Thomas Sainsbury talks with Louisa Wall MP, Prof. Welby Ings, Professor Emeritus Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, and award winning artist and filmmaker Tanu Gago.

A panel discussion on the role of science and traditional knowledge in caring for the Pacific Ocean

Mar 24th, 2019 45m 33s

Chaired by Mihingarangi Forbes, this Auckland Museum panel explores how scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge can inform how we care for the Pacific.

A panel discussion on gene editing, ethics, and whether you should do something just because you can

Dec 23rd, 2018 52m

Four 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.

Helen Clark on women in politics and international affairs

Oct 7th, 2018 51m 49s

The former New Zealand prime minister talks with Noelle McCarthy about sexism, power and the changing role of women in politics and international life.

Noelle McCarthy and a panel on what the #MeToo movement really means

Sep 30th, 2018 51m 12s

Noelle 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.

A panel discussion about trans and non-binary lives

Apr 1st, 2018 52m

Victor Rodger explores the personal, cultural and political aspects of transgender and non-binary identity with Georgina Beyer, Lexie Matheson, Nikolai Talamahina and Aych McArdle.

A panel discussion on sexism in the music industry

Nov 26th, 2017 40m 23s

Rose Matafeo talks with Jessie Moss, Ladi6, Dianne Swann and Geneva Alexander-Marsters about life and work for women in the music scene in Aotearoa.

A panel discussion on how privilege is often invisible to those who have it

Nov 19th, 2017 47m 14s

Russell Brown talks about confronting entitlement with the former MP Georgina Beyer, academic Richard Pamatatau, activist Julia Amua Whaipooti and artist Tāwhanga Nopera.

A panel discussion on New Zealand's relationship to bigger Allies

Nov 12th, 2017 51m 10s

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.

Smart Talk At The Auckland Museum 2017: Allies

Nov 12th, 2017 51m 10s

This edition in the 2017 series Smart Talk from the Auckland Museum explores the topic of New Zealand's international alliances. Today's panel discussion chaired by Leonie Hayden features the author and investigative journalist Nicky Hager, jou

Smart Talk At The Auckland Museum: Immigration

Aug 13th, 2017 51m 56s

The first edition in the 2017 series Smart Talk from the Auckland Museum explores the topic of immigation. Today's panel discussion chaired by Noelle McCarthy features writer and broadcaster Ali Ikram, researcher and Maori spokesperson for the

A panel discussion on the effect of immigration on New Zealand

Aug 13th, 2017 51m 56s

Immigation 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.

A panel discussion on Antarctica and climate change

Apr 9th, 2017 48m 11s

Multimedia artist Joseph Michael, oceanographer Dr Mike Williams, Associate Professor Sandy Morrison and entrepreneur Geoff Ross talk about Antarctica with Noelle McCarthy.

Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum: The Music Machine

Nov 20th, 2016 49m 55s

How do fans and critics influence musicians and how can an audience – both online and offline – shape an album?

A panel discussion on how the relationship between musicians, critics, and fans is changing

Nov 20th, 2016 49m 55s

Charlotte Ryan talks to Scott Maclachlan, Chip Matthews, Anna Coddington and James Milne AKA Lawrence Arabia about the state of the music scene today.

Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum: The Taste of Inequality

Oct 16th, 2016 48m 34s

A panel discussion from the Auckland Museum about the taste of inequality: how food access and consumption in New Zealand's largest city is seen in the context of broader social divisions. Chaired by Auckland University's Associate Professor Da

A panel discussion on how food and consumption in Auckland reflects the city's social fissures

Oct 16th, 2016 48m 34s

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.

A panel discussion on how social media is changing social activism

Sep 11th, 2016 52m 32s

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.

He Mana, He Wahine - a panel discusses the current state of feminism in New Zealand

Aug 14th, 2016 51m 16s

Courtney Sina Meredith, Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Dr Pala Molisa; and Rosanna Raymond. talk with Mihingarangi Forbes

Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum: He Mana, He Wahine

Aug 14th, 2016 51m 16s

A panel discussion from the Auckland Museum about the about feminism in New Zealand and the everyday realities of the quest for equality. In this first of the 2016 Smart Talk series, you can hear from the writer and musician Courtney Sina Mered

A panel discussion on how World War I shaped the century which followed it

May 1st, 2016 52m 40s

Jim Mora talks to Associate Professor Maartje Abbenhuis, Dr Felicity Barnes, and Dr Maria Armoudian.

Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum: The First World War

May 1st, 2016 52m 40s

A panel discussion about the impact of the First World War on the century which followed it. With Jim Mora in the chair, Associate Professor Maartje Abbenhuis, Dr Felicity Barnes, and Dr Maria Armoudian from the University of Auckland offer a r