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Panel discussions at the Auckland Museum
Panel discussions through the years staged by Auckland Museum
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The unwritten history of LGBTQ+ life in New Zealand should be remembered and celebrated, say long-time activists
1 Mar 2020Thomas Sainsbury talks with Louisa Wall MP, Prof. Welby Ings, Professor Emeritus Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, and award winning artist and filmmaker Tanu Gago. Audio
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Both traditional knowledge and Western scientific discovery can help save the Pacific Ocean, say experts
24 Mar 2019Chaired by Mihingarangi Forbes, this Auckland Museum panel explores how scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge can inform how we care for the Pacific. Audio
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Helen Clark: 'Parliament was once a gentlemen’s club – pure and simple – but it's not so anymore'
7 Oct 2018The former New Zealand prime minister talks with Noelle McCarthy about sexism, power and the changing role of women in politics and international life. Audio
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"Concerned about whether or not they could do something, scientists forgot to ask whether or not they should"
23 Dec 2018Four experts explore the practice and ethics of CRISPR gene editing with Russell Brown: Prof. Tim Dare, Associate Professors Peter Fineran and Maui Hudson, and Dr Heather Hendrickson. Audio
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How to stand up against sexual harassment? If someone's made a really sexist creepy joke, don’t laugh
30 Sep 2018Noelle McCarthy leads a discussion about what the #MeToo movement really means for Aotearoa/New Zealand. With Kirsty Johnston, Zoë Lawton, Rhonda Tibble and Henry Law. Video, Audio
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What life is like for the gender-fluid
1 Apr 2018Victor Rodger explores the personal, cultural and political aspects of transgender and non-binary identity with Georgina Beyer, Lexie Matheson, Nikolai Talamahina and Aych McArdle. Audio
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In NZ's 'bro-conomy' music industry, girls sing while boys play
26 Nov 2017Rose Matafeo talks with Jessie Moss, Ladi6, Dianne Swann and Geneva Alexander-Marsters about life and work for women in the music scene in Aotearoa. Audio
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"Lifting yourself up by the bootstraps is great – if you have boots"
19 Nov 2017Russell Brown talks about confronting entitlement with the former MP Georgina Beyer, academic Richard Pamatatau, activist Julia Amua Whaipooti and artist Tāwhanga Nopera. Audio
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Subservience or independence? What's the best way for NZ to relate to world power
New Zealand's international alliances are discussed by the investigative author Nicky Hager, journalist Maiki Sherman, and Law Professor Jane Kelsey, with Leonie Hayden in the chair. Audio
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A butter chicken pie tells us a lot about immigration, according to an NZ expert
13 Aug 2017Immigation is discussed by broadcaster Ali Ikram, refugee rights campaigner Dr Arama Rata, filmmaker Roseanne Liang and Massey University's Professor Paul Spoonley, with Noelle McCarthy in the chair.
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A place where the icebergs have names is critical to climate change
9 Apr 2017Multimedia artist Joseph Michael, oceanographer Dr Mike Williams, Associate Professor Sandy Morrison and entrepreneur Geoff Ross talk about Antarctica with Noelle McCarthy. Audio
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Can musicians, critics, and fans really ever be friends?
20 Nov 2016Charlotte Ryan talks to Scott Maclachlan, Chip Matthews, Anna Coddington and James Milne AKA Lawrence Arabia about the state of the music scene today. Audio
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The food scene in Auckland provides a taste of inequality
Associate Professor Damon Salesa talks with Professor Lisa Marriott, Dame Diane Robertson, Lisa King and Dr Teuila Percival about why the diet of Aucklanders depends on where they live. Audio
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From Slacktivism to Activism - how social media is changing our lives
Russell Brown talks with Laura O'Connell Rapira, Toby Morris, Steve Abel and Sina Brown-Davis about how online awareness can be transformed in to action which changes society. Audio
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Was gender inequality in NZ caused by colonisation? Perhaps not
Courtney Sina Meredith, Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Dr Pala Molisa; and Rosanna Raymond. talk with Mihingarangi Forbes Audio
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"WWI's Armenian genocide was the template for the Nazi Holocaust" - expert commentator
1 May 2016Jim Mora talks to Associate Professor Maartje Abbenhuis, Dr Felicity Barnes, and Dr Maria Armoudian. Audio
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Auckland is an island on its own, unlike the rest of NZ
15 Nov 2015Bill Ralston talks to Marina Matthews, Waikare Komene, Professor Damon Salesa and Rod Oram. Audio
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Auckland's food scene is diverse, but only for those who can afford it
Chefs Connie Clarkson, Te Kohe Tuhaka and Benjamin Bayly join Professor Paul Spoonley. Noelle McCarthy is in the chair. Audio
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Auckland is a city of shadows to those who live on its margins
A panel discussion about the hidden histories of Auckland. Noelle McCarthy talks to Ella Henry, Sarikha Rosli and Michael Stevens. Audio
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"Other countries work hard to make sure that those arriving are loyal citizens. But not NZ."
A panel discussion about the Treaty of Waitangi with Te Radar, Kiritapu Allan, Professor Paul Spoonley, Suzanne Tamaki, and Leilani Tamu. Audio
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How to get people off their screens and onto the streets to make social change happen
Russell Brown talks about activism online and on the streets with Marianne Elliott, Nicky Hager, Matthew Hooton and Laura O'Connell Rapira. Audio
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Parnell was once punk central in Auckland's thriving music scene
A panel discussion chaired by Russell Brown with Phil Bell (aka DJ Sir Vere), Dave Dobbyn. Simon Grigg and Rachel Lang. Audio
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Auckland has always had a Pacific Sound
Oscar Kightley talks with Danny "Brotha D" Leaosavai'i, Annie Crummer and Tigilau Ness. Audio
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Boldly going where your ancestors have already been - what the rediscovery of traditional navigation means
Explorer Kevin Biggar, astrophysicist Prof. Richard Easther, designer Kate Sylvester and celestial navigator Jack Thatcher talk with Jesse Mulligan. Audio
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NZ food over the last 50 years - a story of revolutionary change
Al Brown, Professor Rod Jackson, Professor Grant Schofield and Anne Thorp talk with Jesse Mulligan Audio