This 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 

In 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.

This is my conversation with Shamubeel for the Seeds Impact Conference.  

You can listen to other panel sessions from the Seeds Impact Conference on seeds or watch videos at www.parryfield.com 

More on Simplicity is here Simplicity KiwiSaver Scheme - Low-cost and ethical Investment funds | Simplicity

Simone Woodland joined me for episode 397 to talk about her life and the Tākaka Cohousing Project (Tākaka Cohousing | Golden Bay (takakacohousing.co.nz)) which is an amazing example of an innovative project that combines both housing + community + nature + regeneration. 

I've been involved with providing legal support since this project began several years ago.

In this interview we talk about Simone's background and origins in the UK, her becoming an architect, working on social enterprises there and then moving to Aotearoa New Zealand and how she decided to come here. 

The project describes values like this:  "As a purpose driven housing developer we are committed to supporting the health of the whenua and community through regenerative and replicable cohousing models. Our team are committed to the values of kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga and courage."

Community & Privacy: Privacy is important to us. We have thoughtful designed home layouts that create privacy between the homes and gardens for peace and tranquility. The shared spaces are designed for community events, connection and collective food growing.

Shared Resources: Shared resources offer a range of benefits, contributing to sustainability, affordability and community wellbeing. By sharing tools, equipment, and facilities, we are building an efficient system that provides more equality and support to our residents.

Sustainable Design: To create a safe space for our children to play, cohousing neighbourhoods choose to keep the cars to the outside. This allows for a park like setting with more space for growing food, gardens, play spaces and the community to meet and interact.

Article for The Spinoff on the project: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/21-06-2022/is-community-led-home-ownership-the-way-of-the-future

For more episodes and the link in podcasting apps, visit www.theseeds.nz

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QdRBsKdWUrdRWkyr0tQbo
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/seeds/id1281908185?mt=2#episodeGuid=bf08f2d2ecacad03d93e59e8fa89960a
Google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw== 

This is the audio of an article that I wrote that was just published in The Press on street art and what it says about identity and new stories being told in Õtautahi Christchurch.  The orgins directly relate to Seeds Podcast as I had a conversation on Street Art with Dr Reuben Woods a while ago (here) and always thought the topic would make a great article.  So I wrote it up and this was published on 8 June 2024 as the lead article in the Mainlander section of The Press.  This is the audio of me reading out the article. 

For the print version it is here:  https://www.thepress.co.nz/culture/350297693/rise-street-art-otautahi-christchurch 

Watch This Space website: https://watchthisspace.org.nz/

Toi Õtautahi  https://toiotautahi.org.nz/ 

Interview with Reuben which inspired the article https://theseeds.nz/podcast/dr-reuben-woods-on-the-street-art-of-christchurch-and-watch-this-space/ 

The book by Peter Simpson mentioned "Bloomsbury South: The Arts in Christchurch 1933-1953" https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/bloomsbury-south/

This is the audio of a talk I gave yesterday for Community Governance Aotearoa on the topic of Chairing meetings and with a focus on AGMs.  I do a lot of support for boards, companies, trusts and others in goverance in my work as a partner at Parry Field Lawyers so it was a pleasure to talk on this topic.  In it share my thoughts on this area and outline 20 principles that are relevant to consider when you come to your role as Chair.

More resources that Community Goverannce Aotearoa provide are here (thanks for the chance to share Rose, April, Elyse and team) https://communitygovernance.org.nz/

If this helps you then why not share with one other person?

The 20 principles will be uploaded here and the other resource mentioned in talk on chairing meetings: https://www.parryfield.com/advisory/governance/governance-essentials/ 

Enjoyed this conversation with Neil Ieremia about Black Grace dance company and his life as a choreographer – we start with his childhood and learned about his upbringing, the role of his parents, the impact of a childhood illness and sense of identity from a young age.  We also talk about the origins of Black Grace and the first dance he choreographed at age 13.  We then discuss the role of art and dance and how it can have an impact on society itself, commenting on the past and present.  Finally we discuss the future plans for Black Grace.

Website: https://blackgrace.co.nz/

For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz

In this panel discussion arranged by Ministry of Awesome, got the chance to share about governance for startups along with Flip Grater, Jeff Wallace and Zach Warder-Gabaldon.  We kept it practical and relevant for founders on what you need to know when it comes to advisory boards, directors, legal duties, paying people, finding the right fit, selecting investors, how to keep on track and quite a lot more!  If you like this, check out the other content at www.theseeds.nz 

Resource on how to chair a meeting well: https://www.parryfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/How-to-Chair-a-Meeting-Well.pdf 

"Ministry of Awesome presents a dynamic panel of expert advisors offering quick-fire advice to guide you through the early stages of your business journey. Our experts will demystify industry jargon about governance and structure and clarify how today's decisions can impact the future success of your business."

Bios on panellists

Zach: Zach is responsible for developing and managing the startup innovation programmes at Ministry of Awesome. After spending two and half decades in the Valley immersed in and surrounded by entrepreneurship and innovation, he is incredibly well equipped to helping Aotearoa's startup sector realise its potential as a unique and powerful incubation nation.

