OH, we are so back! An honour to be back in this space for 2026, an even bigger honour for my first guest to be the gorgeous Kahurangi (Kahu) Carter (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui). Kahu is the Greens Party MP for Christchurch Central. Not only that, she is a mum of two. She had her first, Freddy (great name), and then 14 months later had Waiata! They are now 18 and 17. We cover so much in this episode, but we do get a lot into the nitty gritty of politics and how the current government is affecting the every day tangible difficulties that parents are facing. I am really proud of this platform, and being able to provide the opportunity for parents to hear who the parents are that are working hard to make this country better for us and our kids. Kahu is one of those people, and I hope you love this episode. You can find Kahu on instagram here and TikTok here.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Kristy McGuire

Aidan Kyrke-Smith

Serra Clark

7 Promises Petition

My Nail Artist (in case you heard Kahu complimenting my nails and want in on the best nail artist in Tāmaki)

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LLOOOOOVVVVEEEE YYYOOOUUU 

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OH, we are&nbsp;so back! An honour to be back in this space for 2026, an even bigger honour for my first guest to be the&nbsp;gorgeous Kahurangi (Kahu) Carter (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui). Kahu is the Greens Party MP for Christchurch Central. Not only that, she is a mum of two. She had her first, Freddy (great name), and then 14 months later had Waiata! They are now 18 and 17. We cover so much in this episode, but we do get a lot into the nitty gritty of politics and how the current government is affecting the every day tangible difficulties that parents are facing. I am really proud of this platform, and being able to provide the opportunity for parents to hear who the parents are that are working hard to make this country better for us and our kids. Kahu is one of those people, and I hope you love this episode. You can find Kahu on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kahucarter/">here</a> and TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kahurangicarter">here</a>.
Mentioned in this podcast:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/actionformamas/">Kristy McGuire</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dadv.enture/">Aidan Kyrke-Smith</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/creativeserra/">Serra Clark</a>
<a href="https://action.greens.org.nz/childrenspromises-openletter-kc">7 Promises Petition</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/_nails.in.bloom/">My Nail Artist</a> (in case you heard Kahu complimenting my nails and want in on the best nail artist in Tāmaki)
Join the Why Do You Chat Like That FB group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1JPrjBN141/">here!</a> (Don't forget to answer the membership questions or your request will be declined!!)
As per usual, I ask that you share this episode around. Or share the reels/clips on your socials! The algorithm pushes out content that is being engaged with, otherwise we float away into the ether.&nbsp;
Follow me on socials, buy my merch, or koha my work!
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<li><a href="https://wdyplt.substack.com/">Substack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WhyDoYouParentLikeThatPodcast">YouTube</a></li>
<li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/wdyplt">Buy Me a Tattoo</a></li>
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If you have a story you reckon would be interesting to hear on the pod, flick me an email at <a href="mailto:whydoyouparentlikethatpodcast@gmail.com">whydoyouparentlikethatpodcast@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;
LLOOOOOVVVVEEEE YYYOOOUUU&nbsp;
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Why Do You Parent Like That is a parenting podcast with one set of questions and one million ways to parent. Join host (and ya new bestie!) Abbey Harrison as she interviews a new parent each week and asks them the same five questions. The goal is to hear how wildly different answers to the same questions are depending on who is answering them. As a parent it's easy to feel like everyone is parenting the same way except for you, we're here to show you that that's not true! This pod is all about celebrating and learning from alllll kinds of parenting. We are stoked to have you here!

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