Did you know that the oldest evidence of tattoos dates back to 3370 BC? Join us in this top conversation with Dana Hurricane, a seasoned tattoo artist with 13 years of experience. Dana talks about the evolution of the tattooing industry, traveling around the globe for work, and much more! 

Show 237 – Dana Hurricane (Tattoo Artist)

Welcome to the Altbays Table Talk (feat. Georgie Parry and Leo Magri)

Dana Hurricane is a seasoned tattoo artist with 13 years of experience. In this insightful conversation, Dana talks about the evolution of the tattooing industry. From her apprenticeship in Cornwall, UK to working on the disruptive environment in Brighton, Dana also shares the transformative journey that shaped her as an artist.

Instagram has revolutionized the industry and AI technology now
creates tattoo designs. Dana delves into the challenges of being a self-critic
and overthinker in an era where your work is scrutinized worldwide.

Dana's love for New Zealand is palpable as she recounts her
journey from England to Scotland, eventually falling in love with Aotearoa.
Dive into the magic of tattooing in New Zealand, where Māori artists infuse
their work with clients' life stories and family roles.

ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people from Aotearoa to have an honest, laid-back
conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and
thrive.

Have you ever thought about creating online content while eating the best kai around Aotearoa? Well, Āwhina & Te-Taima are taking that experience to the next level, while bringing Māori culture to the forefront in the social media world! Watch it here now!

 Show 234 Āwhina & Te-Taima  (Aotearoa Content Creators)

 Welcome to ALTBAYS Show (feat. Fabian Roberts and Leo Magri)

 The Altbays Table Talk is stoked to bring these powerful wahine back to our show! 

 The twins Āwhina & Te-Taima are passionate about their culture and language. They create online content aiming to entertain their audience but always pushing the importance of speaking te reo Māori. 

 Tik Tok challenges and dance moves share space with beautiful kai (food) and mahi toi (craft, artwork) on their social media. The girls are all about empowering women and indigenous people. 

 Āwhina & Te-Taima come to talk about their recent experience in the Toitū Te Tiriti  took place in the streets all over Aotearoa and much more!

 ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people from Aotearoa to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.

Do you have friends or whanau who are currently struggling with addiction? Angel emerged as one of the first wahine Māori to share her story on social media. She comes to the Altbays Table Talk to tell us about her challenging upbringing in the NZ gang life to overcoming addiction and finding redemption. Watch it here now!

ALTBAYS Table Talk 228 – Angel Taylor (Content Creator)

Welcome to the Altbays Table Talk (Feat. Beth Claire and Leo Magri)

Angel grew up surrounded by the NZ gang life. Adopted at 3 months old, she remained unaware of her biological mother until she turned 12. Her early years were marked by a rough upbringing, experiencing sexual abuse at a very young age. As a young adult, Angel grappled with feelings of rejection, considering it to be the norm. She faced homelessness, engaged in prostitution, battled severe meth addiction, and lived a life entangled with theft, alcoholism, and became a parent at the age of 16.

Angel's life took a darker turn as she witnessed a murder and accumulated 25 criminal convictions, resulting in a three-year jail sentence for assaults and intent-to-kill charges.

In 2009, despite having material wealth, Angel found herself in court, ready to face three years in jail. Supported by her whānau, she sought solace in religion, which, in her own words, saved her life.

Angel emerged as one of the first wahine Māori to share her story on social media. Now, she joins the Altbays Table Talk to delve into her life journey and discuss her current successful projects.
 
 ALTBAYS Table Talk invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together and thrive.

Got that one workmate who can't resist making TikTok videos? Well, Lāz is taking that habit and turning it into a thriving career. Join us for another exciting episode of Altbays Table Talk with the talented artist and content creator, Lāz Karaka, aka Lāz Gobang. We're thrilled to welcome back the incredible Māori artist, Swizl Jager, to our studios for an epic chat! Tune in now!

ALTBAYS Table Talk 209 – Lāz Karaka (Artist/Content Creator)

Welcome to the Altbays Table Talk (Feat. Swizl Jager and Leo Magri)

Lāz Karaka, the 14th coolest māori in the world in his own words, grew up in Tokoroa and is a content creator with a solid following on his social media. 

Lāz focuses on promoting a positive attitude towards hard work.

