Matiu Walters is the lead singer and guitarist of New Zealand’s band Six60.

The group formed in Dunedin in 2008, and across the last 16 years have broken all the rules to become New Zealand’s biggest band.

In 2019 they became the first New Zealand act to sell out Western Springs and in 2021 became the first band to ever play Eden Park to a sold-out crowd of 50,000.

Tim Batt is a pioneer in the digital audio space and one of New Zealand's most impressive creative talents.

He's the producer and co-host of NZ's most popular podcast - The Worst Idea of All Time - with 20 million downloads, he's created his own podcast network, won multiple comedy awards, produced radio for Matt Heath, he's a standup comedian, was a co-chair of the NZ comedy guild, and a father of two kids under three.

Kanoa Lloyd is one of New Zealand’s top broadcasters and became a household name as one of the three inaugural presenters of 7pm current affairs / entertainment show The Project where she stayed for seven years.

She first made her name in children’s TV, then traded in stints as a university student and massage therapist to join Sticky TV, after a period on commercial radio, she then became a weather presenter for 3 News, where she won headlines for introducing Te Reo Māori in her bulletins.

Cameron Leslie is one of New Zealand’s most successful athletes.

Born a quadruple amputee, he’s a world-record holder who has won gold medals at three Paralympics in swimming, a Halberg Award winner and the co-captain of the New Zealand Wheel Blacks.

He’s also a father of three kids under five, runs a farm, has a fulltime job at Swimming NZ and has an inspirational outlook on life – though he won’t like us using that word!

Paralympics New Zealand is looking to challenge perceptions around disability with their Paris 2024 campaign ‘we’ll give you something to talk about’ and this episode certainly does that.

Jamie Pennell had an esteemed career as a soldier and leader inside the New Zealand SAS. He was sent on multiple combat operations in Afghanistan to assist other nations and the Afghan special forces in the war on terror.

After leaving the Defence Force, Jamie worked with high performance athletes where he helped them achieve their sporting goals.

Jamie now works as the Head of Mangatāwhiri Campus, Dilworth School, delivering their Learning in the Outdoors Programme, Te Haerenga (The Journey), training young men in skills for life.

A familiar face for over 30 years, Jason Gunn is one of a kind.

He’s one of New Zealand's most loved entertainers, and with his authentic, confident and compelling style he’s the best storyteller we've had on the podcast.

Many Kiwis grew up watching him on TV after school and to share his life story with so much depth was a really cool experience for us.

When he walks into a room – he makes it a better place. His energy is contagious, and we shared some incredibly special, emotional moments of connection in this episode.

David Nykia is one of NZ’s best boxers. He’s won two Commonwealth Games gold medals, an Olympic bronze, was the NZ flagbearer at the Rio Olympics and since turning professional has a record of nine fights, nine wins.

But he’s also one of the nicest guys in boxing.

So nice, that he agreed to come back and record an episode with us after we recorded our first episode with him in July 2022 but lost all of the audio before we could release it. 🤦‍♂️

Luckily, David doesn’t remember most of that chat - so this was a fresh second take!

Anna Reeve has also made a name for herself as the number one social media influencer in New Zealand, and it’s easy to see why. Everything with her is authentic.

But she is more than that.

She’s a mother of twin boys, a business owner, a global alopecia ambassador and a former international fashion model. Anna is fun, smart, up for a laugh – and is great company.

Sione Faumuina played 132 NRL matches for the Warriors, the North Queensland Cowboys and Canberra Raiders. He also had two stints in the UK Super League and played twice for the Kiwis.

But Sione’s league story was a troubled one.

He had the potential to be one of the greatest sporting talents this country has produced but was instead consumed by alcohol and erratic behaviour.

Sione’s story is gripping, and we go into detail about some really difficult times in his life and career and his drive in sharing is to help others learn from his mistakes.

Rachel Hunter is the girl from Glenfield who made the big time.

She was a teen who left school, became a supermodel, married Rod Stewart and became an international celebrity who will be forever etched into the collective consciousness of Kiwis having been part of our lives since the early 1990s.

‘Our Rachel’ has since delved into the realms of wellness, longevity, and the essence of beauty, and these days she travels the world as a spiritual teacher and has immersed herself fully into the ancient practices of yoga.

