Wanaka Podcast S07E07 Feat. Rachel Benton

Rachel Benton is the busy lady behind The Green Room and Plant Collective. Alecia Hodgson sits down with Rach to talk about business. Rachel is ultra-...

Wanaka Podcast S07E06 Feat. Dan Fountain

Wanaka Podcast S07E05 Feat. Danielle Winstone

Wanaka Podcast S07E04 Feat. Joe Murdie

Wanaka Podcast S07E03 Feat. Sharyn Mathias

Wanaka Podcast S07E02 Feat. Sarah Scott

Wanaka Podcast S07E01 Feat. Chantelle Thurlow

Wanaka Podcast S06E05 Feat. Mario Rodrigues

Wanaka Podcast S06E04 Feat. Danny Fairley

Wanaka Podcast S06E03 Feat. Vicky Hill

Wanaka Podcast S06E02 Feat. Robert Glen

Wanaka Podcast S06E01 Feat. Wayne Pretty

Wanaka Podcast S05E06 Feat. Charlie Cochrane

Wanaka Podcast S05E05 Feat. James Hay

 James Hay is an accidental brewer. James’ taste for beer developed from drinking wine in France to drinking cider at university, to drinking beer bec...

Wanaka Podcast S05E04 Feat. Kirsty Schmutsch

Along with her husband Matt, Kirsty owns and runs the Pembroke Patisserie. Duncan and Kirsty chat about her journey to Wanaka and building one of Wana...

Wanaka Podcast S05E03 Feat. Bob Mclachlan

Bob discovered white water kayaking at high school and the sport sparked a love of travel and paddling that has stayed with him for life. Big Hands Bo...

Wanaka Podcast S05E02 Feat. Evelyn Vallilee

Evelyn Vallillee owns and runs the Dripping Bowl and Velo Café at Bike Glendhu. Her business ethos is all about whole food, local food, wholesome orga...

Wanaka Podcast S05E01 Feat. Hamish Pepper

Duncan Good hosts his very first Wanaka Podcast episode interviewing Hamish Pepper. Hamish is a sailor who has represented NZ at the Star World Champs...

Wanaka Podcast S04E06 Feat. Alecia Hodgson

Jess catches up with Alecia Hodgson from Silver Sixpence Skin Clinic. Alecia is passionate about skin health and skin care. She has carved out a busin...

Wanaka Podcast S04E05 Feat. Duncan Spear

Jess sits down with Duncan Spear from Puzzling World. Duncan runs this iconic Wanaka business with his wife Heidi. He tells the story of Puzzling Worl...

Wanaka Podcast S04E04 Feat. Alice Townsend

This week on the Wanaka Podcast Jess talks with Alice Townsend. Alice is a long-time local business women who owns Alice Hair hairdressing salon and Y...

Wanaka Podcast S04E03 Feat. Kate Le Brun

Kate runs Fresh Cleaning Wanaka, a cleaning business right here in Wanaka. Kate and her team handle domestic cleaning, builders’ clean-ups, commercial...

Wanaka Podcast S04E02 Feat. Jin Ong

Jin is the founder of MetaMed Clinic. She is an intuitive therapist with 13 years’ experience as an Osteopath, Herbalist, Western Medical Acupuncturis...

Wanaka Podcast S04E01 Feat. Prairie Pritchett

Jess Eastwood kicks off Season 4 talking to Prairie Pritchett. Prairie runs The Body Garage, a stunning yoga and Pilates studio on Gordon Road, Wanaka...

Wanaka Podcast S03E06 Feat. Leungo Lippe

Jo Lynch and Leungo Lippe chat in Episode 6! Leungo is the owner of Lipski and Sons, right here in Wanaka. You may recognise his name from his previou...

Wanaka Podcast S03E05 Feat. Jamie Roy

This is Jamie Roy! Jamie describes himself as a connector by nature and vocation. He shares with Jo Lynch his journey to find the perfect fit for his...

Wanaka Podcast S03E05 Feat. Don Reid

Jo Lynch sat down with Don Reid from The Yard - Central, Wanaka. Don tells us about life at The Yard, his approach to leadership, marketing and managi...

Wanaka Podcast S03E03 Feat. Sam Lee

Jo Lynch sits down with Sam Lee to chat about life as a pro-skier. This smart young man is athletic, creative and ambitious. They discuss his progress...

Wanaka Podcast S03E02 Feat. Max Hall

Max is an entrepreneurial, visual artist, who was born and raised in Wanaka. He describes the town as a unique ecosystem; the perfect breeding ground...

Wanaka Podcast S03E01 feat. Deb Inder

Jo Lynch sits down with Dr Deb Inder to talk about her work in family law. Admitted to the Bar in 1998, Deb is a Barrister and Accredited Mediator. Sh...

Wanaka Podcast S02E07 Feat. Dr Andrew McLeod

Welcome to the show Doc McLeod! He is a doctor, an Ironman and a local through and through. Andrew is a Director of Wanaka Medical Centre and has work...

Wanaka Podcast S02E06 Feat. Ginny Rutledge

Dougal sits down with Ginny Rutledge from Wanaka Physiotherapy. A “naughty schoolgirl” (her words, not ours), Gin came from a family of farmers and a...

Wanaka Podcast S02E05 feat. Duncan Good

Dougal sits down with Duncan Good to talk about his path to being an owner of Ray White Wanaka, and how he rounds out life with sport, family and frie...

Wanaka Podcast S02E04 feat. Sally Currie

Sally Currie works for herself in every sense of the word. One of her jobs is centred around her husband Braden Currie (her husband), triathlete and m...

Wanaka Podcast S02E03 Feat. Rob Holt

Rob Holt from See Crow Fly coffee tells his tale about moving from Ireland to New Zealand, and from head dishwasher to head barista. He has a love of...

Wanaka Podcast S02E02 Feat. Jackie Boyd

We are lucky to have had Jackie Boyd on the show! Jackie and Dougal discuss family, life in business, and open water swimming. Jackie jumped in the de...

Wanaka Podcast S02E01 feat. Eddie Spearing

Dougal Allan sits down with Eddie Spearing to talk about motorbikes, skateboards, snowboarding and music. The pair talk about serendipity, being in th...

Wanaka Podcast S01E06 Feat. Nikki Potts of Health 2000

Jess Eastwood speaks to Nikki Potts from Health 2000 and Fusion Natural Health Clinic. Nikki tells us about purchasing and owning a retail health stor...

Wanaka Podcast S01E05 Feat. Lucas Parkinson

Jess Eastwood talks to the passionate Lucas Parkinson from Ode Restaurant. Lucas takes us on his journey into the world of food, and offers an insight...

Wanaka Podcast S01E04 Feat. Emily Bugg of Good Roots

Authenticity and Creativity – a recipe for a sweet success
Our host Jess Eastwood spoke with Emily Bugg about life in business, life in Wanaka a...