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Stacey Morrison tells Creativity Makes Us about a traumatic audition, the allure of witnessing her husband’s creativity, the waiata we should really think about singing, and being moved to tears by Robyn Kahukiwa.

Jon Toogood tells Creativity Makes Us about the magic of vinyl records, “stealing” a concert from KISS, letting his dad down gently, and how Home Again signalled his arrival as a songwriter.

Pax Assadi hangs out with Creativity Makes Us to share core memories, fond memories, and utterly traumatic memories.

Suzy Cato tells Creativity Makes Us about growing up in the Far North, becoming part of the Kiwi DNA, feeling colours, and her hilarious first wedding.

Karen Walker takes Creativity Makes Us on a journey from batwing sweaters to becoming a Barbie doll, with a detour to Buckingham Palace along the way.

Lucy Blakiston talks to Creativity Makes Us about removing the blues from the news, staying on top of technology, letting go of creative cringe, and worshipping the Lorde.

Creativity Makes Us speaks with Miriama Kamo about the magic of Witi Ihimaera, Aotearoa’s modern creation story, telling Matariki stories as a community, and the mysterious Joni.

Dr Hinemoa Elder tells Creativity Makes Us about the joy of kai, the power of a broad vocabulary, and why the moon is the ultimate bestie.

Tom Sainsbury - with one of his many alter egos - talks to Creativity Makes Us about human psychology, directing his friends to be funny, trying to write a horror novel, and the creative renaissance everyone should join in on.

Creativity Makes Us has a kōrero with Hēmi Kelly about creative legacy in the family, the one Māori word everyone should know, and the classic blanket fort.

Creativity Makes Us talks to Keven Mealamu about planting Samoan roots in Tokoroa, crashing into his vege garden, the unifying power of haka and embracing creativity as a real illustrator.

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Aotearoa has creativity in abundance