Mike King is a professional forager and founder of Finders Eaters. He's on a mission to discover the unique and unusual flavours of New Zealand's native plants. Some of his discoveries will open your mind to a new world of edible goodness that'

#51 Eleanor Arnst & Katie Wright - Ultra Running New Zealand's Wildest Trails

May 19th, 2021 42m 55s

Eleanor Arnst and Katie Wright are two New Zealand based ultra running legends. Having recently completed the first known non-stop traverse of the Ruahine Range they speak to Andy about all things ultra, FKT and other extreme exploits. //EPISOD

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Special Episode - Leaked Options Development Group Draft Recommendations

May 7th, 2021 9m 38s

In this breaking news episode we speak to an anonymous Conversation Board member about the Department of Conservation's Options Development Group. We talk about the group's controversial leaked draft recommendations and the potential implicati

#50 Alistair Matthew - Pioneering Adventure Tourism in South America

Apr 6th, 2021 52m 4s

In 1998 Alistair Matthew found himself with a bike high up in the Bolivian Andes. He explored the mountains surrounding La Paz and found a ride he knew people would love - The World’s Most Dangerous Road. He found a couple more bikes and offer

#49 Ray Salisbury - The History Behind Mt Arthur

Feb 15th, 2021 40m 3s

Ray is a tramper, photographer and graphic designer based in Nelson, New Zealand. His relatives were the first europeans to find and explore the Tableland area behind Mt Arthur in what is now Kahurangi National Park. After years of researching

#48 Nathan Dahlberg - Hiking, Biking and Mountaineering in Remote Places.

Jan 13th, 2021 56m 26s

Nathan Dahlberg is a mountaineer, explorer and former professional mountain biker. In this episode Nathan talks about what it's like to ride in the Tour De France and his latest adventures in Pakistan and China. Opting for the ultra simple and

#47 Robert Mads Anderson - Nine Lives on Mt Everest

Dec 28th, 2020 38m 32s

Robert Mads Andreson is a mountaineer, author and former managing director in the advertising industry. In this episode we talk to Robert about his latest book Nine Lives which details his adventures on Mt Everest. The beautifully written book

#46 Dick Vietch - Offshore Islands and Conservation Stories

Dec 1st, 2020 51m

Dick Vietch is one of New Zealand’s conservation icons. In this episode Andy and Dick chat about everything from saving the South Island Saddleback from extinction on Big South Cape Island in 1964, discovering a new species of bird on Campbell

#45 Dave Shaw - Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Backcountry

Nov 17th, 2020 32m 57s

Dave Shaw is the founder, creator and cameraman behind The Hunters Club TV show and he's just released a new book called 'Off the Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Backcountry'. In this episode, Andy talks with Dave about his bac

#44 David Cary - Reimagining the Tramping Pack

Nov 3rd, 2020 40m 41s

David Cary is the founder of Empty Packs, a new brand of ultra-light tramping packs custom-made in a shed in Te Anau, New Zealand.David's story is similar to many of the great outdoor brands of today. Patagonia started with Yvon Chouinard creat

#43 Alec Milne - Protecting the Cobb Valley & Searching for Ghosts

Oct 21st, 2020 41m 6s

Alec Milne is a conservationist and amateur ornithologist (a person who studies birds).He's is a member of Friends of Cobb, a conservation group that does pest control and trapping in the Cobb Valley in Kahurangi National Park - one of the most

Election 2020 Special: Q&A on Conservation and the Environment

Oct 7th, 2020 43m 56s

In this special Election 2020 episode of The Wild Podcast, we asked the five political parties that are currently sitting in parliament - Labour, National, The Green Party, ACT, and NZ First - the same five questions so we could get an idea of

#42 Jonathan Carson - The River that Became a Legal Person

Sep 30th, 2020 30m 36s

The Whanganui River in New Zealand is the first river in the world to be granted the status of a legal person. But what does that really mean?In this episode, Andy talks with Jonny about the short documentary he produced on the Whanganui River,

