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7NEWS
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Celebrity dog trainer reveals how he got famous groodle to ‘drive' a car
The owner of a dog who claims to be the first animal delivery driver in Australia has revealed how he was taught the tricky skill. Bodhi — a Groodle who knows how to get behind the wheel and start the car — was showcased on Sunrise on Wednesday morning where his trainer explained how it was the dog himself that inspired the idea. Trainer Luke Hura told Sunrise it had been 'difficult' to train the celebrity dog, who has starred on Neighbours. 'He took to it quite well,' he said. 'Because all the training I had done with him previously, he had to learn how to keep his paws on the steering wheel, and hitting the button to start the car.' WATCH ABOVE: The dog driving down the street to deliver an Uber Eats order. 'But he was constantly doing it (pressing the car start button) on and off, so he would be driving, he pressed the button and it would stop the car. 'It takes weeks and weeks to get a dog to learn how to put its feet on the steering wheel, hit the start button and pull it into gear.' Bodhi had to learn all three skills for his debut as Uber's latest driver which called on the dog for a new partnership with Petbarn. The companies shut down an entire street to film the promotion. Hura worked with another Melbourne-based trainer, Mira Tomasello to make Bodhi a competent and safe driver. 'I told him he needed another job and earn his keep,' Hura joked with Sunrise's Nat and Shirvo. 'When I saw some clips, I thought, 'my god' — that's hilarious. 'He's sitting there quite relaxed like an old man, he just needed a pair of glasses and a hat.' The partnership between Uber Eats and Pet Barn means Australians can order items from the pet store through the app.
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Celeb dog trainer reveals how he taught groodle to ‘drive a car'
The owner of a dog who claims to be the first animal delivery driver in Australia has revealed how he was taught the tricky skill. Bodhi — a Groodle who knows how to get behind the wheel and start the car — was showcased on Sunrise on Wednesday morning where his trainer explained how it was the dog himself that inspired the idea. Trainer Luke Hura told Sunrise it had been 'difficult' to train the celebrity dog, who has starred on Neighbours. 'He took to it quite well,' he said. 'Because all the training I had done with him previously, he had to learn how to keep his paws on the steering wheel, and hitting the button to start the car.' WATCH ABOVE: The dog driving down the street to deliver an Uber Eats order. Bodhi can start and stop the car via pressing a button. Credit: Sunrise 'But he was constantly doing it (pressing the car start button) on and off, so he would be driving, he pressed the button and it would stop the car. 'It takes weeks and weeks to get a dog to learn how to put its feet on the steering wheel, hit the start button and pull it into gear.' Bodhi had to learn all three skills for his debut as Uber's latest driver which called on the dog for a new partnership with Petbarn. The companies shut down an entire street to film the promotion. Uber Eats users can now order items from Petbarn Credit: Sunrise Hura worked with another Melbourne-based trainer, Mira Tomasello to make Bodhi a competent and safe driver. 'I told him he needed another job and earn his keep,' Hura joked with Sunrise's Nat and Shirvo. 'When I saw some clips, I thought, 'my god' — that's hilarious. 'He's sitting there quite relaxed like an old man, he just needed a pair of glasses and a hat.' The partnership between Uber Eats and Pet Barn means Australians can order items from the pet store through the app.
Scoop
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Slowing The Sun: Essays By Nadine Hura
Overwhelmed by the complexity of climate change, writer and advocate Nadine Hura (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Pākehā) sets out to nd a language to connect more deeply with the environmental crisis. But what begins as a journalistic quest takes an abrupt and introspective turn following the death of her brother. In the midst of grief, Hura works through science, pūrākau, poetry and back again. Seeking to understand climate change in relation to whenua and people, she asks: how should we respond to what has been lost? Hura's essays explore the interwoven challenges of environmental degradation, social disconnection and Indigenous reclamation. At their heart lies a powerful assertion: that any meaningful response to climate change in Aotearoa must be grounded in Te Tiriti and anti-colonialism. As Hura writes: 'What is achingly present in every landscape across Aotearoa is absence: disappeared peaks, drained wetlands, attened forests, sunken and strangled eel weirs, straightened rivers, silt-choked beaches, slip-eroded slopes, pulverised pā and polluted hills rotting with buried rubbish. This is the 'starting point' for Māori climate adaptation. The environmental destruction was achieved through a combination of military force, legal trickery, constitutional cunning, and institutional and cultural amnesia. It continues today through mechanisms of unbridled power, of which the recently passed Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 is just the latest.' Slowing the Sun is a karanga to those who have passed, and to the living: an invitation to hold fast to ancestral knowledge and protect it for future generations. View the full media release (PDF) Nadine Hura (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Pākehā) is a writer whose work connects literature, social policy and environmental justice. Her work with Māori communities on climate research for the Deep South National Science Challenge led to many of the essays in Slowing the Sun. She has written extensively for The Spino, E-Tangata and other platforms. Hura, a Māmā, poet and essayist, lives in Titahi Bay, Wellington, while pursuing her writing and advocacy for the protection of Papatūānuku and revitalisation of matauranga Māori. Publication May 2025 RRP $39.99 ISBN 9781991301369
