Planting Seeds Podcast
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Planting Seeds Podcast
This show is an effort to make meaningful conversations accessible for everyone who has a desire to grow, learn and connect.
Recent Episodes
256 episodes
EP256 – Outgrowing Your Old Self | Grow With Me
In this Grow With Me episode, I speak openly about the season of change I’m currently navigating.
I’ve had space recently to go deeper into my w...
EP255 – Navigating the Moana & Life | Hinerapa Rupuha on Purpose, Te Ao Māori & Collective Strength
In Episode 255, I sit down with Hinerapa Rupuha, a mana wahine deeply anchored in te ao Māori, with a passion for te reo Māori, traditional navigation...
EP254 – From Old Identity to New | Navigating Change, Passion & Purpose
In this Grow With Me episode, I answer two powerful questions around identity, change, and purpose.
This kōrero is about staying grounded while...
EP253 – From the Streets to Thrifting | Creative Taro on Youth, Thrifting & Identity
In Episode 253 of the Planting Seeds Podcast, I sit down with Jordaan Tuitama, also known as Creative Taro, a brother from the Waikato who is passiona...
EP252 – Strong Men Feel Too | Emotional Strength | Grow With Me
This Grow With Me episode is a real check-in after missing last week . . . and why.
Life has been hectic but in a good way. Travel, kaupapa, mah...
EP251 – Telling Our Stories Our Way | Whatanui Flavell on Whaturoa, Identity & Haututū Creatives
In this episode of the Planting Seeds Podcast, I sit down with Whatanui Flavell, a Māori storyteller with over a decade of experience bringing stories...
EP250 – Hiki Wairua | Riki Nia Nia on Māori Health, Leadership & Whānau Wellbeing
In this episode, I sit down with Riki Nia Nia, CEO of Te Rau Ora, a Māori health organisation committed to strengthening the Māori health workforce, s...
EP249 — Inspired by Ironman & the Power of Brotherhood | Grow With Me
In this Grow With Me episode, I reflect on the inspiration that came from watching one of my closest brothers complete a FULL Ironman in Taupō over th...
EP248 – Reclaiming Identity & Protecting Sacred Lands | Kaukaohu Wahilani at Waitangi
In this episode of the Planting Seeds Podcast, I sit down with Kaukaohu Wahilani, a Hawaiian elder and activist who accepted the invitation to share a...
EP247 – Feb Reflection, March Direction | Structure Over Overthinking
In this Grow With Me episode of the Planting Seeds Podcast, I reflect on the month of February as we’ve already stepped into March.
I unpack som...
EP246 Purpose in Action | Tāmati Rākena on Politics, Taiao & Parenting
In this episode of the Planting Seeds Podcast, I sit down with Tāmati Rākena, Far North District Councillor, co-founder of Taiao, and a dedicated fath...
EP245 – Wins, Culture & Consistency | Grow With Me
In this Grow With Me episode, I sit with four questions that have come from my own reflections and the Planting Seeds IG community.
These questi...
EP244 – Strength in Silence | NIX on Lessons from 2025 & Intentions for 2026
This episode marks the third time sister NIX has joined the Planting Seeds Podcast and as always, it’s a kōrero filled with value, honesty, and reflec...
E243 – Finding Your Purpose | Grow With Me
This Grow With Me episode is a kōrero on purpose and why purpose is a critical pillar of tāne wellbeing.
Purpose gives drive, mean...
EP242 – Lessons on Tāne-hood & Parenting | Pio Terei on Culture, Grief & Connection
This episode is with Pio Terei, an Aotearoa legend whose contribution to media, entertainment, and comedy spans decades. It was an absolute honour to...
EP241 – When Growth Triggers Others | Grow With Me
This Grow With Me episode is a real and honest reflection on what often happens when you start showing up for yourself.
I briefly...
EP240 – Leaders of the Now | Rangimarie on Rangatahi Voice & the Future
This episode is a powerful kōrero with Rangimarie Te Whenua, a staunch rangatahi from the far north, speaking on behalf of our young people and offeri...
EP239 Eru Kapa-Kingi on Te Tiriti & Rangatiratanga – Waitangi 2026
This episode was recorded on Waitangi Day at Waitangi and features a powerful kōrero with Eru Kapa-Kingi on the significance of the day here in Aotear...
EP238 — February Reset | A Grow With Me Check-In on Health, Whānau, Mahi & Money
This Grow With Me episode is a February reset — a pause to reflect and look back at January and share what actually unfolded across the four pou guidi...
