Stretton Unfiltered

Frances Valintine left school early and didn’t make it to university until her 40s. She then went on to become one of New Zealand’s most influential voices in technology and education, building The Mind Lab, Tech...

This is not an easy listen… but it's an important one. In this episode of Stretton Unfiltered, Annah sits down with Krystal, a woman she has walked alongside for over a decade through RAW, to trace the relationship back...

New Zealand's conversation around motherhood and work has suddenly become political again, with paid parental leave now firmly on the election agenda. But beyond the politics, what does making motherhood and work...

There is no shortage of opinions about methamphetamine in New Zealand. Another headline. Another police operation. Another devastated family. Another community asking how things got so bad. But there's one voice that's...

At 18, Paul Wood killed his drug dealer and was convicted of murder. He spent more than a decade in prison serving a life sentence, where he chose a path that very few thought possible. While incarcerated, he completed...

For more than thirty years, human rights lawyer Sonja Cooper has stood beside survivors of abuse in state and psychiatric care, people whose stories were ignored for decades. In this episode of Stretton Unfiltered...

Curiosity doesn't come with an expiry date, but somewhere along the way, a lot of us stop giving ourselves permission to try something new. This is a conversation about staying curious, at any age, and why getting older...

One phone call changed everything. Cushla Reed's overseas factory had been seized overnight. Her stock, her equipment, her patterns, years of work, all suddenly locked behind someone else's doors. That single moment is...

One phone call changed everything. Annah thought her biggest wholesale customer wanted a catch-up. Instead, they ended the relationship, leaving her with a van full of fabric and a business that suddenly needed a...

For more than twenty-two years, Dr Cynthia Ward has quietly stood beside families experiencing every parent's worst fear. As the founder of True Colours Children's Health Trust, she has built one of New Zealand's most...

For more than twenty-two years, Dr Cynthia Ward has quietly stood beside families experiencing every parent's worst fear. As the founder of True Colours Children's Health Trust, she has built one of New Zealand's most...

<p>How do you build one of New Zealand’s most recognised coffee brands in a market already crowded with hundreds of roasters?</p><p>This week on Stretton Unfiltered, I talk to Nick Clark, co-founder of Flight Coffee...

How do you build one of New Zealand’s most recognised coffee brands in a market already crowded with hundreds of roasters? This week on Stretton Unfiltered , I talk to Nick Clark, co-founder of Flight Coffee, about the...

Will AI Replace You or Make You Richer? What if you're already being outperformed by AI and don't even know it? Artificial Intelligence is no longer coming. It's here, quietly reshaping business, education, creativity...

<p>Will AI Replace You or Make You Richer? </p><p>What if you're already being outperformed by AI and don't even know it?</p><p>Artificial Intelligence is no longer coming. It's here, quietly reshaping business...