



Allyson Gofton: A mother's terrifying experience with concussion
You probably recognise Allyson Gofton best from the iconic Food in a Minute, a one minute long cooking show-advertisment hybrid that she hosted for 13 years. After leaving Food in a Minute, Allyson has continued to write cookbooks, including her latest, Give which is all focused around creating del…

Look after nature and it'll look after you too with Aaron Fleming
WARNING: This episode contains brief mentions of drug addiction. Aaron Fleming hasn’t had the easiest run in life, when he was 16 he suffered multiple collapsed lungs which lead to multiple major surgeries and years of recovery. This lead to a period of depression, and addiction to pain medicatio…

Creating financial freedom for women with Victoria Harris
Talking about money and finances can be incredibly difficult, and often boring, especially for women. It's hard to get the conversation started even among friends, which can lead you to feeling lost and hopeless. That's where Victoria Harris comes in. Victoria co-founded the financial education p…

Success is in all in the top two inches with James Laughlin
What is it that high performing CEOs, sports stars, and leaders all have in common? James Laughlin knows. James is a leadership speaker, executive coach, and author of the best selling book 'Habits of High Performers' and believes anyone can become a high performer with the right attitude and beli…

Toni Street's top tips to confident communication
This week we're doing something a little different on We Need To Talk, Toni's sitting down on her own to give you some of her most helpful tips and tricks to becoming a more confident communicator. Nowadays nearly everyone has to do some form of public speaking, whether you're presenting to colleg…

The ABC's to fixing your breathing with Abby Stewart
We know that breathing well calms us down, but did you know that proper breathing is also critical to the way we function as humans? You might have something called breathing pattern disorder, and you might not even know it. In this episode of We Need To Talk, respiratory physiotherapist Abby Ste…

Healing your relationship with food with Nicole Gaviria
WARNING: This episode contains mentions of eating disorders. A list of resources is available at the bottom of the description if you or someone you know needs help. The relationship between women and food can be incredibly complicated, and in many cases harmful. With weight loss and dieting engra…

Becoming a Māori Millionaire with Te Kahukura Boynton
WARNING: This episode contains brief mentions of domestic violence, drug addiction, and mental health issues. A list of resources is available at the bottom of the description if you or someone you know needs help. How do you turn your life around from being a school dropout, struggling with chron…

170 Days: The fight to bring Baby Austin home
Pregnancy is already a time of mixed emotions, nerves, and trepidation, but what happens when your baby comes dangerously early? That's what happened for Abby Rawls and her baby Austin. Austin was born at just 25 weeks, and what followed was a harrowing 170 days in Christchurch's NICU. In the epi…

"Sleep isn't just a nightime event" - Dr Sumit Samant
Everyone knows we should be getting better sleep, but that's so much easier said than done. That's why we brought in Dr Sumit Samant from Auckland Sleep Clinic to answer Toni's burning questions about how to not just get more sleep but to improve the sleep you do get. In the episode Toni and Sumi…