From rapping to electronic music production, he's explored diverse avenues in the world of music. Lāz's career has also seen him as a tyre fitter, frame and truss manufacturer, and a scaffolder from a young age. Now, he's an underground miner in Waihi, who crafts the art of being a devoted father and husband.

ALTBAYS Table Talk invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together and thrive.

Are you a good singer? Would you be brave enough to compete on a show like NZ Idol? Luke Whaanga is a versatile and powerful singer and songwriter who was a finalist in the NZ Idol back in the day. He is an active artist who composes to inspire and unite our people. Luke comes to have a korero and a little jam at the Altbays Table Talk! Tune in now!

ALTBAYS Table Talk 208 – Luke Whaanga (NZ Singer/Songwriter)

Welcome to the Altbays Table Talk (Feat. Maddie Johnson and Leo Magri)

Luke Whaanga is a gifted artist, entertainer, and songwriter who has graced Aotearoa's music scene since his debut as a NZ Idol finalist in 2004. 

Luke blends elements of roots reggae, soul, blues, and R&B. His songwriting unites, inspires, and infuses long-lasting joy. 

Versatile and charismatic, Luke caters to all crowds and events, from intimate gatherings to grand stages. His powerhouse voice leaves an unforgettable impression, always leaving the audience craving more.

ALTBAYS Table Talk invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together and thrive.

Did you know that Archery is considered one of the world's oldest sports? Karen is a top, award-winning photographer and a true sports enthusiast, competing in multi-sport events with a focus on kayaking and achieving competitive success in Archery. Karen comes to the Altbays Show to talk about sports and arts in Aotearoa NZ, photography competitions and much more!

Show 198 – Karen Moffatt-McLeod (Photographer/Former Archer) 

Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Leo Magri)

 ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.

With a background in photography that began in high school in Wellington, Karen loves what she does, recently having five acceptances in the IAAP World Cup (International Association of Art Photographers) and seven acceptances in the Irish Emerald Salon, one of those being a Bronze Medal for the stunning 'Matariki Wahine'. 

Beyond her photography work, Karen keeps busy with contracts for Creative Coromandel and Diving New Zealand, where she provides board support and marketing/communications expertise. She has also been deeply involved in sports, competing in multi-sport events focusing on kayaking and later transitioning to competitive archery. As a former board member of Archery NZ, she managed teams for international competitions and organized tournaments in Whitianga.

While not an experienced diver, Karen has always enjoyed watching the sport, particularly high diving, through the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series, which is set to come to New Zealand in 2023. Additionally, she indulges in her love for fishing, spending weekends on the water.

Karen served on the Photographic Society of NZ Council for two years, organizing photography workshops nationwide. She is currently working on several photographic projects, including a Mother & Daughter project, a Grief project, and a photography competition exclusively for the youth of the Coromandel.

Tune in to the Altbays Show as Karen shares her experiences, passions, and insights and chats about the arts and sports in Aotearoa NZ.

Did you know that the Māori word takatāpui had historically referred to devoted relationships between people of the same sex, but in modern terminology, it encompasses LGBT identity and sexuality? Quack is a Youth and Community Worker, Takatāpui and Māori Activist who works across various kaupapa (principles) designed to improve outcomes for rangatahi Māori me whānau Māori. Quack comes to the Altbays Show to discuss protesting against deep sea mining in the Pacific, Mātauranga Māori, lgbtqia+ rights, Aotearoa NZ’s schooling system and much more! 

Show 197 – Quack Pirihi (Takatāpui Creative/Māori Activist) 

Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Te Paea Puha and Leo Magri)

Quack is a Youth and Community Worker, Māori Activist and Takatāpui (Māori term used similarly to LGBTQI+)

Quack works across various kaupapa (principles) designed to improve rangatahi Māori me whānau Māori outcomes. From governance spaces to community roles and advisory groups - much of Quack's mahi is focused on opening doors for mokopuna (grandchildren) to stand in their tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty), advocating for themselves, their whānau, hapū, and iwi.

Very prolific in their mission, Quack founded Mana Āniwaniwa, a kaupapa Supporting the Takatāpui and Queer liberation movement in Aotearoa, alongside whānau.