Jeff: Jeff is a long-time Bay Area resident who works with global startup ecosystems, including governments, corporations & startup accelerators/entrepreneurs, to help catalyze startup environments & create a bridge to Silicon Valley. He is an Adjunct Instructor at UC Berkeley and is co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, a global virtual startup accelerator, serving 1000s of companies across 40+ countries. He is co-founder & former President of Batchery, an incubator for seed stage startups. He is an active angel investor with equity positions in 250+ companies and an active advisor & investor at Berkeley SkyDeck. He is an Executive Board Member for the Rutgers Business School Road to Silicon Valley Program (RSVP). Previously, he worked at Cognizant & Brillio as founder & Global Head for Mobility & UX practices. He is a frequent keynote speaker at global tech & startup events. He holds a BA in Economics/Finance from Rutgers College & an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Flip: Flip Grater is an author, musician and activist, founder and CEO, chef and entrepreneur. After 15 years in the music industry as a music label owner and singer-songwriter, touring the world and releasing five albums and two books she moved home to Otautahi and started plant based food production company and restaurant Grater Goods. She is currently the CEO of Grater Goods and a Press columnist.

Steven: Steven Moe is a Partner at Parry Field Lawyers with a focus on start-ups and small business and helping them succeed through practical support on topics such as structures, shareholders, raising capital and IP. He has edited free guides for startups including this one on raising capital and this one on common start-up issues. He has worked as a lawyer for 20 years including 11 years overseas based in Tokyo, London and Sydney, and since 2016 has been based back in Aotearoa. Steven hosts seeds podcast which has a focus on "for purpose" organisations and people doing inspiring things which has 388 episodes and another on governance for the IOD called Board Matters.

So what really is Impact Investing?  A short explanation ...

(This is the transript of the episode and all the links mentioned in it)

Having now interviewed almost 400 guests on Seeds Podcast a recurring theme which has emerged is how they are using impact investing to effect positive change in our society.  A question I get all the time though - both from companies, charities, directors and Trustees is - what exactly are you meaning when you keep talking about the rise of Impact Investing?  

So let's break it down and give you some further listening if it does interest you.  

First the traditional approach.  Someone has a spare $10 million dollars - now this is a hypothetical scenario rather than being my situation.  Anyway, they have a choice about where they put that money.  One option is a traditional approach which means they put it into a long term deposit which makes interest.  They get some financial return, even if it is relatively low, and the offshore owned banks recycle that money to make themselves a nice profit.  

Impact investing steps in at this point and offers another approach.  What if that person has a particular cause that they care about - unfortunately the list is long - social housing, food deprivation for children, education on mental health and suicide prevention, climate change and green tech - there are many needs.  Let's choose social housing because I know it really well.

So what if our friend took a portion of that $10 million and invested it into a startup company that wanted to provide social housing - this could be as equity and result in owning shares, or it could be as debt and they would have a loan they make.  The crux of the difference with traditional investing is that they would be able to make a financial return because it is not a donation, it is an investment.  But at the same time they would be able to have impact which is far greater and more satisfying than the interest they make from that long term deposit.

I am not saying they invest the full $10 million they have, but they do invest a portion of it - doing so may involve some risk but often ethically motivated companies that provide real solutions to our most wicked problems perform better, not worse, than traditional investments - and a tsunami of consumer support for such initiatives is on its way as people consider the supply chain and where their products come from.  

Even easier than a direct investment might be joining a fund which has those ethical lenses and thinks about where they put their money - and this is a choice that each of us can easily make with our Kiwisaver - I'll put the links to Pathfinder, Simplicity and Generate as examples of that.

A real life example of this approach is Community Finance where I am the Chair of the Board.  We identified social housing as a massive need and we support Community Housing Providers by providing them with finance at a lower rate than mainstream banks, which we get from philanthropic investors and Kiwisaver funds like those I just mentioned.  Have we raised $50k or $100k for this?  No, actually in just a few years we have pulled together more than $160m for this. Before you all knock on the door this is for wholesale investors, rather than retail investors.  

So that is what impact investing is - simple, right?  We may be on the cusp of going even further though. 

Recently I released a legal opinion on how I think Trustees of large Trusts or Foundations that sit on large untapped pools of wealth now have a duty to consider Impact Investing and where their funds are invested - Shamubeel Eaqub interviewed me about that and why I think the law itself has changed for Seeds and will put a link to that in the show notes.  The point is that those funds that have billions of dollars in aggregate often were set up by a founder who wanted to tackle one of those problems in society, but the Trustees only think about how they can use income from their traditional investments - instead they should have a blue skies moment to think about how they invest the capital itself because where they invest it might be a means to advance their purposes.

If all this is intriguing but you are after real lives and understanding the people who are leading the way then I can recommend the following seeds episodes, among many dozens of others:

Shamubeel Eaqub in conversation with Steven Moe on the rise of Impact Investing: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/shamubeel-eaqub-in-conversation-with-steven-moe-on-impact-investing/ 

Impact Investing Legal Opinion as audio book: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/impact-investing-legal-opinion-audio-version-read-by-steven-moe/ 

Brianne West and Esha Chabra on Regenerative Business https://theseeds.nz/podcast/brianne-west-esha-chhabra-on-regenerative-business-seeds-conference-session/ 

John Berry on Ethical Investing https://seeds.libsyn.com/john-berry-on-ethical-investing 

