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The Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture series
A series of talks exploring New Zealand identity in the leadup to the bicentenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 2040
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2018 Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture by June Northcroft Grant
13 Feb 2018In this second talk for 2018, June Northcroft Grant traces the story of two of the notable personalities associated with guiding at Whakarewarewa Village (where the lecture is being given) in the 19th… Audio
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2018 Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture by Dr Kim Workman
Dr Kim Workman explores the historical background to why Maori imprisonment rates are high and still rising, and considers what the alternatives to our current approaches are. Audio
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Waitangi Rua Rautau Lectures 2017
The Honourable Dame Tariana Turia, former Cabinet Minister and founder of the Maori Party, and Dr Gareth Morgan, economist and founder of the Opportunities Party, present the 2017 Waitangi Rua Rautau… Audio
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Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture 2016
6 Feb 2016The Hon. Mrs Steve Chadwick, Mayor of Rotorua presents the 13th annual Waitangi Rua Rautau lecture. Audio
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Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture 2015
6 Feb 2015Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley and Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu provide political and religious perspectives on the different responses of the Government and the Anglican Church to the Treaty of Waitangi, with… Audio
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2014 - Areta Koopu
6 Feb 2014This year's Rua Rautau lecture was given by Mrs Areta Koopu and recorded at Te Herenga Waka Marae at Victoria University Wellington. Mrs Koopu is a former president of the Maori Women's Welfare League… Audio
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2014 - Hon. Dr Wayne Mapp
6 Feb 2014The Waitangi Rua Rautau lecture 2014 delivered by Law commissioner and former Cabinet Minister, the Hon. Dr Wayne Mapp. He's introduced by another former MP, Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. Dr. Mapp review… Audio
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2013 - Ian McKinnon and Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi
6 Feb 2013Ian McKinnon explores the role of education in creating a society comfortable with cross-cultural difference; and Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi provides a personal survey of the evolution of the Maori… Audio
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2012 - Sir Paul Callaghan and Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
In the 2012 instalment of the annual Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture series, Professor Sir Paul Callaghan and Associate Professor Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban explore Pakeha and Samoan perspectives about… Audio
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2011 - Sir Douglas Kidd
6 Feb 2011In this most recent instalment in the annual Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture series, Sir Douglas Kidd explores the change in the way the legal profession has viewed the Treaty of Waitangi, and proposes a… Audio
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2010 - Dr Ihakara Puketapu
6 Feb 2010Dr Ihakara Puketapu explores in a very informal session different perspectives on Maori self-determination, focusing on his Waiwhetu Marae in Lower Hutt. Along with the discussion of big ideas such as… Audio
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2009 - Dr Alan Ward
6 Feb 2009The lecture is subtitled "a social democrat's perspective on the Treaty of Waitangi", and Dr Ward argues that identifying and redressing the historical, political and economic causes of Maori… Audio
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2008 - Prof. Dame Ann Salmond
7 Feb 2008Prof. Dame Ann Salmond traces over two hundred years of New Zealand history, including early contact between Maori and European, and the story of the Treaty of Waitangi. She goes on to survey the Land… Audio
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2006 - Sir Howard Morrison
6 Feb 2006Sir Howard Morrison presents the 2006 Waitangi Rua Rautau lecture. Audio
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2005 - Professor Whatarangi Winiata
14 Feb 2005The venue for the 2005 lecture is the historic Rangiatea Church in Otaki. The lecturer is Professor Whatarangi Winiata, the tumuaki or Chief Executive of the Māori tertiary institution Te Wānanga o… Audio