#41 Levi Harrison - Living As A Modern Day Hunter-Gatherer

Sep 15th, 2020 56m 56s

Levi Harrison is a modern day hunter-gatherer who lives in a tipi in the forest somewhere at the Top of the South Island of New Zealand. After living most of his life in a big city, Levi felt the call of the wild and decided to unplug himself f

#40 Gavin Lang - Mastering the Mountains of the Mind

Sep 2nd, 2020 1h 13m

Gavin Lang is a New Zealand mountain guide and photographer who combines self-development with nature and adventure to help people overcome the mountains within themselves.In this episode, Jonny talks with Gavin about how he developed a passion

#39 Dylan Van Winkel - Unearthing the World of Reptiles in New Zealand

Aug 18th, 2020 44m 57s

Dylan van Winkel is a renowned Kiwi wildlife ecologist and herpetologist, which means he studies reptiles and amphibians like lizards and frogs. He literally wrote the book on reptiles and amphibians in New Zealand. In this episode, Andy talks

#38 Crystal Brindle - Bridging the Gap Between People and Nature

Aug 4th, 2020 41m 58s

Crystal Brindle is a nature photographer, a community ranger at the Department of Conservation in New Zealand, and a keen adventurer.She grew up in the United States where she worked for the National Park Service (following in her parents' foot

#37 Kate Uwins - A Skinny Dipper's Guide to New Zealand

Jul 21st, 2020 51m 12s

Kate Uwins aka Naked Kate is a skinny dipping enthusiast and a body positivity advocate who's working on New Zealand's first guidebook for skinny dipping, called Newd Zealand.To most people, skinny dipping is simply swimming in the nude. But in

#36 Billy Stairmand - Surfing the Wild Waves of Life

Jul 7th, 2020 53m 43s

Billy Stairmind is a record-holding 7x New Zealand surfing champion, future Olympian, and a competitor on the World Qualifying Series.Growing up in Raglan, the surfing capital of New Zealand, Billy got introduced to the ocean at a young age. Si

#35 Geoff Reid - A Guardian of the Natural World

Jun 24th, 2020 33m 26s

Geoff Reid is a passionate environmentalist, talented photographer and reluctant social media influencer from New Zealand.He uses activism and storytelling to campaign for fresh water, healthy marine reserves, protecting forests and to help dee

#34 The Wild Twins (Amber & Serena Shine) - Making Every Moment Count

Jun 9th, 2020 56m 41s

Amber and Serena Shine are The Wild Twins and they well and truly live up to their name. They hunt, fish, dive, hike, climb, snowboard, skydive... They've climbed Mount Cook, attempted Denali, completed the world's highest marathon in the Himal

#33 Chloe Phillips-Harris - Embracing Fear in Extreme Environments

May 26th, 2020 1h 6m

Chloe Phillips-Harris is a New Zealand explorer and expedition leader. The unique thing about Chloe is that her adventures around the world almost always involve animals. She completed the world's most gruelling horse race, The Mongol Derby, le

#32 Philip Temple - The Last True Explorer

May 12th, 2020 52m

Philip Temple is a living legend and one of New Zealand's great explorers. He made the first ascent of the Carstensz Pyramide in West New Guinea (now known as Papua) back in 1962, which has come to be regarded as the technically most difficult

#31 Guy Cotter - Life & Death on Mount Everest

Apr 28th, 2020 1h 9m

Guy Cotter is one of New Zealand's most accomplished mountaineers, having summited Mount Everest five times and led many other expeditions on the world's highest mountain. He has completed a long list of first ascents on some of the world's mos

#30 Sam Smoothy - Risk & Reward Skiing the World's Gnarliest Mountains

Apr 14th, 2020 59m 51s

Sam Smoothy is a New Zealand professional freeride skier and filmmaker who pushes the limits of what's possible on some of the world's most threatening mountains. Sam competed on the Freeride World Tour for close to a decade before deciding to