S1 E6

What is in this episode

Each time opens the episode at that point on FergCast Central’s own channel.

1. 0:00Ferg's welcome and the rundown
2. 1:13Ferg's editorial on bringing younger voices from the region's high schools onto the podcast
3. 3:15Ferg and Grant Stewart among the crowd at the Alexandra Blossom Festival, part one
4. 9:47Ruth Heath, director of Te Atamira, on her first year in the role and the centre's place in the community

   On Queenstown.com: Te Atamira

5. 29:52Terry Davis with an update from the World Gold Panning Championships in Cromwell
6. 37:43Ferg and Grant Stewart at the Alexandra Blossom Festival, part two, on the food stalls
7. 42:41Katherine Lamont on the petition for equal rights for volunteer firefighters
8. 52:36Grant Stewart's story of the month, on Blossom Festival memories
9. 1:00:46Wayne McEwen, magician from Southland, on a magicians' conference coming to Queenstown
10. 1:08:24Ferg and Grant Stewart at the Alexandra Blossom Festival, part three, and the sign-off

Show notes

In FergCast Central’s own words.

We start with the first of 3 audio bites that Grant and I recorded at last weekend's Contact Alexandra Blossom Festival. Ruth Heath, The director of Te Atamira - Queenstown's Arts and Cultural Centre. Ruth has been in the role for just over 12 months now. Terry Davis gives us an update on the World Gold Panning Championships which have been on in Cromwell this week. Another bite from the Blossom Festival. Katherine Lamont who spearheaded the petition to Parliament seeking equal rights for thousands of unpaid volunteer fire fighters - where is that at. Old mate Grant Stewart is along with his Story of the month. Magic guy Wayne McEwen from Southland on a magician's conference coming to Queenstown this month and then we will wrap with the last audio bite from the Blossom Festival.