A post-growth future and what it means for larger business: Seeds Conference session with Jennifer Wilkins, Dr Katherine Trebeck & Dr Donnie Macluran
https://theseeds.nz/podcast/a-post-growth-future-and-what-it-means-for-larger-business-seeds-conference-session-with-jennifer-wilkins-dr-katherine-trebeck-dr-donnie-macluran/ 

Regenerative and Blended Finance: Seeds Conference Session with Rosalie Nelson from EHF and Andrew Hewitt, Satya Kumar, Brad Leibov and Laina Greene https://theseeds.nz/podcast/regenerative-and-blended-finance-seeds-conference-session-with-rosalie-nelson-from-ehf-and-andrew-hewitt-satya-kumar-brad-leibov-and-laina-greene/ 

Safe Wongsunopparat on measuring Social Impact and proactively making decisions that change your life https://theseeds.nz/podcast/safe-wongsunopparat-on-measuring-social-impact-and-proactively-making-decisions-that-change-your-life/ 

Nathaniel Calhoun on preserving Biodiversity and effecting system change: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/nathaniel-calhoun-on-preserving-biodiversity-and-effecting-systems-change/ 

Bill Murphy on the Purpose Capital Impact Fund https://theseeds.nz/podcast/bill-murphy-on-the-purpose-capital-impact-fund/ 

Tā Tipene O'Regan on the people who shaped his life https://theseeds.nz/podcast/ta-tipene-oregan-on-the-people-who-shaped-his-life/ 

Joanne McEachen on Joy and Innovating in Education, and bringing an Indigenous perspective to global conversations https://theseeds.nz/podcast/joanne-mceachen-on-joy-and-innovating-in-education-and-bringing-an-indigenous-perspective-to-global-conversations/ 

Israel Cooper https://seeds.libsyn.com/israel-cooper-on-home-community-people-and-purpose 

Impact investing Network https://www.impactinvestingnetwork.nz 

In this conversation with Jeff Wetzler he reflects on his new book "Ask: Tapping into the hidden wisdom of people around you".  We talk about the approach that it involves and the five key steps that it involves.  

But before that like all seeds podcast episodes we go back in time and find out about Jeff's origins and what has led him to write this book - because this show is not a moment in time or just talking about today, it is capturing a whole of life story and finding out why a person does what they do.  

So we talk about his childhood, early years growing up and moving around, what he studied and his first jobs so as to get a more complete picture.  I met Jeff through the Edmund Hillary Fellowship which we are both part of, and this is one of about 25 interviews with Fellows I've talked to over the years.  If you enjoy this why not look at the back catalogue too as there are evergreen conversations with almost 400 other people who share their wisdom on diverse topics - www.theseeds.nz  has more.

Website for the Ask Approach book: https://www.askapproach.com 

* Amazon link to order the book 
* Recent HBR article
* Free Assessment: https://Assessment.AskApproach.com  
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-wetzler-9ba3824/  
* Instagram: AskApproach

Current organization: www.TranscendEducation.org  

From the website, the 5 elements discussed in the podcast are:

"The Ask Approach™ is a research-backed method for learning from people around you, with five key steps:

- Choose curiosity, so you are genuinely interested in what others think, feel, and know
- Make it safe, so it's more comfortable and appealing for others to tell you the truth.
- Pose quality questions, which uncover what's most important to people
- Listen to learn, so you are truly hearing what matters most to them
- Reflect and reconnect, to translate what you hear into the right insights and actions"

Patricia Allan was born in 1938 and so we get to learn from her life on this episode - she got her doctorate when she was close to 80 years old!  We also hear about her memories of the end of World War 2, how she travelled to Europe back when you did that by boat, moving to work in Pakistan, deciding to get married within a week, raising 4 children, spirituality and finding meaning, serving in the Church as an Anglican priest, and writing her PHD on 'The Once and Future Cathedral' ... and falling in love and geting married a second time.  

If you enjoy interviews like this then why not check out the almost 400 others on seeds podcast at www.theseeds.nz 

More on her life: https://anglicanwomen.nz/patricia-allan-pathways-to-a-ph-d/

Patsy Bass founded the Reefton Distilling Co and it is one of a number of businesses which are adding to the community feel of West Coast town Reefton.  Its also her home town, so In this episode we talk about her childhood there, what it is like, coal mining of her Father and why she started the business and the plans for the future.  If you enjoy this then why not check out the other episodes of Seeds in the back catalogue as there are hundreds there.  

Website: https://www.reeftondistillingco.com/pages/our-team 

www.theseeds.nz 

Patsy's bio: "Patsy was born in Reefton and returned in 2018 after a successful career in Human Resources, Change, Project and General Management to contribute to the revitalisation of her home town.  She attributes roles with Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Outward Bound New Zealand and some of New Zealand's largest cooperative and not for profit organisations, with leading her back home to create a business with an intergenerational focus."

This episode is a short reflection in response to a listener's questions about how I use my time and how I choose projects.  If it helps your thinking why not share the link, so others can see the content as well and benefit from it?

