Rourou Conversations

About Rourou Conversations

In-depth conversations, kōrero, that highlight inequity, amplify marginalised voices for advocacy and provoke system change. This series is a Leadership Lab Rourou initiative. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – With your food basket and my food basket the people will be fed. The Rourou project hosts spaces to listen to contemporary voices, to collaborate with others, and to address gnarly issues. Leadership Lab is a collective of passionate and diverse consultants all focused on growing equitable and thriving communities and organisations.

Publisher

Leadership Lab

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Dec 2023

Latest episode

9 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Dec 2025

   Crazy Middle-Class Africans (Ep5 PoP25)

   A faithful reenactment of a family dinner, with guests Semhar Macknight & Gerald Mlambo, two of Zoe Mlambo's many ridiculous siblings. What is Puāwai? Puāwai is a youth development programme that empowers emerging leaders to embrace their identity, strengths, culture, and creativity.

2. 

   9 Dec 2025

   Unplugged Podcast (Ep4 PoP25)

   Join Max and Oaklea as they go into detail about music and movies! What is Puāwai? Puāwai is a youth development programme that empowers emerging leaders to embrace their identity, strengths, culture, and creativity.

3. 

   9 Dec 2025

   Ngā Wāhine Toa (Ep3 PoP25)

   Come join Galaxie and Aaliyah as they dive into their experiences of being young Māori in today's world. What is Puāwai? Puāwai is a youth development programme that empowers emerging leaders to embrace their identity, strengths, culture, and creativity.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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