Podcast
Seeds
Hosted by Steven Moe · EN
Conversations with people living with purpose and having a positive impact in our world. Host Steven Moe asks about their life journeys and what has shaped them into who they are today.
36episodes
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Sally Hett on what we measure and the future economy
3d ago00:51:35Tap to summarizeSally Hett is the WEAll Aotearoa's Knowledge and Engagement Lead and in this conversation we discuss her life story, growing up and what she studied and how she came to work with WEAll Aotearoa. If you enjoy this content feel free to share it and check out the many 500+ previous conversations. WEAll Aotearoa site: https://www.weall.org.nz Creative HQ: https://creativehq.co.nz McGuinness Institute: https://www.mcguinnessinstitute.org Conversation with Gareth Hughes on seeds earlier: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/gareth-hughes-on-economic-system-change-and-the-wellbeing-economy-alliance-aotearoa/ Katherine Trebeck conversation: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/katherine-trebeck-on-wellbeing-economies-mountains-and-system-change/
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Volunteers! When you are doing it all ... in discussion with Abby Golden and Chris Joseph for Community Governance Aotearoa
6d ago01:02:36Tap to summarizeThis session I facilitated a panel considering volunteer organisations which was put on by Community Governance Aotearoa. I am grateful to Rose and Alice and the team there for letting me put up the audio of the session on Seeds Podcast as well. Volunteer boards (sports clubs, waka ama, arts groups and more) are the backbone of Aotearoa's not-for-profit sector. When there's no paid staff, committees and boards often juggle governance and operations, everything from managing subscriptions to compliance and community engagement. This talk is for anyone asking: How do we do it all and still lead well? Practical, actionable, and designed for community governance leaders. Our panelists for this talk were: Steven Moe – Partner at Parry Field Lawyers, specialising in social enterprises, not for profits Abby Golden – Co-founder at Te Ara Tīrama Charitable Trust Chris Joseph – Executive Director at Volunteer Kāpiti There is a youtube video of this session here as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vruUDbBLu40 For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
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500th episode: Reflections on Seeds
Jul 200:03:57Tap to summarizeThis is a very short reflection on Seeds Podcast hitting 500 episodes released with a challenge for you all as well. For more visit www.theseeds.nz The earlier episode with Shanna Moe mentioned is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRM2BHdDT6o
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Create a book! How to self publish ... featuring Jamie Small
Jun 3001:01:48Tap to summarizeThis is a session where I outline all I've learned about book creation and self publishing. I was fortunate to be joined by Jamie Small from Wordshop who I have collaborated with on many books and his website is https://wordshop.co.nz The Apple Tree book https://theseeds.nz/books/the-apple-tree/ The Circle: Careers with Impact book https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/ Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business: Laying Foundations for Reimagining Business: Essays - Seeds About an ISBN: ISBNs, ISSNs, and ISMNs | National Library of New Zealand For more content visit www.theseeds.nz For legal resources visit www.parryfield.com
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Creating a Podcast for Impact!
