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During this episode, we chat with Tony Gan. Tony grew up in a small fishing village in Malaysia, surrounded by coconut plantations and paddy fields. The peaceful living environment with a close-knit community is how Tony relates Selwyn to his h
In this episode, we meet Lu Hunter. Lu resided in Beijing, China and made her way to Selwyn after living in Auckland for 10 years. She says Selwyn is by far the smallest place she’s ever lived in but she wouldn’t have it any other way. We hear
In this episode we sit down with Parminder Kaur who 14 years ago travelled to Aotearoa with her husband and two young children in hopes for a new adventure and lifestyle. Living in Christchurch for majority of her time here, Parminder and her
In this episode we chat to Daniela Jolly also known as Dani. Born in Argentina, Dani felt the need to leave her comfort nest and make the trip to Aotearoa New Zealand. The first three weeks of Dani’s stay in Christchurch were smooth, until the
In this episode we sit down with Amulya. Born in Birgunj; a city in the southern region of Nepal, he made his way to Aotearoa New Zealand after living in Australia for eight years. Nine years after arriving on Kiwi soil he’s proud to call Selwy
In this episode we chat to Marivic Buada also known as Becky. Originally from the Philippines, she tells us about her home country’s take on the well-known Christmas holiday. We chat about her journey here, prolonged stopovers in Australia and
Stories from newcomers who now call Selwyn home
Before coming to Selwyn, Razi Syed was born and bred a city boy in India, with no rural connection at all. Razi came to New Zealand in 2007 with his wife. They used to live in Christchurch city but would frequent Lincoln’s Coffee Culture, their
Keith Morrison was born in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, but grew up in the countryside of Alexandra, Central Otago. Later Keith discovered his cultural roots and focused on growing his own roots in soil by studying agriculture at Lincoln Univer
When it comes to food, Farin Nisa has a bit of a sweet tooth. So it was only fitting that she chose a pebbled shape sweet known as peda, as her favourite recipe to share.As she puts the plate of peda on the table, her son Aydin swoops in and g
It’s a wet, winter’s day in the Philippines. Agnes Guda, aged 10 is with her Uncle in the kitchen, learning how to cut eggplant, okra, onion, radish, taro and tomatoes for the Pork Sinigang they are making. Today, Agnes no longer lives in the P
When he’s not cooking pizza and pasta at his Italian restaurant in Tai Tapu, Deep Kumar is in his home kitchen in Rolleston, cooking an Indian curry for him and his wife, Lucy.Originally from India, Deep travelled to Italy in his teens and gre
Listen to Mayor of Selwyn, Sam Broughton tell you about this year’s CultureFest events and our upcoming Faces of Selwyn podcast starting Monday 12 September
Arriving in Lincoln at the age of seven from Germany, Maria talks about what it was like growing up in rural Selwyn and being involved in the Selwyn community through the Selwyn Youth Council, Environment Canterbury and receiving Lincoln Rotary
New to Rolleston, Israeli cook and artist Rita Yosef talks about how excited she is to get involved in the Selwyn community, running art and cooking classes. She already loves the quiet rural feel of Selwyn and says she is surrounded by a lovel
Selwyn Youth Councillor Issy Kennedy and Hayley Tate talk to high school student Anaya Cole about living in Selwyn, her whakapapa and representing New Zealand in volleyball tournaments overseas. She reveals how playing volleyball has brought he
Ritodhi Chakraborty and Aline Carrara share their insights on politics, life as an immigrant, their travels around the world and moving to Selwyn with their son Theo, after Ritodhi accepted a job at Lincoln University. They tell stories of thei
Greeting us in Hindi, Monika Rastogi and her son Rayaan join us on the podcast. Monika shares her passion for community groups and educating adults and children of multiple ethnicities about her interests in cooking, gardening and sustainabilit
Soon-Lee Spicer, a lawyer turned artist who grew up between Malaysia and New Zealand and Asako Ridgen, a returning exchange student and artist from Japan come together to share how they met through creating the Selwyn Artists Collective and how
Our co-hosts Maggie Cahill shares her journey from Ireland to Selwyn, before we learn about Jian’s journey from China to Selwyn. Jian Liu came to Lincoln in November 2013 to study a Postgraduate Diploma in Agriculture Science, seeking a lifesty
Hafsa Ahmed shares her journey to Christchurch on a cold winters morning from India’s warm climate to study her PHD at Lincoln University in 2007 and how this lead to calling Selwyn home. Hafsa tells stories about her experience as a Muslim in
Having toured around the world as a professional musician for 48 years, Paul Ubana Jones sits down with us to explain why he calls Southbridge his home. Starting his journey in England, he shares how his passion for music started there and how
Hear from Selwyn district’s mayor Sam Broughton which community events are happening at Selwyn’s CultureFest 2021, including an Indian cooking demonstration, a Mexican Fiesta and the Faces of Selwyn podcasts broadcasting next week on PlainsFM.
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