The Adnan Belushi Podcast

Glen Bennett is a member of the New Zealand Parliamant, and the MP of New Plymouth (New Zealand). As part of our coverage for the 2023 General Elections in New Zealand, we speak with Glen about his role in Government the last 3 years, discuss a government's in general, and his candidacy as the MP for New Plymouth in the upcoming general elections. Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Johnson Corner: https://johnsoncorner.nz 00:00:00 - 00:12:51 - Being On The Parliament; Representing The New Plymouth 00:12:51 - 00:27:30 - Highlights Of 3 Years Being In The Parliament; Conversion Theraphy 00:27:30 - 00:41:50 - Are There Areas That Are Challenging Yet Rewarding As Well?; How Is The Transitioning To Clean Energy Going? Ara Ake 00:41:50 - 00:49:52 - Impacts Of Cyclone Gabrielle; How Prepared Are We If Mt. Taranaki Errupts? 00:49:52 - 01:15:02 - Migrating To Taranaki, Toll Poppy Syndrome, COVID Times 01:15:02 - 01:21:36 - Business Confidence In Terms Of A Possible Recession 01:21:36 - 01:30:08 - Other Challenges The Government Is Facing 01:30:08 - 01:43:39 - The Power Of Digital Economy, Generation Alpha 01:43:39 - 01:49:27 - Reflecting With Social Media And Internet 01:49:27-01:58:28 - Can The Human Brain Keep Up With Technology? 01:58:28 - 02:11:42 - Working With Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardem and The New Prime Minister, What Are The Difference Between The 2 Different Political Parties 02:11:42 - 02:16:48 - Why Did You Run Again This Election?, Thoughts On David MacLeod 02:16:48 - 02:28:53 - Best Voice For New Plymouth, Campaigning For The Election, What Is The Role Of MP Like? 02:28:53-02:44:15 - Collaboration Within The Government, Struggles Of A Politician Crossing Different Platforms SOCIALS: - Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/adnanbelushi - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adnanbelushipodcast

Deana Tipene is a serial entreprenuer. At level Build (levelbuild.co.nz), her team is lazer focused in changing the way people experience the journey for building their new home through refining the end-to-end experience. Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Johnson Corner: https://johnsoncorner.nz Outline: 00:00:00 - 00:28:36 - Studio Launch Level Build NZ 00:28:36 - 00:32:49 - The way my brain works 00:32:49 - 00:42:23 - Growing Up & Childhood experiences 00:42:23 - 00:50:13 - The Generation Alpha; Future of the next generation, and learning with AI 00:50:13 - 01:04:30 - Green School Experience 01:04:30 - 01:22:56 - The Good Party Co.; Aesthetically Pleasing Birthday Parties 01:22:56 - 01:27:33 - Ebs and Flows; Thought process 01:27:33 - 01:33:57 - Video Games to Slow things Down 01:33:57 - 01:35:41 - Other Interests 01:35:41 - 01:42:57 - Inspiration and Influences from Artists 01:42:57 - 01:57:10 - The State of the world; Feminism: Thoughts on Woman Empowerment; 01:57:10 - 02:07:41 Geo Politics SOCIALS: - Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/adnanbelushi - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adnanbelushipodcast

Lynette Hunt is a Norwegian-Samoan Architect who is currently the Managing Director of Tihei, a studio and workshop in New Zealand that is restoring the values and visibility of indigenous peoples around the world through co-design and the built environment. Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Johnson Corner: https://johnsoncorner.nz Outline: 00:00:00 - 00:13:23 - Traveling around the world 00:13:24 - 00:25:01 - How did you get into architecture? 00:25:02 - 00:28:40 - Involvement with Maori history 00:28:41 - 00:40:55 - When did Indigenous Architecture become a global movement? 00:40:56 - 00:49:34 - Would codesign be different in different regions of NZ? 00:49:35 - 01:01:42 - Highly regarded Projects 01:01:43 - 01:08:47 - Challenges of Codesign 01:08:48 - 01:12:31 - Codesign at Universities 01:13:49 - 01:18:41 - Plantations Development 01:18:42 - 01:32:30 - Storytelling of Indigenous Culture 01:32:31 - 01:44:32 - The Role of Architects as Problem solvers 01:44:33 - 01:49:14 - Future of Codesign 01:49:27 - 02:13:00 - Impact of Norweigan Culture SOCIALS: - Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/adnanbelushi - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adnanbelushipodcast

Mark Armstrong is a member of the New Zealand band, The Slacks (www.theslacks.nz), and an educator at the Green School New Zealand. In this episode we discuss their highly anticipated upcoming album, 10 years in the making, Information Ape. Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Johnson Corner: https://johnsoncorner.nz

Matt Peacock is the co-founder of IPromise (ipromise.co.nz), a web app that secures payments before a service is started so businesses receive immediate payment on completion. There are currently $7.4 billion in unpaid invoices owed to New Zealand small businesses with 20 million hours spent in chasing invoices. Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Johnson Corner: johnsoncorner.nz Outline: 00:00:00 - 00:10:29 - Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry 00:10:30 - 00:26:59 - What is IPromise App? 00:27:31 - 00:37:00 - Launching a tech startup in New Zealand 00:37:01 - 00:57:00 - The 7.5 billion dollar problem 00:57:00 - 01:29:00 - IPromise, leading payments solution for Open Banking in New Zealand 01:29:00 - 00:40:00 - Building a company with flexible working 01:40:01 - 02:00:00 - Engineering, patents, and inventions 02:00:00 - 02:34:32 - What's next for IPromise in 2023? SOCIALS: - Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/adnanbelushi - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanbelushipodcast/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adnanbelushipodcast