Verbal Highs & AUT School of Communication Studies present:

THE NZ PODCASTING SUMMIT 2024

An annual hui for Aotearoa’s podcasting community to meet, collaborate, learn, & grow.
SATURDAY MAY 11 2023 - AK CENTRAL
POWERED BY ROCKSHOP

  • Alan McElroy

    EEEJITS ABROAD
    Alan McElroy is an award-winning Irish comedian, actor, content creator, and MC. He was recently nominated for Best MC at the NZ Comedy Guild Awards. Alan hosts Eeejits Abroad, a podcast where ‘two Irish fools living in New Zealand’ talk about life.

    FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / X

  • Alyce Lysaght

    MĀORI IN ENGINEERING
    Alyce Lysaght is a water engineer, Engineering NZ board member, and podcast producer & presenter. In 2021 she debuted the Māori in Engineering podcast, which seeks to profile and elevate Māori in the engineering profession: Hapaitia te pūkahatanga Māori.

    INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY

  • Collin Bjork

    POD UNI
    Collin Bjork is a Senior Lecturer in English and Media Studies at Massey University. He teaches podcasting and produces Pod Uni, a podcast about podcasting. Collin is working on a book about the relationship between true crime podcasting and public opinion.

    WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / X

  • Johanna Cosgrove

    MASTER OF CEREMONIES
    Johanna Cosgrove is an award-winning actor, comedian and writer. She is co-host of the cult-hit podcast 'Rats in the Gutter', and co-founded social enterprise Nopesisters Clothing. Her solo show AUNTY picked up multiple accolades and toured internationally to sellout crowds.

    INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / X

  • Justine Murray

    RNZ
    Justine Murray is a Senior Producer at RNZ. She is the producer of Nau Mai Town, a series about Māori place names told by the local communities. Justine has overseen the RNZ podcast versions of the te reo Māori series Whakamāori and NZ Wars Stories of Wairau.

    WEBSITE / X

  • Leo Magri

    ALTBAYS
    Leo Magri and Taylor O.G. migrated from Brazil to Aotearoa eleven years ago. Since 2021 they have live-streamed 250+ episodes of Altbays Table Talk from their Whitianga-based studio. They also publish Coromind, “Coromandel’s collaborative magazine”.

    FB / IG / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / YT / TIKTOK

  • Lewis Tennant

    VERBAL HIGHS
    Lewis Tennant is a teacher, journalist, and podcaster. He is a lecturer at AUT’s School of Communication Studies, where he designed & runs a dedicated podcasting course. He is the producer and host of Verbal Highs, and in 2022 co-produced Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me.

    FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / X

  • Michael Wright

    THE PRESS / STUFF AUDIO
    Michael Wright is a journalist, reporter, and podcast producer. He co-produced and presented the Erebus investigation White Silence and the CTV Building investigation Collapse. His 2023 podcast The Trial covered the murder trial of David Charles Benbow.

    WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / X

  • Mihingarangi Forbes

    MATA
    Mihingarangi Forbes is a journalist, TV presenter, and broadcaster. She has worked on current affairs shows including Campbell Live, 20/20, and Native Affairs. In 2020 she won 'Best Presenter: News and Current Affairs' at the New Zealand Television Awards.

    WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / X

  • Rich Coles

    NZME (DIGITAL AUDIO)
    Rich Coles is senior product manager, digital publisher, and digital audio specialist at NZME. He oversees the lifecycle of digital audio projects at NZME, including strategizing how these projects can be monetised. He is a self-described ‘podcast evangelist’.

    LINKEDIN / WEBSITE

  • Richie Culph

    MEDIAWORKS (ROVA)
    Richie Culph leads MediaWorks’ Digital Audio, and is responsible for podcasts, streaming music stations, and MediaWorks’ rova app. He has been instrumental in bringing digital audio change to NZ, including leading the team that brought the NZ Podcast Ranker to market.

