Please Blow My Mind Inu Akerei (Rei) Maresala-Thomson - Former youth gang member turned TECH entrepreneur
Akerei was raised in Otara - the innovation capital of the world! Armed with street smarts, Akerei served for 12 years in the NZ Police as a ranking Senior Sergeant holding various roles including intelligence, investigations, crime prevention, emergency response, family violence, sex trafficking and capacity building training around NZ and the Pacific Islands. Today Akerei is passionate about prevention advocacy roles and innovations for positive social outcomes. Follow Akerei via his website akthomsonltd.com
Pushing our thinking beyond the reef, further than we are sometimes comfortable with. It’s in blowing your mind that you can grow your mind.
Primary Title
- Please Blow My Mind
Episode Title
- Inu Akerei (Rei) Maresala-Thomson - Former youth gang member turned TECH entrepreneur
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 4 October 2020
Start Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Oriana TV
Broadcaster
- Kordia
Programme Description
- Pushing our thinking beyond the reef, further than we are sometimes comfortable with. It’s in blowing your mind that you can grow your mind.
Episode Description
- Akerei was raised in Otara - the innovation capital of the world! Armed with street smarts, Akerei served for 12 years in the NZ Police as a ranking Senior Sergeant holding various roles including intelligence, investigations, crime prevention, emergency response, family violence, sex trafficking and capacity building training around NZ and the Pacific Islands. Today Akerei is passionate about prevention advocacy roles and innovations for positive social outcomes. Follow Akerei via his website akthomsonltd.com
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Podcasts--New Zealand
- Television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Interview
- Talk
Hosts
- Will Fleming (Host)
Contributors
- Oriana TV (Funder)
- Inu Akerei (Rei) Maresala-Thomson (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Podcasts--New Zealand
- Television programs--New Zealand