Jun 2900:59:04Tap to summarizeIn this session I share everything I have learned about creating Seeds Podcast and hope it might inspire some of you to create your own podcast! For the info on technical side and equipment plus videos you can visit here https://theseeds.nz/articles/how-to-create-a-podcast/ For more content visit www.theseeds.nz
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Community Housing Panel Discussion "Can we build it? Yes we can!" with Shelley Katae, Luke Strom and Gareth Ready
Jun 2500:55:55Tap to summarizeThis is a panel discussion from the Community Housing Aotearoa 2026 Conference held this week where I was asked to facilitate the panel on this topic of "Can we build it? Yes we can!". The new Community Housing Guide from Parry Field Lawyers mentioned is a free download here https://www.parryfield.com/property/community-housing/ Community Housing Funding Agency mentioned by Luke: https://chfa.co.nz Signature Homes mentioned by Gareth: https://www.signature.co.nz Tamaki Regeneration mentioned by Shelley: https://tamakiregeneration.co.nz For more content also visit Community Housing Aotearoa site: https://communityhousing.org.nz And more episodes of seeds are at www.theseeds.nz
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Panel discussing changes for Charities on Donation Tax Credits with Jenny Gill, Robyn Scott, Sue Barker, Craig Fisher and Steven Moe
Jun 2201:00:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode we hear from Jenny Gill, Robyn Scott, Sue Barker, Craig Fisher and Steven Moe about recently announced changes on donation tax credits. Here is the cover email with more info that was sent out with video link: Thanks to all who joined Jenny Gill, Robyn Scott, Craig Fisher, Sue Barker and I for the webinar on charities and the cap on donation tax credits. Whether you were able to join us live or not, we wanted to make sure you have access to everything that was shared and discussed. You can watch the full recording of the webinar here: https://youtu.be/DRO5iGt1N0Q Feel free to forward this on to someone who might be interested. The following are some resources shared during the webinar: • Philanthropy NZ letter to ministers signed by over 60 individuals and organisations – attached • CID Letter to Ministers on the Proposed Cap to Donations Tax Credit – attached • PHD Thesis on Government Financial Support for the Charitable Sector in New Zealand, referenced by IRD – view here • Paper by Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts and Steven Moe on charities, tax, and the missing analysis – view here • Article by Sue Barker on Donations tax credits - whose money is it anyway? – view here • Paper from Parry Field Lawyers and webinar recoding on all changes for charities in Budget 2026 (including the positive ones!) – view here Next Steps As a panel, we will regroup to consider the most strategic path forward. In the meantime, here is how you can get involved: • Write to your local Member of Parliament or the relevant ministers to share your concerns and the reasons behind them • If you have had any direct responses from ministers regarding this issue, please share that information with Robyn Scott at Philanthropy NZ, who is acting as a central point of contact • If you would like to add your name to the open letter to ministers, please reach out to Philanthropy NZ directly • Share the webinar recording link with your networks to raise awareness across the sector • Consider how we could start being more proactive as a sector about both research and policy preparation (if that strikes a chord let me know) to move away from being reactive all the time. • Look out for further information from IRD, who indicated they will be releasing additional papers behind the decision-making process in July 2026 • Continue to explore ways any charities you are involved with can raise general awareness of their value to society A further webinar may be scheduled once more information is available. We will keep you updated.
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Simon Mane on the meaning of Community, working in Sudan and the Humanitarian Work of World Vision
Jun 800:43:06Tap to summarizeSimon Mane is the national director for World Vision in Sudan. In this conversation we find out about the crisis over there as well as the work that is being done by World Vision in that country. However we start with his childhood and learning more about his childhood in Senegal, the power of Community, learning 13 languages and how he became a humanitarian worker. You can find out more about World Vision in Sudan and ways to support at https://www.worldvision.org.nz/give-now/childhood-rescue/sudan/ The conversation with Mark Ambundo mentioned in this conversation https://theseeds.nz/podcast/mark-ambundo-with-an-african-perspective-on-western-culture-and-taking-advantage-of-opportunities/ For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz
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Dorenda Britten on Unlocking Innovation and empowering the innovative potential of dyslexic individuals
Jun 700:19:06Tap to summarizeDorenda Britten shares about 'Unlocking Innovation' a company she co-founded with Chris Cole which is doing innovate new things with teams and a focus on those who have dyslexia. The purpose of the business is: "At Unlock Innovation, we empower organisations to access the innovative potential of dyslexic individuals." This is a followup to an earlier conversation as way back in 2018 I had spoken to Dorenda about her life story - if you want to hear that you can find it here, we had a great discussion then about design thinking and many other topics https://theseeds.nz/podcast/dorenda-britten-on-design-and-critical-thinking/ Unlocking Innovation website: https://www.unlockinnovation.co.nz University of Canterbury event: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-events/news/2026/is-dyslexic-thinking-nz-s-productivity-superpower--
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Full 3.5 hours of audio from the Seeds Impact Conference (road trip time!)
Jun 403:20:12Tap to summarizeThis is the full 3.5 hours of content from the Seeds Impact Conference ready for your listening on a long road trip or maybe if you are getting on a flight! Each session is also an earlier stand alone episode of Seeds so you can listen to them that way instead as well. Videos of the sessions are now also over here Seeds Impact Conference - Parry Field Lawyers For more visit www.theseeds.nz
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