Simon Porter is the CEO of Halo Sport - our biggest sporting agency, and his insights into sport in NZ and sponsorship contracts is unrivalled.

In this episode we go behind the scenes of NZ sport like never before.

We discuss the reality of being a top sporting agent, representing both Scott Robertson and Ian Foster during the All Blacks coaching saga, his role in connecting NZ Rugby with Japan, and the state of sports in New Zealand.

Brooke Howard-Smith’s life story needs a long-form podcast to do it justice.

He was an X Games medalist, who at 19 co-created a multimillion dollar inline skating company while touring with Tony Hawk and Matt Hoffman.

He lost all of his money and moved back to NZ, opened Pony nightclub in Auckland, hosted TV3’s Target and has organised many of our largest national televised fundraisers – collectively raising over $10 million in the last decade.

And that’s just scratching the surface…

Di Foster is one of our low-key legends, who works as a business coach, mind shifter and speaker.

We connected with Di late last year as we were transitioning from employees to accidental business owners – and were looking for a wise head to help guide us through some pretty unknown waters.

Di also has an incredible cancer story. 14 years ago she was diagnosed with terminal, secondary, breast cancer. She was given a 0% chance of surviving 12 months. She turned her back on traditional treatment and healed herself. She experienced a radical remission.

Her cancer journey doesn’t define her, but it certainly guides her work.

Steve Tew is a director with High Performance Sport New Zealand, but he’s best known for being the CEO of New Zealand Rugby from 2008 to 2019.

He was the boss when New Zealand held all four Rugby World Cups (men's, women's and both sevens), he guided the code through the Respect and Responsibility Review, inked critical sponsorship deals with adidas and AIG, as well as a 5-year broadcast deal. In short, his administrative legacy in rugby in NZ may be unmatched.

Steve is ultra-Kiwi, authentic, whip-smart and as comfortable in the All Blacks dressing room as he was in World Rugby’s board don’t miss this exclusive insight into the makings of one of NZ sports best leaders.

Shane Bradley is one of New Zealand’s most successful business owners.

In fact, the full number of businesses he’s started and sold are too long to list, but his journey to the top has been one hell of a ride.

He’s currently the brains behind Pet Direct, but his startups include Finda, Sella, Grab One, Neighbourly, Pet.co.nz, and many more.

Matt Heath was one of the first ‘big names’ that gave us his time when started the Between Two Beers Podcast.

He is an actor, producer, sports commentator, columnist, musician and radio host and now author of a new book ‘A Life Less Punishing’.

He can be heard hosting the Radio Hauraki breakfast radio show alongside Jeremy Wells, as well as commentating on the Alternative Commentary Collective.

Ali Williams is a former All Black who was a professional rugby player for 16 years, played 77 times for New Zealand and won the Rugby World Cup in 2011.

A popular figure within the All Blacks environment, over the course of his career he polarised opinion with his unique style and approach to the media creating a public perception, but is that reality?

Ali is comfortable being the life of the party – but also operates with real depth in his thinking.

William Pike is one of our low-key legends who is a world-class story teller, with an exceptional story to tell.

In 2007 he was guiding a friend to the summit of Ruapehu when the mountain erupted. As a layer of rocks, water and mud rained down on his Dome shelter, he was crushed and critically injured.

When he next woke up in hospital, his leg was gone. Doctors called William’s survival a miracle, but his crushed right leg had to be amputated below the knee.

A fan favourite from 2023, Dave Wood makes his return to the podcast to discuss his two-day Calm Under Pressure workshop in Piha - and we dive deep into some of the health-related issues we’re facing in NZ.

We also talk about the incredible growth and success of his business, the key to finding balance in a busy life, the importance of being selfish – and prioritizing yourself, how he helped the world’s best squash player, training the Warriors and why understanding the impact of your thinking, emotions and actions is pivotal to achieving personal growth.

Karen O’Leary is an ‘accidental actor’ with one of the best career arcs in NZ media.

An early childhood educator for 20+ years, Karen was tricked by a friend to audition to be a police officer on ‘What We Do In The Shadows’.

Her brief appearance in the film as ‘Officer O’Leary’ led to her own spin-off show and hit series ‘Wellington Paranormal’.

Last year, she won the coveted Best Presenter of Entertainment award for her work on Paddy Gower has Issues on Newshub - months before it was announced the show would not be returning.