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Welcome back everyone — and if you’re new here, awesome to have you with us. This week’s guest is an incredibly talented artist who like a lot of our former guests, recently discovered his current creative expression, so please join us in welcoming Jordan Meinata to the podcast!

Jordan lives and works in Whangarei, in fact he was raised here. He talks about his life and times growing up in Whangarei as well his family and how he found his passion. An awesome person to talk with and awesome that he reached out to the podcast and asked to be a guest.

This was a great conversation. Jordan is one of those awesome guests who’s really open and reflective, and it made for a proper deep dive into what drives creative choices. Plenty of laughs too, and a few surprising turns along the way. Make sure you check it out — and while you're here, have a look through some of the other amazing guests we’ve had on.

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Hello and thanks for stopping by and checking us out. Welcome to Northland Artists Conversation, where we sit down with some of the amazing artists we have in our beautiful slice of paradise. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast Mark Graham, aka Mark Phobos.

This is one of those podcasts we have been hoping to have for a while, and by a while, I mean it took Mark 3 years to finally come on. I can promise you; it was absolutely worth it, though! Mark is such an incredible artist, and he has a fascinating life story to share.

Mark openly discusses his highs and lows and how he has become an amazing artist with his unique voice and how he now uses it to help others. Make sure you check out the rest of our podcasts to see some of our other incredible guests!

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Greetings, one and all. It's fantastic to have you back, enjoying and supporting our podcast; it's very much appreciated. This week's podcast was another amazing one and had a very special guest, so we had a lot of fun. Please welcome to the podcast, Dion McCracken!

Like a lot of creative people, we may not consider ourselves artists, and Dion is a fellow podcaster who started a wrestling podcast called That Sweet Pop. The podcast has gone from strength to strength. It was fascinating to discover his background and history and how he became heavily involved with the NZ Wrestling scene. From working behind the scenes to being in the ring as NZ's Most Winningest Manager to starting a podcast with a longtime friend that now has a global reach.

One of those people who is seen around Northland and is well known and respected nationally, Dion made for an exceptional artist to talk with. Definitely want to get him back on again for sure. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests!

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Welcome to the chilly side of winter fans and supporters of the podcast. This podcast is guaranteed to provide a few laughs and some incredible insight into one of our amazing artists who works behind the scenes, whether it be as a DJ on our local radio station or being an active musician throughout Whangarei. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, Chris Foot.

Chris was a guest we had been wanting to have on the show for a while, and we couldn't thank him enough for taking time out of his day to sit down and talk with us. Running the incredibly important Badgers Den Records, he is a man who is incredibly passionate about music and is always willing to share his love for the art form plus occasionally you can find him spinning the vinyl with his own solo shows. This podcast was a lot of fun and filled with so much happiness

Chris was such a good sport and to hear him go from being an designer of mens wear to working for the NZ Music Commission to being a radio DJ with Beagle Radio and being a bit of legend. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on!

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Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before, we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, the wonderfully charming and lovely, Jay Doyle

This was the first-ever tattooist we have had on the podcast, and we couldn’t thank Jay enough for joining us. We had a lot of laughs, and it was awesome to chat with her. We talked about her journey into tattooing and how she ended up running her own tattoo business. It's incredible to have a conversation that is so open and honest.

Jay is such a lovely person, and it was great to have her on the podcast. It's always great when guests can feel relaxed and comfortable to share with our audience, and we appreciate them for it. She makes things funny, and we share some amazing laughs, which makes what we do so much easier and fun. Make sure you check out her podcast and so many other amazing guests!

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Gidday to all our amazing and wonderful supporters; thanks for stopping by, and to people just joining us for the first time, we appreciate you checking us out. The podcast guest we have on is the king of hip-hop self-promotion; please join us in welcoming Whangarei Boys High alumni Andrew McKenzie!

We decided it was time to sit down with Andrew and have a good quality catch-up with him. He had last been on the podcast over 2 years ago, and it felt like the right time to bring him back on. He has such a great update on where he is at and has been making some big moves to re-establish local hip hop collective OBC. With 1 ep last year and a new one this year, he is definitely not slowing down his creative output

This is Producer Andrews's second time on the podcast, and boy, did he have some massive life updates! It's always great when we have former guests on, as we get to find out what they have been up to. Make sure you check out his podcast and our other many amazing and talented guests.

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Welcome to world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by, and if you have been here before, we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our slice of the internet. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, local legend and visual artist extraordinaire, Hamish Oakley Browne

Hamish is such an amazing guest, and while we have been trying to get him on the podcast for a wee while, it was absolutely amazing to finally have him sit down and talk with us. Hamish is one of those charismatic people who you could listen to for ages talking about his art and his passions.

As one of the head people at Te Kowhai Print Trust and a frequent collaborator with a wide range of artists, Hamish has certainly carved out his niche in the artistic community and is widely respected throughout Northland. Make sure you check his podcast and all our other amazing guests!

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2025, what a hell of a year! Where did it all go? We would like to thank every single one of you that has supported us. Whether it is through watching or listening to our podcasts, or being an artist who has shared their time with us and been on the show. We appreciate you all and cannot thank you enough. 2026 holds some wonderful things for Northland Artists Conversation, and we cannot wait to share them all with you as they happen We had a few suggestions come through, and we have listened, so make sure you stay tuned.

Enjoy our End Of Year Review 2025 podcast as we cover off some of the absolutely awesome artists how have joined us and shared their journey through art. Share some of the funny stories and some of our guests highlights as we take you through what will be a very cool 2026.

Be safe, be well, hope everyone had a fantastic Xmas and New Years, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. Make sure you do all that good social media stuff, like, share, subscribe and stay tuned for what promises to be our best year yet.

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