Love, Growth & Real Life – Hinepanea Rewiri on Postpartum, Marriage & Glowing UP
The first guest of 2026 on the Planting Seeds Podcast is none other than my beautiful wife, Hinepanea Rewiri.
The last time we sat down for a po...
Fasting, Clarity & Self-Love – A Grow With Me Health Shift
In this Grow With Me episode, I share some of my current focuses within my Health Pillar, aligned with the structure I’ve created for 2026.
Righ...
Back Yourself – A Grow With Me Rampage
This Grow With Me episode is a bit of a rampage - an encouragement to back YOU and show up for YOU!
I speak into how following through with your...
Building Planting Seeds & Two Big Questions | Grow With Me
This Grow With Me episode is about a shift I’m consciously leaning into . . . moving my energy from building my personal brand to growing and strength...
Why I’m Choosing Structure Over Goals — Grow With Me
This Grow With Me episode is about a shift I’m making this year which is . . . choosing structure over goals.
For a long time, I thought goals w...
A Not-So-Happy New Year – How I Met the Trenches & Found My Way Out
This episode opens the 2026 season of the Planting Seeds Podcast with honesty. Not inspiration. Not hype. Just truth.
The year didn’t begin the...
Finding My Voice – How I Learned to Speak with Confidence
This Grow With Me episode is Part 2 of the communication and storytelling series. In this kōrero, I speak openly about how I got into speaking, public...
Wanna Heal Stay Real – Kawariki Thompson on Trauma, Breathwork & Healing
This episode is an up-the-guts kōrero with my good brother Kawariki Thompson, also known as Mr Waana Heal Stay Real.
Kawariki has been on a deep...
My Story, My Strength – Grow With Me Communication Series
This Grow With Me episode launches a new 3-part series on communication and storytelling — something that has shaped the way I live, lead, speak, and...
Doing the Uncomfortable – Eru Osborne on Growth, Running 465km & Men’s Mental Health
The next episode is with a local brother, Eru Osborne, co-founder and owner of Uncomfortable Clothing, a brand built on the idea of doing uncomfortabl...
I AM ENOUGH - A Grow With Me Episode on Remembering My Value
This Grow With Me episode is one of the most personal kōrero I’ve shared.
I speak openly about the story that has held me back for years — the b...
Returning to Who We Are – Nick Smith LIVE at Seeds of Life
This episode is another LIVE podcast, recorded during our Seeds of Life wānanga/retreat over the weekend. A space designed for like-minded people to c...
From Surviving to Thriving – Dr Ririwai Fox on Māori Psychology & Well-being
This episode is with Dr Ririwai Fox, a tāne Māori with a PhD in Psychology and kaupapa Māori, whose work explores the powerful intersection between We...
Tangata Moana - Tamahau Tangitu on Waka, Navigation & Self Discovery
This episode is with Tamahau Tangitu, a true man of the ocean. Raised in and on the water by his pāpā and uncles, Tamahau has lived a life connected t...
Growing Through the Hard Seasons – A Journey Back to Purpose
This Grow With Me solo episode is a reflection on the season I’m navigating right now — a season of finding myself in a financial hole . . . again, un...
The Path of Self-Discovery – Harmonious Ra on Creating Space, Love & Abundance
This episode is with Harlem Ratapu, otherwise known as Harmonious Ra. A brother whose energy, openness, and heart-centred way of being always brings a...
Embracing the Fire – Te Ururangi on Growth, Forgiveness & Transformation
This is the first LIVE episode of the Planting Seeds Podcast, recorded with Te Ururangi at Te Ao Hou Marae in Whanganui 🔥
We opened up the mobi...
Love Through Loss – Pouwhitinui Te Hau on Losing His Son & Finding Strength
This episode is with Pouwhitinui Te Hau, a husband, pāpā and someone who, just eight months ago, lost his son Māwhai to the taniwha of suicide. Alongs...
Building Better Futures – Waata Heathcote on Waiariki Whānau Mentoring and Māori Well-Being
This episode is with Waata Heathcote, a Whakatāne local who I grew up seeing around the community. Back then, he was a police officer, but today, he’s...
Born of the Whenua – Wiremu Wharepapa on Raukūmara Pae Maunga & Māori Well-Being
This episode is with Matua Wiremu Wharepapa, also known as Wongi, pou for Raukūmara Pae Maunga, a kaupapa focused on restoring the wellbeing of one of...
Designing Through Culture – Matekitātahi Rawiri on Māori Architecture & Life Balance
In this episode, I sit down with Matekitātahi Rāwiri, a talented Māori architect through his practice Orua, following in the footsteps of his māmā, wh...