Intersect events are pretty special. The people that go are generally amazing. You can trust that anyone that it occurs to you to speak to will be interesting and friendly. Last year was the first time I attended any Intersect events, and I was hooked. Here’s what we got up to in Wellington, on the first Monday of the month:

 We started off the year with a bang of Be Amazed events. The idea is to present a couple of amazing things, which sets the scene for amazing conversations…

It's really great to live according to our values.

If we're worried about climate change, it's great to choose to bike or take the train, or think twice about unnecessary journeys.

If we're concerned about waste, it's important to do our bit and reduce or recycle that waste.

Choosing to do good - try and do less bad, as by our very nature humans weigh on our planet - is important, and can also help us do better. Every bit does count.

But it's also important, I…

On a sunny Saturday morning this 26 November, you can wander down the road, pop into a polling booth, and contribute to our democracy.

(First, though, you've got to be enrolled to vote. You can check that out here.)

In that booth there’ll be two bits of paper.

One bit of paper is orange. That’s to vote in the election. You’ll be asked two things. Firstly, what person you want to represent your electorate in…