The NZ Podcasting Summit returns for 2025. A day of Aotearoa, podcast producers, presenters, practitioners, and providers to meet, collaborate, learn, and grow.

Saturday May 10, 9am — 4:50pm. AUT University WG Building, Auckland Central

Event Highlights include:

Speakers & Panelists: 13 people across six themed sessions, including Guyon Espiner, a journalist with over 30 years of experience, and Sonia Gray, actor, presenter, and producer of “No Such Thing As Normal” sharing insights into their podcast projects.

Panel Discussions: Engage with industry experts like Ethan Sills, Podcast Production Manger at NZME, and David Fisher, investigative journalist and host of Chasing Ghosts: The Puppeteer as they dele into topics ranging from investigative podcasting to production techniques.

Networking Opportunities: Interactive sessions in the morning include “Mic Breaker”, hosted by comedian Alan McElroy, and “Mic Drop Marathon,” a group effort to record as many most hosts and guests as possible on a single podcast episode.

Advice & Expertise: Gain practical knowledge from sessions like “Starting $ Growing a Podcast Business in New Zealand,”

Schedule Overview:

9:00 AM: Event Opens — Registration and networking over tea and coffee

9:50 AM: Welcome Addresses by AUT and Summit organizers

9:50 AM: Session 1 — “Podcasting the Personal” with Sonia Gray

11:00 AM: Session 2 — “Mic Breaker” hosted Alan McElroy

11:50 AM: Session 3 – “Mic Drop Marathon” presented by Free FM

1:45 PM: Session 4 — “Starting & Growing a Podcasting Business in NZ (Panel Session)

2:40 PM: Session 5 — “An Assortment of Experts” presented by RØDE (Panel Session)

3:55 PM: Session 6 — “Investigative & Advocacy Podcasting (Panel Session)

4:50 PM: Event Concludes