November 2020’s episode
January 20, 2021
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I co-host a monthly radio show ReCooper8 with my bestie, Katie Abbott, on Arrow FM http://www.arrowfm.co.nz. I am also an unashamed fan of The Archers! I live in Greytown, NZ.
Featherston Booktown: Words in November with Annabel Langbein
October 31, 2020
On 14th November at 3pm at Featherston’s beautiful Anzac Hall, Annabel Langbein, Aotearoa’s most popular cookbook author, will be in conversation with Wellington based journalist and food critic David Cohen about her new memoir “Bella: My Life In Food“. The event is part of Featherston Booktown’s Words in November. Before and after An Afternoon with … More Featherston Booktown: Words in November with Annabel Langbein
October’s edition of the show!
October 24, 2020
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Interview with artist, Harry Watson
September 25, 2020
Harry Watson is an established and well-respected artist living and working in Wairarapa. In February 2020, just before the pandemic hit Aotearoa, Harry was inspired to open his first dealer gallery, The Watson Gallery, in Masterton. Listen to this interview to find out more about the gallery and his own extraordinary work. You can find … More Interview with artist, Harry Watson
Can you support Flo’s fundraiser?
September 22, 2020
One of the smallest members of the ReCooper8 whānau is Flo Partridge, youngest daughter of host, Lucy. On Thursday 24 September, this plucky 8 year old is shaving off all her hair to fundraise for the Child Cancer Foundation. Here’s a short audio story about Flo’s campaign and the fabulous work CCF does. If you … More Can you support Flo’s fundraiser?
Find out more about Yarns in Barns
September 21, 2020
Yarns in Barns is Wairarapa’s Festival of Reading, and it’s back in 2020 with an eclectic range of book-themed events held in venues across the valley. Check out this short interview with the Festival’s creative director, David Hedley, to find out what you can enjoy across the region between 8-18th October 2020.
September’s edition of ReCooper8 available now!
September 21, 2020
It’s not every night you get to chat with an astronomer, a creative director and two multi-award winning photographers! Check out ReCooper8’s September edition with Under the Stars’ Becky Bateman, Yarns in Barns creative director, David Hedley, and Esther Bunning and Amber Griffin, NZIPP – the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography’s Photographer of the … More September’s edition of ReCooper8 available now!
ReCooper8: August 2020 Edition
August 17, 2020
Katie and Coops welcomed a lovely array of guests onto the show on Sunday. Local artist and musician, Jen Olson, got us all excited about the violin; we shared part 1 of a pre-recorded interview with artist and gallery owner, Harry Watson (and I’ll share the whole interview in a separate post); and a lovely … More ReCooper8: August 2020 Edition
Interview with Felicity Abbott
June 23, 2020
Felicity Abbott is an award winning production designer, presently based in the US. She has worked in film, television and opera, and her latest project, The Luminaries, is currently screening on TVNZ in New Zealand and the BBC in the UK. In this interview recorded with Katie and Lucy in June 2020, Felicity talks candidly … More Interview with Felicity Abbott
ReCooper8, the June edition
June 21, 2020
On tonight’s show, Coops n Katie will be chatting with Celia Wade-Brown, the Wairarapa’s Green Party Candidate; learning more about the stars with our resident astronomer Becky Bateman; and sharing part of a pre-recorded interview with Felicity Abbott, an award-winning kiwi production designer who’s most recent project, The Luminaries, is currently screening on TVNZ1 (as … More ReCooper8, the June edition
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