Jemarl Paerata was the inspiration for starting our Lowkey Legends series. He is as a motivational mentor and the founder of Te Kaiarahi, where he inspires people to reach their full potential based on Te Ao Māori principals and connecting back to nature. Jemarl is at the start of his journey helping and building community, but his story is one that needs to be heard.

Steve Price is one of the most personable sporting celebrities to grace New Zealand shores. His impact extends far beyond the four years he spent with the New Zealand Warriors. He has a humble yet compelling nature coupled with intelligence and experience making him one of the best role models and leaders in sport and an articulate and expressive guest.

Chris Wood is one of New Zealand’s best football players of all time, with over 200 English Premier League appearances and more than 50 goals. He is also the current All Whites captain and all-time leading goal scorer. This was his first long-form podcast and was such an insightful look behind the scenes of what it takes to get to the top in club football.

Hamish Pinkham is best known as the co-founder and director of Rhythm and Vines - New Zealand's premier live music festival. In 2003 Hamish and his two flatmates at the University of Otago decided to host a party for their friends in a Gisborne vineyard. The story of what’s happened since then is quite remarkable going from a 1,800 gathering of mates to a sold out 30,000 revellers at its peak.

Russell Packer is a former rugby league player who played for the Warriors, Tigers, Dragons and Kiwis across a 13-year professional career in the NRL. Russell’s footy career was divided by one major incident. In 2013 he was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a man outside a pub in Sydney. It’s a definitive part of Russell’s story, and the impressive man he is today is reflective of the lessons he learned about himself through his darkest days.

Sarai Bareman is one of the most powerful, and influential women in world sport. She has been FIFA’s chief women’s football officer since 2016, when the role was first created. This one was special – and after making it to the end – you'll be able to see why Sarai holds the position she does. She’s sharp, articulate, empathetic – and perhaps most importantly, authentic.

Dean Lonergan is one of New Zealand’s biggest and best events promoters. After a series of successful events, he hit rock bottom staring down a $1.8 million financial hole and climbing his way out over four years. After a messy split with business partner David Higgins he crossed the ditch to pursue new opportunities. He has since returned to New Zealand and is now in business with his son Liam promoting a new stable of kiwi fighters including Mea Motu.

Sonia Gray is one of New Zealand’s best-known faces, most recognisable for being the host of Lotto for the last 15 years. But she's much more than that, and recently she has turned her attention to the world of neurodiversity with a TV documentary Kids Wired Differently and podcast series No Such Thing As Normal which offers insights into the world of the neurodivergent community.

Josh Komen has survived leukemia not once, but twice. He’s had 10+ heart attacks. He beat graft vs. host disease after receiving an allogenic stem cell transplant. He’s been put into a coma. He’s dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts. But after 10 years of treatment, he’s happy, healthy, and on a mission to inspire others.

Madeleine Sami is an actor, musician, comedian, writer and director. She is one of New Zealand’s funniest, and most prolific, comedic talents starting her acting career in theatre before moving to television. She is one of the most entertaining – and coolest – guests we’ve had. Funny, thoughtful and an amazing storyteller.

Duane Dalton is the co-founder of the Pita Pit franchise in New Zealand. He was a New Zealand surf lifesaving and sprint kayak rep and was married to Silver Ferns star Tania Dalton who tragically passed away from a brain aneurysm in 2017. There’s no blueprint to follow when dealing with loss and trauma, but the way Duane has handled himself, his business and his family across the last six years is inspirational.

Steve Dunstan is the Founder and Brand Director of Huffer, one of New Zealand’s most loved and iconic fashion brands inspired by innovation and style. Steve is a kiwi icon, a thoughtful, humble, optimistic winner, whose epic story of business success is as entertaining as it is inspiring.

Jeremy Wells is one of New Zealand’s best and highest profile broadcasters. Five days a week he bookends his days as co-host of the Matt and Jerry Breakfast on Radio Hauraki and Seven Sharp on TVNZ with Hillary Barry. And over summer can often be heard commentating cricket with the Alternative Commentary Collective. Jeremy’s style of broadcast and comedic timing was a huge influence for us growing up.

Jordan Watson – aka How To Dad – is one of New Zealand’s biggest social media stars, with his YouTube channel and Facebook account boasting a combined 3.5 million followers. Jordan is a modern-day Kiwi icon and this was a fascinating look at how someone created a world of opportunity, business, and unbelievable reach from an idea.

Rebekah Stott is a Football Fern on the cusp of representing the Football Ferns at a home world cup when New Zealand co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, but her story transcends the sport. In June 2020 Stott noticed a lump above her collarbone and soon after was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 294 days after her diagnosis was confirmed, she returned to the football field – beating the disease and returning to the professional game.

Izzy Whitley is one of New Zealand’s most successful, self-made men under 30. He’s 28, has founded two businesses that do over $30 million a year in revenue and has the world at his feet. But the foundations of his incredible rise were far from smooth. At the age of 21 he had lost his father to suicide and suffered two heart attacks, and was dealing with his trauma, alone, with nothing, in an Auckland hospital.

Tom Sainsbury is a chameleon with an eclectic CV; he is a writer, actor, comedian, and director. He is one of NZ’s most popular creative minds and might just be the most loved man in Kiwi comedy – and it’s easy to see why. He’s gentle, authentic, observant, and hilarious – and his output of creative work will blow you away.

Jono Ridler is a general manager at DHL – and on the side does ultra marathon swimming. Last week he set a new record for NZ’s longest swim, spending over 33 hours and swimming just short of 100km from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell’s Bay on Auckland’s North Shore.

Jono Ridler is a general manager at DHL – and on the side does ultra marathon swimming. Last week he set a new record for NZ’s longest swim, spending over 33 hours and swimming just short of 100km from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell’s Bay on Auckland’s North Shore.

Fletch and Vaughan are considered radio royalty in the country having worked together for 19 years across two major stations. They currently host one of the country’s most popular radio shows on ZM, which is also repurposed as a podcast and downloaded nearly 500,000 times each month. Famed for never punching down, their chat was full of good vibes and loud laughs!