This is also a written article here https://theseeds.nz/articles/on-using-time-being-efficient-and-choosing-projects/ 

If you want to have access to more on this topic, I've also written on similar things in these posts:

• On being efficient and some tips on that are over here https://theseeds.nz/articles/on-being-efficient/ 

• On what we are building with our lives and how we should aspire to grand things – the vision to construct a cathedral not just a wall https://theseeds.nz/articles/what-is-your-cathedral/ 

• A reflection on 10 lessons I have learned that I wish my younger self had known https://seeds.libsyn.com/10-lessons-learned 

• A recent episode of seeds on weaving in creativity into all of your life that I presented at my former high school to 55 students aged 16 https://theseeds.nz/podcast/weaving-creativity-into-all-of-your-life/ 

Impact Investing legal opinion mentioned in the episode https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/ 

For more content visit www.theseeds.nz 

This is the panel on Impact Investing with a Community Housing Focus featuring Annie Wilson, Ali Hamlin-Paenga, James Palmer, Paul Gilberd, Estelle Parker, and Judith Bullin.  The welcome of the conference giving context to it is over here.  

View the Overview of Impact Investing here: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/knowledge-base/overview-of-impact-investing-in-aotearoa

More about Kainga Maha's work here: https://kaingamaha.co.nz/ 

Visit Te Matapihi's website here: https://www.tematapihi.org.nz/ 

More on the Community Housing Funding Agency: https://chfa.co.nz/ 

Visit the Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) website here: https://communityhousing.org.nz/  
Link to the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference is here: https://confer.eventsair.com/cha2026/ 

Read the Parry Field Community Housing guide here (from 2023, new edition to be released in June 2026): https://www.parryfield.com/home/publications/#publications-property 

Visit the Responsible Investment Association Australasia website here: https://www.responsibleinvestment.org/ 

More on social housing from Parry Field Lawyers: Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers

Changing Paradigms book: Changing Paradigms - Parry Field Lawyers

More content at www.theseeds.nz 

To listen to the Welcome, go here Welcome to the Seeds Impact Conference from Steven Moe - Seeds

I always enjoy catching up with people doing interesting things who specialise in things that we can all learn about.  In this case I talked with Paul McGregor about Facilitation.  However we start with his early years and what he studied - the law - and how that has led to what he does through a series of realisations.

What has been your career path and what has been instrumental in where you are today - and where you might go?  We learn a lot from Paul by reflecting on his journey.

If you enjoy this then why not check out some of the other 387 episodes of seeds podcast?  www.theseeds.nz 

Paul's site: https://www.paulmcgregor.co.nz/

This is the audio of the conversation held about Impact Investing to release the legal opinion on that topic.

You can download the legal opinion discussed here.  Impact Investment | Impact Law | Parry Field Lawyers

Paper on 7 hard questions to ask for charities Charting the Future: A framework for thinking about change - Parry Field Lawyers

More content is at www.parryfield.com and at www.theseeds.nz 

This is the audio version of my reading out the legal opinion that I wrote which Parry Field Lawyers has released this week on the 20th March 2024.  It tackles the issue of large funds and trusts which have amounts they invest, often conservatively.  It asks: do those in governance of such entities actually now have a positive duty to invest funds for impact?  

I argue that they do for a variety of reasons.  For example, because the new Trusts Act 2019 includes provisions which mean Trustees should consider the original purpose that the Trust was set up for when they go about investing.  As well as that, some of their duties can be modified now which would allow them to invest for impact and advancing the purpose of their Trust. 

The opinion also outlines the 9 practical realities that I think need to be considered as well – check them out too. 

On the same day as releasing this am in conversation with Shamubeel Eaqub about impact investing - what it is, how it is growing and the impact for both business and charities.  Watch out for that as a follow up episode. 

Thanks to my wife Ellie Moe for reading the headings of the opinion in this episode.

All of this is a follow on from the successful Seeds Impact Conference that had 500 attend and 100 speakers, this is a one off session designed to stimulate both thinking and action.

The video will be uploaded afterwards at https://www.parryfield.com/impact-investing-information-hub/

For other episodes visit www.theseeds.nz

I went back to my former High School and spoke with 55 students about creativity and integrating it into all of your life.  I try and do this as a lawyer and so it was really fun to reflect on my own journey in the last 30 years since I had been sitting in their seats.  Hope you enjoy!

Another reflection on these concepts of creativity https://theseeds.nz/podcast/creativity-vulnerability-give-it-all-give-it-now-2/

Another episode on these themes with Preston Hegel https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/preston-hegel-on-creativity-art-and-building/id1281908185?i=1000575241025

www.theseeds.nz 

Change is a certainty in life, but how will you cope with it?  I enjoyed talking with Rob Cousins about the venture he cofounded called Open Change.  As usual we start with his childhood and then hear about his life journey and what led him to Aotearoa New Zealand what he does today. The podcast aims to get at the underlying stories of what has shaped people into who they are becoming and is a deeper glimpse into a life than we normally get.  

We then talk about the complex and entangled challenges that are all around us - how do you approach them?  The website of Open Change described the issue like this: "Change used to be done to people. This was convenient for change-makers, but it was rarely successful, or sustainable, and tended to be rolled out to more or less unwilling consumers.  Nowadays, knowledge and power is dispersed among many actors and institutions. No-one controls anything anymore, but everyone influences everything." 

