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Last modified: 11 Sep 2023 11:53am

To celebrate CultureFest and the many migrants that choose to call Selwyn their home, Faces of Selwyn returns for its third time on air.

The popular series engaged a total of 1,527 listeners last year, an increase of 100 listeners from 2021. These numbers are expected to rise again this year.

This year is the first year the series has come full circle, by reintroducing a student collaboration.

In the series’ first year in 2019, the University of Canterbury (UC) Journalism Diploma students helped write the stories.

Three New Zealand Broadcasting School students; Charlotte Mulder, Katie Oliver and Davina Zimmer have stepped onboard to host Faces of Selwyn 2023.

Council’s Communications Advisor, former UC Journalism student and host, Hayley Tate says it feels good to pass the baton on.

“I think it’s an amazing opportunity for these students. I hope they make the most of it.”

Broadcasting student Davina says the experience so far has been incredibly rewarding.

“To be able to sit down with these individuals and listen to their stories of how they came to call Selwyn home is so interesting. You read about Aotearoa having a high population of immigrants, but this project puts faces to the numbers which is really nice.”

This year’s participant Becky Buada from the Philippines says she loved the opportunity to share her journey about what brought her to Selwyn and why she lives here now.

Listen live to PlainsFM at 5pm daily on 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 September to hear how six Selwyn residents from a range of different countries including Argentina and Nepal, celebrate cultural traditions in their new home away from home.