someone who is easily recognisable by his bright and colourful attire and the iconic denim jacket.
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Northland Artists Conversation with Zee Tana

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08/04/22 • 83 min

Today we sat down with culinary maestro and food creative Zee Tana.
Zee shares his journey through life and talks openly about some of the positives and challenges he has faced and how he was able to navigate them. He talks about some of career and personal highlights and how they have shaped him into the amazing human being that he is today. Not afraid to speak openly and freely, Zee delves deep into his past and shares his amazing goals for the future including an exclusive that we were able to get at the time of filming!
From his time working in high end kitchens to working in smaller, more intimate settings to his interaction with a world famous actress and finally ending up, full circle, back in Whangarei, Zee's journey is both powerful and inspiring.
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Northland Artists Conversation with Jason Povey

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05/09/24 • 70 min

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 sense of humour and is super talented as an artist.
Jason was a great guest and we were thankful to have come join us. It's always appreciated when guests who are busy, find time in their schedule to come in and sit down with us. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests!
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Northland Artists Conversation with End Of Year Review 2023

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12/28/23 • 67 min

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 some of the absolutely amazing artists we have had. Share some of the funny stories and some of our guests highlights as we take you through what was an amazing 2023.
We are going to have a well-earned break, but will be back in Feb 2024 with something really special. Be safe, be well and have a fantastic New Years, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2024. Make sure you do all that good social media stuff and stay tuned!!!

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Northland Artists Conversation with Angela Rowe Revisited

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12/21/23 • 76 min

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 in 2020 and has formed the Collective Practise; a group of artists, including former NorthTec graduates and other excellent local artists.
Angela was such an amazing guest to have on the podcast, and she spoke about the challenging times she found herself in during lockdown and how she was able to transition that into her creativity. Angela has also become a huge advocate for funding and has become an important figure in helping artists secure funding and grants for their work.

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Northland Artists Conversation with Sumona Ghosh

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12/07/23 • 87 min

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 to have a conversation with.
Sumona was one of those artists that was such a lot of fun to talk with. The openness and honesty was a breath of fresh air. Definitely an amazing lady with a great sense of humour. Make sure you check out her podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on!
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Northland Artists Conversation - NZ Music Month #3

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05/15/25 • 101 min

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 at Northland Artists Conversation, we wanted to find a unique way to celebrate the huge diversity of musicians that either reside in Northland or visit the region frequently. Thank you for checking it out and please make sure you check out all of their individual podcasts and so many other amazing guests!