Open Change website: The Team — Open Change

New Power book review that was mentioned https://seeds.libsyn.com/new-power-book-review 

A shout out to the connector of people, Freda Wells, who joined the dots for this conversation to happen.  Check out her project The Kiwi Diary which is a great resource https://www.thekiwidiary.co.nz 

Also to DK who hosted a conversation with Rob Cousins and Michelle Kitney for the great series, Creative Welly Episode #32, which the image is taken from - that is over here https://www.creativewelly.com/creative-welly-episode-32-michelle-kitney-rob-cousins/   

For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz  

I enjoyed this conversation with Brett Harvey as we learned all about his life, background and upbringing.  What is it like when you expect to take over the family business but it gets sold and what do you do next?  We talk about that and a lot more, as well as the origins of Tāima Kōrero / Time 2 Talk which is tackling the issue of pornography and its impact on young people.  If you enjoy this why not listen to some other seeds episodes as well?  Who could you tell about this episode or post the link so others can find it?

Website and resources https://www.taimakorero.co.nz/resources
 
FAQ Videos https://www.taimakorero.co.nz/faq

Brett's email brett@taimakorero.co.nz

Safe Surfer page https://safesurfer.io/
 

For more conversations check out the hundreds of other stories on Seeds Podcast and for more visit www.theseeds.nz 

In this conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun we hear about his early years and growing up in Boston, fitting in when there is a class system at play, work in Africa but then with billionaires in Silicon Valley and then talk about biodiersity.  We focus in on system change and how to effect that - are we optimistic or pessimistic on the ability to change things?  As a member of Edmund Hillary Fellowship we also talk about that since Nathaniel was in cohort 1.  A wide ranging conversation, the best type, if you like this check out some of the others in seeds at www.theseeds.nz 

About Eco-index https://eco-index.nz/about 

Bioverse website https://www.bioverse.io/ 

EHF interview with Nathaniel: https://www.ehf.org/read/information-sharing-for-public-good 

Panel on Systems Innovation from Seeds Impact Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDknIp0rBE

Dr James Austin interview on Peace Corps mentioned in the talk  https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/seeds/id1281908185?i=1000394527676

More seeds stories www.theseeds.nz 

Safe has had an interesting life in Thailand, New Zealand and Europe and in this we focus on impact and what it actually means.  We also spend some time talking about what it means to take risks, how to know when to make a big move and have some shout outs to people who have helped Safe on his journey, including the guests of episode 1 and 2 of seeds - Michelle Sharp and Tim Jones!  If you enjoy this then check out the 380 other episodes on seeds as well.  

Email safe@thirdlineimpact.com

Website: The Third Line | Social Impact Consultancy (thirdlineimpact.com)

LinkedIn info: (2) The Third Line - Social Impact Consultancy: Overview | LinkedIn

Michelle's episode 1: Michelle Sharp on Kilmarnock and Social Enterprises - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

Tim's episode 2: Tim Jones on B Corps - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

Seeds www.theseeds.nz 

This conversation between three former mayors of Christchurch was part of the Seeds Impact Conference and covered a wide variety of topics, hope you enjoy!

Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebNe7GApO8 

Garry Moore interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/garry-moore-on-the-power-of-public-debate-the-tuesday-club-and-community-housing/ 

Lianne Dalziel interview on seeds https://theseeds.nz/podcast/lianne-dalziel-on-being-the-mayor-of-christchurch/ 

www.theseeds.nz 

In this live session I spoke with Judith Bullin, an expert on legal structures for Community Housing who works with me at Parry Field Lawyers about Community Housing and how to set these up.  Also Sarrah Jayne joined from the Takaka Cohousing Project to share about what they do and their community.  

For more info and the video visit over here Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers

www.theseeds.nz 

This is the audio of my welcome to the Seeds Impact Conference explaining how the event will work and some key drivers as well as some themes that are important to remember.  We averaged about 400 people at the event and had more than 900 sign up to it.    

I mention the "Changing Paradigms" book - a free download here  https://www.parryfield.com/changing-paradigms/

And The Apple Tree book - info here The Apple Tree - Seeds

For the videos be watching out at www.parryfield.com as they will go up there.

And more content from seeds podcast is at www.theseeds.nz 

This is a short preview of Board Matters Season 2 - I am the host of this other podcast for the IOD so sharing it here!  Join me to learn about leadership and governance there with 7 episodes in this season...

You can subsribe to it in spotify, apple podcasts etc.

More info here https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/season-two-of-board-matters-podcast-launches

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6aHNCIYEOwqoghkGlwKruU

Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/board-matters/id1635454049 

iHeart Radio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-matters-99622637/

• Glenn Moir CMInstD
• Julie Read MInstD
• Marama Royal MInstD
• David Glover CMinstD
• Raveen Jaduram CMInstD
• Murray Dickinson CMInstD
• Natasha Cockerell CMInstD.

 More info on Seeds www.theseeds.nz 

This was a really wide ranging discussion with one of the most curious people I know so we had lot of fun talking about many topics - one of them was The Apple Tree, a book being released soon by me.  Get a copy?  You can find out more at www.theseeds.nz/tree 

Research First: https://researchfirst.co.nz/team/carl-davidson/ 

Check out Carl and Sean's 232 Podcast on books https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-232-degrees-podcast-unlocking-great-books/id1654427277 

Earlier discussion on books https://theseeds.nz/podcast/books-seeds-conference-session-with-sean-barnes-carl-davidson-and-steven-moe/

For more episodes www.theseeds.nz 

Carl is one of New Zealand's best-known social scientists. His long and distinguished career in research stretches over 30 years and includes stints as an academic, practitioner, and author. He has crafted an enviable reputation for his expertise in consumer psychology, research design and behavioural change. Carl is the author or editor of ten books about research practise in New Zealand and he is the past Chief Commissioner for the Families Commission. These days Carl is the Head of Insight at Research First and he is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury.

carl@researchfirst.co.nz

Sean and Carl host the 232 Podcast, a podcast about books, and this is a discussion with Steven Moe about why they matter and talking with Steven about a book he is releasing to coincide with the Seeds Impact Conference called The Apple Tree.

