Talking Taiao
Local & Sustainable podcast in Taranaki
Our mission is to inspire and support people, businesses, and communities to value the environment and act to prioritise sustainability.
We would like to highlight our region's efforts in acting as guardians of the land, "Taranaki Tiaki Taiao," while weaving Te Reo Māori and Mātauranga within our conversations to help our wider community learn through a positive, educational, and uplifting lens.
Each week, with Access Radio Taranaki, we interview a different guest who has an exciting local story to share that will help us to understand our natural environment and how we can all play a part in the future our whenua.
Season 1 (2023) was a collaboration between Sustainable Taranaki and Forest and Bird in an effort to ring listeners closer to the positive environmental action in Aotearoa.
Listen to the Talking Taiao podcasts on Access Radio Taranaki:
Listen to Talking Taiao on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
Listen to the previous seasons of Talking Taiao:
Talking Taiao Season 3 (2025) - 47 episodes. ⤵️
Talking Taiao Season 2 (2024) - 34 episodes. ⤵️
Talking Taiao Season 1 (2023) - 6 episodes. ⤵️
Season 3 - 2025 Episodes:
Episode 1 - A New Business As Usual
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Episode 2 - Restoring Landscapes on Working Farms
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Episode 3 - Heading Towards Zero Waste in Construction
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Episode 4 - What is Climate Justice Taranaki?
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Episode 5 - Being Vegan in Taranaki - part 1
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Episode 6 - Being Vegan in Taranaki - part 2
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Episode 7 - Zero Emission Transport: a Consumers Perspective
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Episode 8 - Exploring Permaculture Principles with Dee Turner
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Episode 9 - Introducing our Sustainable Trails Manager Cath and Plans for 2025
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Episode 10 - Is Recycling the Best We Can Do
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Episode 11 - Para Kore - Zero Waste at Te Matatini 2025
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Episode 12 - Supporting Taranaki Businesses to be more Sustainable
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Episode 13 - Autumn Zero Waste Workshop Series
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Episode 14 - Autumn Gardening Tips with Mieke
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Episode 15 - The Junction Upcycling Challenge
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Episode 16 - Public Transport in Taranaki
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Episode 17 - Nature Cleanups and Kaitiakitanga
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Episode 18 - Simplifying Sustainable Business
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Episode 19 - Tips on Being a Sustainable Surfer
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Episode 20 - The Francis Douglas Memorial College Plant Nursery
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Episode 21 - Cycling in New Plymouth & discussing the new cycle lanes
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Episode 22 - Growing Mushrooms in Taranaki, in your Home
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Episode 23 - Homemade Magic with Michelle Byrne
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Episode 24 - This is the Taranaki Farmers Market
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Episode 25 - Meet the local Forest and Birds Youth Taranaki
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Episode 26 - Marine Conservation in Taranaki
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Episode 27 - Winter Gardening Tips with Mieke
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Episode 28 - Launching the Taranaki Sustainable Trails 2025
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Episode 29 - Our Big Issue with Compostable Packaging
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Episode 30 - Hit the Trail 2025: the Sustainable Trails
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Episode 31 - Green Loop, the new Local Solution to Food Waste
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Episode 32 - Beneath the Waves: Caring for Taranaki’s Marine Life with Cam from DOC
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Episode 33 - The Sustainable Trails Countdown
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Episode 34 - Family Friendly Events at the Sustainable Trails
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Episode 35 - Meet Joe, Sustainable Taranaki Operations Lead
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Episode 36 - Local Wāhine Leading Sustainable Change
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Episode 37 - Less Waste More Joy
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Episode 38 - Protecting our Moana One Snorkel at the Time
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Episode 39 - Bringing Back Passenger Trains to Taranaki
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Episode 40 - Graduating with a Master in Sustainability in 2025
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Episode 41 - Ramned Earth and Real Talk: the Pathway to Sustainable Building
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Episode 42 - Medicine in our Weeds with Cat Neale
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Episode 43 - 2025 Plastic Free July in Taranaki
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Episode 44 - Introducing Growmeez, Communal Gardens
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Episode 45 - Smarter Business for a Healthier Planet
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Episode 46 - Kōanga To Raumati - What's Blooming at the Marfell Māra?
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Episode 47 - Reforesting Taranaki with Rapid Reforestation
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Season 2 - 2024 Episodes:
Episode 1 - The Junction Zero Waste Hub
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Episode 2 - Presenting the 2024 Sustainable (Backyards) Trails
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Episode 3 - Composting with Mieke, our expert
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Episode 4 - Solutions about our Wicked Waste Problems
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Episode 5 - Introducing EnviroNZ Taranaki
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Episode 6 - This is Crop Swap Aotearoa
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Episode 7 - The famous Rubbish Trip is in Taranaki!
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Episode 8 - Meet Dan Thurston Crow, one of our Trustee!
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Episode 9 - Te Ara Taiao - Ngahuru (Autumn)
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Episode 10 - The new Forest & Birds Taranaki Youth Hub
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Episode 11 - The Revive Expo 2024 at the EnviroHub
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Episode 12 - The Hub Community Garden
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Episode 13 - Plastic Free July 2024 in Taranaki
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Episode 14 - Our Zero Waste Programme
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Episode 15 - Te Ara Taiao, Takirua
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Episode 16 - Our 2024 Announcements
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Episode 17 - Who is Sustainable Taranaki?
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Episode 18 - Te Ara Taiao & the Taranaki Kiwi Trust
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Episode 19 - Community Gardens in Taranaki
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Episode 20 - Behind the Scenes of Hit the Trail 24
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Episode 21 - Introducing Koia, gardening for wellbeing
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Episode 22 - Seaside Market, journey to Zero Waste
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Episode 23 - Sustainability Initiatives: Bush Classroom - Waitoriki School
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Episode 24 - St Mary's in Hāwera, the evolution of a Community Garden
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Episode 25 - Crop Swap Aotearoa & the Sustainable Trails 2024
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Episode 26 - A Zero Waste Summer
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Episode 27 - Sustainable Builds & Farms 2024
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Episode 28 - Keeping clothing out of the landfill - Stitch Up Society
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Episode 29 - Meet Hone, our Mātauranga Lead
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Episode 30 - Listen to What the Oceans has to Tell Us
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Episode 31 - Engaging with our Community about Sustainability
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Episode 32 - Welcome to the Marfell Community Garden
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Episode 33 - Waste Audits with Sustainable Taranaki
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Episode 34 - Sustainable Buildings 101
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Season 1 - 2023 Episodes:
Episode 1 - Volunteering with Sustainable Taranaki
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Episode 2 - Te Ara Taiao
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Episode 3 - Science Stories with Ellen Rykers
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Episode 4 - Repping the Nature with Nicola Toki
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Episode 5 - Fighting for the Forest with Dean Baigent-Mercer
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Episode 6 - Taranaki Nature Cleanups
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