    LINKEDIN / WEBSITE

  • Ryan Wolf

    BREVITY STUDIOS (GUILT)
    Ryan Wolf is a lawyer, actor, and podcast producer. He independently produces and hosts Guilt: A True Crime Podcast, which is now in its third season. Season three of Guilt, ‘Finding Heidi’ is one of the top 0.5% most popular shows globally.

    FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY

  • Taylor O.G.

    ALTBAYS
    Taylor O.G. and Leo Magri migrated from Brazil to Aotearoa eleven years ago. In recent years they have live-streamed 250+ episodes of Altbays Table Talk from their Whitianga-based studio. They also publish Coromind, “Coromandel’s collaborative magazine”.

    FB / IG / WEBSITE / SPOTIFY / YT / TIKTOK

SCHEDULE

9am: Event Opens (30m)

Event and registration desk open. Sign in and uplift your summit pack at the registration desk. Help yourself to tea and coffee. Meet your fellow delegates.

9.30am: Welcome #1 - AUT (10m)

A few words from Dr Rufus McEwan (Deputy Head, School of Communication Studies)

9.40am: Welcome #2 – NZ Podcasting Summit (10m)

A few words from Summit HQ, before introducing your event host Johanna Cosgrove.

9:50 am: Session #1 (55m)

Free FM presents ’20 years, 724 shows, 48,071 episodes: Detailing Podcasting in NZ’
Lewis Tennant (AUT University)

In late 2018 Lewis began archiving local podcasts via his NZ Podcast Directory, before turning the list into a research project last year. This session presents the most comprehensive data on New Zealand podcasting to date… from who is making our podcasts to what podcasts we are making. Thanks to Free FM 89.0; independent community media based in the Waikato, and part of the Community Access Media Alliance

10:45 am: Morning Tea (15m)

11:00 am: Session #2 (50m)
Mic Breaker

Hosted by Eejits Abroad podcast host and stand-up comedian Alan McElroy. Mic Breaker. It's like musical chairs without the music. Pass the parcel without the parcel. Speed dating without the dating. Now is the time to meet as many of your fellow delegates as possible. Trust and follow the process and the Alan.

11:50 am: Session #3 (55m)
RØDE presents ’Grow Your Own’ with Altbays

In just a couple of years Leo Magri & Taylor O.G. have built a traditional, online, and social media ecosystem around their prolific Altbays Table Talk podcast. To date, Altbays.NZ has released 240+ podcast episodes, and amassed 30k+ followers and nearly a million likes on TikTok. They also publish Coromandel community magazine Coromind. Leo & Taylor take the stage to tell the Altbays story, offering insight into their production and promotion processes. Thanks to RØDE; great sound is the foundation of every podcast, and RØDE has a range of solutions to fit your needs and budget.

12.45 pm: Lunch (60m)

1:45 pm: Session #4 (55m)
’Growing your Podcast with Local Platforms’
Richie Culph (Mediaworks) and Rich Coles (NZME)

“There’s a lot of noise and clutter out there in podcast world. Discoverability and cut through is hard, especially on international platforms like Spotify and Apple. But there are opportunities for independent podcasts to partner with rova and/or iHeartRadio for ad representation, distribution, content deals, and more. A strong local podcast industry is good for all of us.”

2:40 pm: Session #5 (55m)
’The Ethical & Legal Obligations of True Crime Podcasting’

A panel session with Michael Wright (The Press) and Ryan Wolf (Guilt). Moderated by Collin Bjork. As one of the most popular podcast genres, true crime podcasting balances journalism and justice with entertaining and engaging the listener. This panel unpacks the hows & whys of applying journalistic, ethical, and legal principles to investigative podcasting.

3:35 pm: Break (20m)

3:55 pm: Session #6 (55m)
‘Podcasting: Elevating Access to Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori’

A panel session with Justine Murray (RNZ) and Alyce Lysaght (Māori in Engineering). Moderated by Mihingarangi Forbes. Māori podcast creators kōrero about working in and with the podcast format to share te reo Māori and tikanga Māori across the world.

4:50 pm: Event Ends



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