Info on the Apple Tree: The Apple Tree - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

To order a copy - steven@theseeds.nz 

In this episode we have Brianne West, founder of Ethique and Business but Better in conversation with international journalist Esha Chhabra, author of Working to Restore: Harnessing the power of regenerative business to heal the world.

Listen to Brianne's Seeds Podcast episode here.

Listen to Esha's Seeds Podcast episode here.

More on seeds www.theseeds.nz 

More on Seeds Conference www.seedsconference.nz 

The description of this session said: Steven Moe is a lawyer, host of seeds and founder of this conference and will share thoughts about what the future of business could be if we reimagined it.

First book mentioned on social enterprise: https://theseeds.nz/books/social-enterprises-in-new-zealand-a-legal-handbook/ 

Second book mentioned of essays: https://theseeds.nz/books/foundations-for-reimagining-business-essays/ 

More on seeds www.theseeds.nz 

More on Seeds Conference www.seedsconference.nz 

Rosalie Nelson and Edmund Hillary Fellowship hosted a panel on Regenerative Blended Finance at the Seeds Conference - EHF has 500+ Fellows using NZ as base camp for global impact.  Those on the panel were:

• Andrew Hewitt- Funding, Structuring and Accelerating GameChanging Organizations

• Satya Kumar- Quondam Entrepreneur and Mentor

• Brad Leibov- CEO at EarthShare

• Laina Greene- Founder and CEO at Angels of Impact and Social Entrepreneurship Expert

More on seeds is at www.theseeds.nz 

More on the Seeds Conference www.seedsconference.nz 

Education futurist Frances Valintine CNZM, founder of Mind Lab, and Claire Amos, co-founder of DisruptEDNZ are hosting a panel on education

Frances Valintine CNZM is a passionate educator and technologist who is focused on developing education opportunities that connect professionals to the knowledge they need to be successful in today's rapidly advancing world. In 2013, Frances founded The Mind Lab, a unique offering designed to empower students and educators to develop applied digital knowledge and capability. 

Claire Amos is Principal at Albany Senior High School in Auckland, NetSafe Board, William Pike Challenge Advisory Board, Network for Learning Advisory Panel, Google Certified Innovator, co-founder @DisruptEDNZ. Passionate about family, shoes, tattoos and leading change in education.

Listen to Frances' Seeds Podcast episode here.

More info at www.theseeds.nz 

Conference info www.seedsconference.nz 

Alex Hannant a director of Pocketknife and Executive in Residence at The Centre for Systems Innovation (formerly The Yunus Centre), Griffith University in Australia. Joining him will be:

Dr Marissa Kaloga - Marissa is a transdisciplinary entrepreneurship global scholar, with a background in Macro Social Work (PhD, MSW), Business (BS), and International Development (BA). She is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Otago in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the founding Director of STARlab (Systems Transformation Action Research Lab).

Ian Short - Ian is Principal at The Connective and is currently working on a broad range of systems change initiatives in climate change, housing models that work for marginalised communities, and economic models that better support people and planet. Ian is also a Director of the Edmund Hilary Fellowship and Chair of the Auckland and Foundation.

More at www.theseeds.nz 

And videos at www.seedsconference.nz

This panel conversation between global experts in economics beyond growth, Katherine Trebeck and Donnie Maclurcan, hosted by Jennifer Wilkins, will explore the challenging question of how existing larger businesses, especially multinational enterprises and corporations, can begin to prepare for a post-growth future. 

Jennifer Wilkins is a researcher and advisor in degrowth, a concept for an economic transformation to a lower metabolism, equitable post-growth economy that is socially and environmentally sustainable.

Dr Katherine Trebeck is a political economist and advocate for economic system change. Her roles include being a co-founder of Wellbeing Economics and a member of the Club of Rome.

Dr Donnie Maclurcan is executive director of the Post Growth Institute, an international organisation exploring how we interdependently thrive within ecological limits.

For more visit www.theseeds.nz 

And for videos of the 27 sessions visit www.seedsconference.ns 

Shamubeel Eaqub*, economist and author was in conversation with

Helen Robinson - Auckland City Missioner https://www.aucklandcitymission.org.nz/about-us/our-team/ 

Sasha Lockley - Co-founder of Money Sweetspot https://www.moneysweetspot.co.nz/ and EHF Fellow

Listen to Shamubeel's Seeds Podcast episode here.

More at www.theseeds.nz 

Videos at www.seedsconference.nz 

Daisy Hoe is an entrepreneur who is value led and creating something that will help others.  Go Able is her idea to help wheelchair users find out whether buildings and places are accessible.  

In this interview we talk about some of her life journey with a real focus on the power of who you surround yourself with, what it is like to grow up with a disability in a small town and the impact that Young Enterprise and her teachers had on her to start a new venture while in high school.  

