Will Fleming
“Finding your voice builds confidence and networks, which lead to opportunities.” - Will Fleming
Will (Viriamu) Fleming is a Cook Islands creative technologist and educator helping people find their voice through podcasts, film, educational technology and AI.
With more than a decade in New Zealand’s media industry, Will has worked with Sky, TVNZ and MediaWorks, amplifying authentic Māori and Pasifika stories. He has created podcasts since 2013, including My Kiwi Life, Please Blow My Mind and The 1 Min Mentor.
Will founded Campfire Studios, bringing together culture, technology and education through storytelling and intergenerational connection. Its projects include One More Win (2015), Tales of Pasifika Police in the Time of Dawn Raids (2023) and the eight-part documentary series Instruments of the Moana (2024).
In 2025, Will established Vaka Ō Te Tupuna - Canoe of Ancestors, a web app helping young people record, preserve and learn from ancestral stories. Supported by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and culturally guided by CIDANZ, it grew from losing his mum and the knowledge she carried.
“I spent years recording everyone else’s story, and I forgot to record my own.”
The project also includes a community oral history archive with Waiuku Family Support Network. Its youth strand, Project Tupuna, supports young Māori and Pasifika leaders to record family stories and lead workshops encouraging others to do the same.
Will created and leads DigiKōr (Digital Kōrero),
Aotearoa’s first NZQA-accredited podcasting programme, offering Skill Standard 40153 at NCEA Level 2 for five credits. He also leads DigiKōr+, a confidence-building pathway for students in Years 1 to 8. Through digital storytelling, learners strengthen oral language, connect with their cultural roots and build confidence in being heard. The programmes reach classrooms across Tāmaki Makaurau and are expanding beyond Auckland.
In 2026, DigiKōr and DigiKōr+ received finalist recognition in the Te Ao Māori & Pasifika AI category of the Aotearoa AI Awards. The programmes use AI to draw insights from recorded kōrero and document the growth of student voice.
Will’s kaupapa is simple - Go Viral In Your Family. Be the person who safeguards the stories of a mama or a papa. By creating safe spaces for kōrero, he helps ensure ancestral stories, language and wisdom continue to guide generations to come.
Guy Pigden
At the helm of the engine room is Filmmaker Guy Pigden, a multifaceted freelancer with a passion for digital media and a wealth of experience creating content across various platforms. He is an accomplished writer and director, having created three feature films and several award-winning shorts and web series, such as "Older" and "Glimpses", which are available on Amazon Prime. He has also produced digital commercial content for brands such as Visa, Panasonic, and Oriana TV.
With over twenty years of experience in the industry, Guy has developed a diverse range of video content for online and streaming platforms. In addition to his professional work, he has also spent the last three years teaching Digital Media & Design at the Manukau Institute of Technology's Otara Campus. His goal as a teacher is to empower and inspire a diverse range of Māori and Pasifika students by providing them with the tools and skills they need to create digital content and tell their own stories through social media and beyond.
As an educator, Guy's mission is to enable and encourage a diverse range of Māori and Pasifika students to reach their full potential by providing them with real-world skills that they can use to shape their careers. He is committed to fostering a positive learning environment that creates a level playing field for all students to succeed, grow, and thrive.
