Verbal Highs

Efeso Collins is an Auckland Councillor, youth worker, mentor, and teacher. He is an independent candidate for Mayor of Auckland in the 2022 election.Efeso is the only mayoral cand...

Jake Law is a Sinophile, teacher, culture co-ordinator, writer, & Auckland Council candidate. At 29, he is the youngest person in the 2022 mayoral race. Jake has serious street cre...

Kane Power is a podcast producer, audio engineer, editor, and mentor. In 2017 he founded Precision Podcasting, a post-production & consulting service. Kane is probably a better dr...

Tom Lowndes became a professional DJ at 35 and is now one of Australia’s biggest touring acts. Hot Dub showcases songs from every decade & genre of music. In the year 2000 Tom and ...

Julia deVille is an artist, jeweller, and taxidermist. She began including taxidermy in her art in 2002, before combining it with her jewellery making. Julia dreamt of being an Oly...

118: Barnaby Weir is The Black Seeds’ frontman & the musical director of Fly My Pretties. He also records and performs under his own name, and as Flash Harry. Barnaby once had to k...

Fraser McInnes was the proprietor of Wellington music venue Bar Bodega. As a long-term advocate of craft beer, he later co-founded Tuatara Breweries. Fraser invented the flat white...

Chris Graham is a director. His feature film debut was Sione’s Wedding, and he recently directed the documentary series Scribe: Return of The Crusader. Chris saw Biggie in New York...

Tim Provise is a content creator & commentator who hosts The Provise Project podcast & Bakery Run on YouTube. He Clark Kents as an intermediate teacher. Tim is the second most famo...

Vaughn Davis is the owner & creative director of advertising agency The Goat Farm. He is also an author, radio host, social media pundit, & plane pilot.Vaughn is from Lower Hutt, w...

Mike Keat is a singer, rapper, b-boy, comedian, and all-round entertainer. His alter ego Miguel Mantovani travels the globe fronting The Cuban Brothers. James Brown once insisted M...

Simon Morse is a comic book turned tattoo artist who has worked with Martin Emond, Kevin Eastman, Danzig, Rufus Dayglo, Illicit Clothing, & Hell Pizza. He is currently the propriet...