We also discuss the impact that a word of encouragement can have on a life journey - who might you impact with a kind word or insight?

If you want to listen to more she will be sharing at the Seeds Impact Conference next Sunday.  You can register for that for free here Seeds Impact Conference 2026 or if you listen to this after, find the episode as will record it.  

RNZ interview with Daisy Teen develops app to help navigate accessibility roadblocks | RNZ 

Young Enterprise website Young Enterprise: Home

The Circle: Careers with Impact book mentioned: https://theseeds.nz/articles/the-circle-careers-with-impact/  

Kerri Bonner interview on disabilities, worth listening in to Kerri Bonner on changing perceptions of "Disability" - Seeds

Michelle Sharp interview mentioned on show https://theseeds.nz/podcast/michelle-sharp-on-kilmarnock-and-social-enterprises/ 

Dorenda Britten interview mentioned on show https://theseeds.nz/podcast/dorenda-britten-on-design-and-critical-thinking/ 

More content is at www.theseeds.nz 

The Seeds Impact Conference was held in October 2023 and several sessions will be published as episodes including this one on Wayfinding and celestial navigation in a modern world.  

• Jack Thatcher - Jack is a Māori navigator who has sailed on various waka journeys, including the Waka Tapu to Rapanui and back.

• Lopeti Sumner - A next generation leader, Lopeti has a focus on Wayfinding for Entrepreneurship for Māori and Pasifika secondary students

Listen to Faumuina's Seeds Podcast episode here.

For more visit www.theseeds.nz 

Video at www.seedsconference.nz 

In this short episode I describe the new book Seed Habits which sets out the 9 principles I've learned from all the guests on seeds podcast.  

If you would like a copy of the ebook you can get one by signing up for the Seeds Impact Conference over here... www.seedsconference.nz 

More info on the book Seed Habits - Seeds (theseeds.nz)

I do have phsyical copies as well if you are interested.

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz 

The is a final short excerpt of the full conversation with Tā Tipene O'Regan who has long been on my dream list of people to interview.  This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about Governance.  

I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen. 

Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter.  You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz 

Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz

Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview.  He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand.  I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.

Instead of asking about events of the past, I asked about who were the people who influenced him most, in this almost 2 hour long conversation.  Below is an index of the topics we discussed including his reflections on the concepts of Wairua, Whenua, Mana, Kaitiakitanga and more.  I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.  

Seeds Podcast is a long term project to record life stories, because they matter.  It started in September 2017 and you can find out about it and the more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz 

Index: 

0:00:00: Opening and intro
0:02:16: Welcome
0:03:30: The influence of the Ocean
0:04:32: His paternal Grandfather Patrick O'Regan
0:16:10: His maternal Grandfather and influence of the South Seas (Ship's Captain and Master Mariner)
0:19:39: His maternal Grandmother (keeper of the claim of Ngai Tahu)
0:26:46: About his Father, Rolland O'Regan's ideas and his formative influence
0:37:11: Talking about his Children
0:40:12: Memories of his Mother Rena and her important role on his life
0:44:29: Memories of Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck)
0:48:52: Influence of his Mother and his maternal Grandmother and visits to her in Bluff
0:53:20: His Parents relationship and connections back
1:00:55: Role of Te Reo Māori in childhood
1:04:52: What he loved about Sailing and the Ocean
1:10:30: Other influences such as his Uncle Con, artist Cliff Whiting (his mural is in photo), Frank Winter.
1:18:38: Sharing about his wife Sandra and the support she has been
1:23:18: Sharing about concepts: Whenua, Wairua, Mana, Kaupapa, Kaitiakitanga …
1:39:02: On Governance and being proactive in decision making
1:46:46: What he would like his Grandchildren to know
1:49:55: End

Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference with 27 amazing sessions all online, chck it out www.seedsconference.nz

The Apple Tree will be released soon - a picture book with deeper meaning.  You can find out more here The Apple Tree - Seeds (theseeds.nz) 

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz

The is the third short excerpt of the full conversation with Tā Tipene O'Regan who has long been on my dream list of people to interview.  He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand.  I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.

Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation.  This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about  Te Rangi Hīroa, Sir Peter Buck.  I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.  

Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter.  You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz 

Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz

The second short excerpt of the full conversation, Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview.  He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand.  I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.

Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation.  This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about Wairua.  I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.  

Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter.  You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz 

Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz

Tā Tipene O'Regan has long been on my dream list of people to interview.  He is a kaumātua, Ngāi Tahu leader and Member of the Order of New Zealand.  I was very humbled to sit with him and hear some of his life story and wisdom about many topics.

Instead of asking about events, I asked about who has influenced him in a 2 hour long conversation.  This has some excerpts from that conversation where he was sharing about his Father.  I am grateful to Anake Goodall for helping connect us so this conversation could happen.  

