Curiosity Asks Why. Leadership Asks How - w/ Vi Hausia EP #104

Curiosity Asks Why. Leadership Asks How - w/ Vi Hausia EP #104

From The Zeducation Podcast by Zeducation

May 26, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 104

About this episode

Vi Hausia discusses the importance of curiosity in leadership and community engagement.

Growing up in South Auckland, Vi Hausia noticed something. Other communities had better playgrounds. Better facilities. Better everything. So he asked the question that changes everything: how did they get that? Most people stop at frustration. Vi got curious. And that one shift took him from a kid wondering why his side of town had less, to one of the youngest elected members in Auckland, sitting at the table where those decisions actually get made. In this episode, Vi Hausia , civil engineer and Deputy Chair of the Ōtara Papatoetoe Local Board, sits down with Pasi to talk about what it really takes to close the gap in your community. Not by complaining about it from the outside, but by getting into the room and learning how the system works. This one is for every leader who has ever looked at what someone else has and asked, how come not us? Here is what we get into: Why curiosity beats frustration every time How resources really get shared, and why some communities miss out What it takes to get a seat at the table when nobody hands you one Leading the people who watched you grow up Bringing your whole self into rooms that expect a different version of you If you have ever…

People in this episode

Host: Pasi

Guest: Vi Hausia

Topics covered

  • leadership
  • community engagement
  • curiosity
  • social equity
  • local governance

Keywords

  • leadership
  • curiosity
  • community
  • South Auckland
  • local governance
  • social equity
  • engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ōtara Papatoetoe Local Board

Places: South Auckland

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