Exploring what being Māori means today, author Brad Haami looks back to the experience of the first migrants and traces the course of urbanisation over the succeeding years with Dr Ella Henry.
Scotty and Stacey Morrison’s best-selling language books have been an easy and accessible entry point to te reo Māori for many. Guyon Espiner leads them in a discussion on their books, the resurgence of te reo learning, and the language pioneers who went before.
As we incorporate artificial intelligence, automation and robotics into our lives and even our bodies, we continue to wrestle with what it all means for us as humans. Helen Heath and Dr Jo Cribb are joined by Vincent Heeringa to discuss these issues.
Paula Morris is joined by essay collection editors Susanna Andrew and Simon Wilson, and essayist and economist Shamubeel Eaqub to discuss creative nonfiction and investigative journalism.
Conservation pioneer Debbie Stewart will be joined in conversation by friend, fellow falconer and journalist Rachel Stewart.
Russell Brown returns with a panel of special guests including Toby Manhire and Madeleine Chapman in a provocative discussion on where the digital word is taking us.
In our ever more connected world, loneliness is on the rise and people in the developed world crave a sense of belonging that so often eludes them. Jenny Robin Jones, author of Not for Ourselves Alone, converses about loneliness with journalist and reviewer Catherine Woulfe.
Lizzie Marvelly, Dame Fiona Kidman, Sandra Coney and Golriz Ghahraman together in conversation with Carol Hirschfeld.
In association with Flicks Titirangi, Going West presents a sampler of hand-picked short films. Three screenings: 10.30am, 6pm and 8pm
Te Uru hosts film scholar and author Erika Balsom for the launch of her new publication An Oceanic Feeling. Two films selected by Balsom will accompany the book launch: G. Antony Svatek’s .tv (2017) and Filipa Cesar & Louis Henderson’s Sunstone (2017).