Seeds is a project to record life stories, because they matter.  You can find out about it and more than 360 other conversations at www.theseeds.nz 

Coming in October is the Seeds Impact Conference www.seedsconference.nz

Contact: steven@theseeds.nz

Joanne has been an innovator in education for many years both in New Zealand and globally.  As well as writing 6 books on this topic she brings an approach of placing the learner first when it comes to education - making education fun and something people want to do.  In this conversation we hear about her childhood and background, growing up without knowing she was Māori and what it meant to find out and how that influenced her sense of being.  We also hear about her work in schools in New Zealand, within the Ministry of Education and then the work she has done offshore based in Seattle.  We also reflect on the meaning of 'home', why joy is important in education, EHF, caring for her Mother at the end of her life and the call to being a teacher.  We cover a lot!  For more conversations visit www.theseeds.nz 

The Learner First site: https://www.thelearnerfirst.com 

Kia Kotahi Ako site: https://www.kiakotahi.org 

Dr Jay Matenga interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/jay-matenga-on-identity-spirituality-whakapapa-and-kapapa-maori

This one with Elle Archer is also good on similiar themes: https://seeds.libsyn.com/elle-archer-on-being-curious-lifelong-learning-and-the-ako-tautahi-learning-city-christchurch-festival 

For more episodes visit www.theseeds.nz 

I was recently interviewed by Hancine Samvelyan for an academyEX event at the end of July 2023 and this is the audio of that.  In it we unpack some of my own history and then dive into my thoughts on the future of business.

It is a good articulation of my current - ever evolving - thinking, so sharing here for all of you as well.  

academyEX info: Higher Education For Your Future | academyEX

www.theseeds.nz 

What does it mean to have a 100-year perspective on reimagining the role of business? How can business structures be reimagined to address the limitations of the current system and to create positive impact?

Join us to answer these questions and more, as we reimagine the future of business.

Join us for an enlightening and thought-provoking event, where we will discuss how business structures can be reimagined to address limitations, create positive impact, as well as the possibilities for businesses in the future.

We are privileged to be joined by Steven Moe, author of "Social Enterprises in New Zealand" and "Reimagining Business." Steven brings a wealth of expertise in start-ups, small businesses, and purpose-driven entities, providing practical support on crucial topics such as structures, raising capital, and intellectual property.

Steven will shed light on the inherent limitations in our current business structures, and explain how businesses can still embody impact and create positive change, despite these shortcomings. He will also take us through what the future might hold if we really did reimagine the role of business with a 100-year perspective.

We'll leave plenty of time at the end to discuss and have your questions answered.

www.seedsconference.nz 

Very happy to announce the Seeds Impact Conference - inspired by the conversations on Seeds this fullly online event will be accessible from anywhere and feature 27 sessions across a day in 4 different online rooms. 

Website for tickets which are just $20 or apply for a scholarship to attend: https://seedsconference.nz/

This is a word of mouth event - as well as signing up would you please help spread the message about it?  Or add it in a newsletter of a group you are involved in?  Or post this or the site on social media?  If you tag me in I will like and comment!  Thanks so much, in advance...  

There are more than 160 supporter logos right now - join them?

www.theseeds.nz 

I got interviewed by Mark Longbottom for his podcast and you can hear the episode here as well.  

If you like seeds you will probably like his show Purposely Podcast so why not subscribe to it too https://www.purposelypodcast.com/ 

Seeds impact conference registrations https://events.humanitix.com/impact-conference-2026 

Seeds episode from 2021 when I first interviewed Mark for Seeds: https://theseeds.nz/podcast/mark-longbottom-on-heartkids-nz-and-purposely-podcast/ 

More content is at www.theseeds.nz 

Sue Waight shared her life journey with us on this episode and I really appreciated her attitude which shown through - choosing not to be a victim but instead take difficult circumstances and learn from them to help others.  "I felt I had two choices, I could either be a victim and let that keep me down, or I could use that experience as a positive way to move forward with my life - and I chose the latter."  We also find out a lot about the Canterbury West Coast Welfare Guardian Trust and the work it is doing (see website below).  We also learn about her blog site Parkies and Me where she is sharing about her journey with being diagnosed with Parkinsons.  

If you enjoy this then check out the 350+ other episodes that have been recorded with other people and lots more info on the project is at www.theseeds.nz 

Sue's blog on her journey with Parkinsons: https://parkiesandme.com

Welfare Guardian Trust: https://welfareguardians.nz/?canterbury

Email for the Trust: cwcwgt@gmail.com 

Seeds www.theseeds.nz 

Really enjoyed my conversation with Ben Scales about his life story and founding KiwiFibre, who I've bee supporting as a lawyer since the early days including with their capital raising - I think you'll like this one and if you do, could you tell one other person about the show and the content they could access for free as well?  www.theseeds.nz has more.

KiwiFibre site: KiwiFibre

"FOUNDING PURPOSE

​Our planet cannot rely on synthetic resources forever.

As natural fibre engineering and material design advances, natural fibres are competing with and outperforming synthetic materials in many applications."

Audio of an article for the IOD "Moving, Seconding... but Why?" co-written with Mele Wendt MNZM and Caren Rangi ONZM.  Am very grateful to both of them for the time spent and ideas shared to create this article which I hope sparks a lot of discussions and evaluation... and change?  Join our movement and question why there is this practise at the next meeting you attend!  And let me know how it goes - steven@theseeds.nz   

You can read the article here: https://www.iod.org.nz/news/articles/moving-seconding-but-why/#

Mele Wendt's Seeds podcast interview: https://seeds.libsyn.com/mele-wendt-on-culture-racism-and-having-the-tough-conversations 

For more content visit www.theseeds.nz