Rice Speir Radio
by Rice Speir
Welcome to Rice Speir Radio. Rice Speir is a firm of lawyers in Auckland, New Zealand with a particular passion for all things local government. Your host is Nathan Speir, a Partner and leader of the firm’s regulatory team. Rice Speir has an amazing network of council people and we thought it would be a great idea to bring people together to discuss and debate interesting issues facing local government in this country. Episode 1 was recorded on day 1 of New Zealand’s official lockdown for Covid 19 and that’s really what prompted the Podcast. What better time to start!The plan for the show is to invite interesting people in to discuss hot topics facing our council community. There will be a range of people, backgrounds, and areas of expertise – everything from building, RMA, executive leadership, communications and a few surprises too. It will be fun and the interviews won’t be all work related. You can expect to hear about people’s passions outside of work too – from undercove
Episodes
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Episode 16– Fiona Bird speaks to Charlotta Harpur, Principal at Rice Speir
Kia ora everyone and welcome to episode 16 of Rice Speir Radio, coming to you live from day 1 of Level 3 here in Tamaki Makaurau. For anyone new to the show, we are a Podcast that focuses on all things local government. I’m your host, Nathan Speir, and I am Managing Partner of Rice Speir, a...
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Episode 15 (Part 2 of 2) – Helen Rice speaks with Robert Wright (Buster), Head of Building Consenting, Consenting & Compliance Group, Christchurch City Council
Kia ora everyone and welcome to episode 15 of Rice Speir Radio. For anyone new to the show, we are a Podcast that focuses on all things local government. I’m your host, Nathan Speir, and I am Managing Partner of Rice Speir, a dedicated local government law firm helping councils make enduring...
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Episode 14 (Part 1 of 2) – Helen Rice speaks with Robert Wright (Buster), Head of Building Consenting, Consenting & Compliance Group, Christchurch City Council
Kia ora everyone and welcome to episode 14 of Rice Speir Radio. For anyone new to the show, we are a Podcast that focuses on all things local government. I’m your host, Nathan Speir, and I am Managing Partner of Rice Speir, a dedicated local government law firm helping councils make enduring...
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Episode 13 – Helen Rice speaks with Paul Carpenter, Insurance Broker at Marsh
Kia ora everyone and welcome to episode 13 of Rice Speir Radio. For anyone new to the show, we are a Podcast that focuses on all things local government. I’m your host, Nathan Speir, and I am Managing Partner of Rice Speir, a dedicated local government law firm helping councils solve problems all...
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Episode 12 – Helen Rice speaks with Geoff Sharp, International Mediator
Kia ora everyone and welcome to episode 12 of Rice Speir Radio. For anyone new to the show, we are a Podcast that focuses on all things local government. I’m your host, Nathan Speir, and I am Managing Partner of Rice Speir, a dedicated local government law firm helping councils solve problems all...
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Episode 11 – Helen Rice speaks with Karen Thomas, Chief Executive of Taituarā (formerly SOLGM)
Kia ora and welcome to episode 11 of Rice Speir Radio, proudly brought to you by Maynard Marks Property & Building Consultants. You can learn more at maynardmarks.co.nz. In this episode Helen speaks with Karen Thomas, Chief Executive of Taituarā (formerly SOLGM). Taituarā is the national…
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Episode 10 – Helen Rice speaks with Nick Hill, Chief Executive of Building Officials Institute of New Zealand
Kia ora and welcome to episode 10 of Staying Local, proudly brought to you by Maynard Marks Property & Building Consultants. You can learn more at maynardmarks.co.nz. In this episode brought to you from level 3 lockdown in Auckland, Helen speaks with a Nick Hill, Chief Executive of Building...
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Episode 9 – Helen Rice speaks with Monique Davidson, Chief Executive of Central Hawke’s Bay District Council
Kia ora and welcome to episode 10 of Staying Local, proudly brought to you by Maynard Marks Property & Building Consultants. You can learn more at maynardmarks.co.nz. In this episode Helen speaks with a truly inspiring woman, Monique Davidson of Central Hawke’s Bay about balancing her leadership...
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Episode 8 – Helen Rice speaks with John Edwards, Privacy Commissioner
Welcome to episode 8 of Staying Local, proudly brought to you by Maynard Marks Property & Building Consultants. You can learn more at maynardmarks.co.nz. In this episode Helen spoke with Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards, about his role and some of the amazing work he and his team are doing in…
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Episode 7 – Helen Rice speaks with Leonie Rae, General Manager Corporate Services/Consents and Compliance at Christchurch City Council
Welcome to episode 7 of Staying Local, proudly brought to you by Maynard Marks Property & Building Consultants. You can learn more at maynardmarks.co.nz. In this episode Helen spoke with Leonie Rae, who wears many hats at Christchurch City Council. The conversation was wide-ranging from…
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Episode 6 – Nathan Speir speaks with Barbara Mead, inhouse lawyer at Marlborough District Council
Welcome to episode 6 of Staying Local. This week on the show Nathan spoke with Barbara Mead, inhouse lawyer at Marlborough District Council about the RMA, modular building and a lot about viticulture. Barbara has a fascinating story and one of the most varied careers in local government. We hope...
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Episode 5 – Helen Rice speaks with Dani Gardiner, General counsel at Auckland Council
It is amazing to think that we’re already up to episode 5, make sure to subscribe and go back to listen to the previous interviews with some amazing council people. Hopefully you are all enjoying a bit of a return to reality now that we are out of lockdown. I for one thoroughly enjoyed grabbing a...
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Episode 4 - Jeff Fahrensohn
Welcome to episode 4 of Staying Local. This week on the show Nathan had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Fahrensohn, the Manager of Inspections at Auckland Council, about all things relating to modular buildings. Many of you will know Jeff already, he and his team carried out a staggering…
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Episode 3 - Modular Buildings and Modern Methods of Construction
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 3 of Rice Speir’s Podcast, Staying Local. This week on the show we have something a little different for you. Instead of an interview with an interesting council person, we have an audio recording of a webinar I hosted on Thursday 16 April 2020 on the ‘hot...
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Episode 2 - Shay Harrop
In episode 2 of Staying Local Nathan Speir had the pleasure of speaking with the former building manager at Tauranga City Council, Shay Harrop. Last year Shay picked up his family and moved to South Korea for a change of scene. On top of a lot of travel and juggling home responsibilities, Shay is...
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Episode 1 - Ian McCauley, Tasman District Council
In this first episode of Staying Local Nathan Speir speaks to Tasman District Council’s Building Assurance Manager, Ian McCauley. Ian’s an all-round good guy with strong opinions on a number of subjects from natural hazards to CCC timeframes. On top of all that, he wants to buy a Triumph…
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About this show
Welcome to Rice Speir Radio. Rice Speir is a firm of lawyers in Auckland, New Zealand with a particular passion for all things local government. Your host is Nathan Speir, a Partner and leader of the firm’s regulatory team. Rice Speir has an amazing network of council people and we thought it would be a great idea to bring people together to discuss and debate interesting issues facing local government in this country. Episode 1 was recorded on day 1 of New Zealand’s official lockdown for Covid 19 and that’s really what prompted the Podcast. What better time to start!The plan for the show is to invite interesting people in to discuss hot topics facing our council community. There will be a range of people, backgrounds, and areas of expertise – everything from building, RMA, executive leadership, communications and a few surprises too. It will be fun and the interviews won’t be all work related. You can expect to hear about people’s passions outside of work too – from undercove
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