Quack also works as a Social Impact Lead in Te Paataka Koorero o Takaanini: Auckland Council's kaupapa whanau community hub to mitigate inequity within the Takaanini Hapori as well as the wider Tāmaki Makaurau rohe; advisor at the Make It 16 Campaign, which seeks to lower the voting age in Aotearoa NZ; Executive Board Member and Secretary at the Auckland Pride, Volunteer for Inside Out Koaro: a national charity providing resources, information, workshops, consulting and support for anything concerning rainbow or LGBTQIA+ issues and education, and also an active artist and content creator.

ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.

I recently lost my sister Mina who took her own life, she was only 21 years old. She was my best friend and the only person I could truly talk to. I still have so many things to say, share, and ask … and now I can't. 

She was a very smart, colourful...

Forgiveness had always been role-modelled to me by my amazing nana (Aunty Ada) and her uncompromising Christian beliefs that she lived out in her everyday life. She always said that we should forgive and love others. She was known for helping and loving others no matter their backgrounds or indiscretions. As a child, I didn’t understand the idea of this or the impact her teachings would have later in my life.

I believe the realisation of what forgiveness is came through...

Did you know that Drum & Bass started in the early '90s as part of the United Kingdom's rave scene? MC Tali, also known as NZ's Drum and Bass Queen, has an incredible ability to freestyle and sing soulful, positive and intelligent vocals. Tali has won numerous awards and toured the world extensively as an MC and live act. Currently preparing for a Europe tour, Tali stops by the Altbays Show to chat about the NZ music industry, mentoring upcoming female artists, touring the world playing music and much more! We're stoked to celebrate our show 190 with this top NZ artist!

Show 190 – MC Tali (Vocalist/Composer/Producer) 

Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Maddie Johnson and Leo Magri)

Also known as N.Z.'s Drum and Bass Queen, MC Tali's ability to freestyle and sing soulful, positive and intelligent vocals over the mix has seen her stay on top of her game. Currently preparing for a Europe tour, Tali has won numerous awards and toured the world extensively as an MC and live act.

Originally from Taranaki, Tali moved to the U.K. to follow her dreams of becoming a top international MC.

After signing to the legendary Full Cycle Label owned and run by Roni Size, Tali released the first ever MC album 'Lyric on My Lip' with a U.K. top 40 single, worldwide tour and selling over 15,000 albums.

From there, she collaborated with some of the scene's most prolific names in production and DJ/MC shows. 

Tali is unique in her ability to both freestyle and sing, write and compose. She is a trained secondary school teacher, has a diploma from The National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA), a B.A. in English Literature, also has vast experience in tutoring, mentoring, writing and vocal producing for other artists. As well as this, Tali wrote for ATM, Knowledge, Nu:Soul, Guestlist Network publications in the U.K. and the U.S., for 'Her' magazine in New Zealand and in 2018, Tali published her first ever fiction novel 'The Little White House'.

ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.

Do you believe inmates leave prison in NZ ready to reintegrate into society? Vaughan has a successful professional and commercial track record, including a corporate career and business ownership. Recently he has moved into the area of Corrections and the reintegration of prisoners post-conviction. Vaughan comes to the ALTBAYS Show to chat about mentoring small businesses, nz politics, social issues and much more! We are pleased to have Elvisa Van Der Leden co-hosting this informative show!

 Show 187 – Vaughan Winiata (Business Mentor) 

 Welcome to the Altbays Show (Feat. Elvisa Van Der Leden and Leo Magri

Vaughan has a successful professional and commercial track record that includes a corporate career and business ownership.
 
When he sold his business, he decided to focus on the advisory and mentoring of small businesses.

Recently he has moved into the area of Corrections and the reintegration of prisoners post conviction.
 
Vaughan considers himself a provocative, social commentator fiercely committed to being non-negotiable in terms of robust personal values and principles.
He is not afraid to call people out in this regard.

Vaughan Winiata is a proud Māori and a proud father of two sons. He is deeply concerned about the direction we appear to be headed.

That said, he is optimistic about our future as inhabitants of the best part of the Planet Earth and looks forward to doing his bit to make it an even better place.

ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.

How does learning te reo Māori enhance our understanding of New Zealand’s history & culture? With guests Te Karere Scarborough & Anton Matthews.

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