PROGRAMME
Lecture Programme 2022
Generally lectures will be held on the first 3 Mondays each month March to November, with adjustments around Easter
See the NEWSLETTERS page for details of each lecture.
Series 1: NEW ZEALAND HISTORY
14 February: Turbulent Times: Ngai Tahu in the 19th Century: Dr Martin Fisher
21 February: Owning our History: The New Zealand Wars: Dr Vincent O'Malley
7 March: Journey to Lan Yuan: Chinese settlement in NZ.: Sean Brosnahan
Series 2: GEOLOGY
28 March: What can seafloor sediments tell us about past climate change? Assoc. Prof. Andrew R. Gorman
4 April: Six Sons and a Seismograph: a brief History of Seismology: Dr Glenn Vallender
11 April: Reading the landscape: earthquakes and active faults in South Canterbury: Dr Tim Stahl
Series 3: ART
2 May: The Art of Your Life: Megan Dunn
9 May: Tourism, Climate Change and Aviation: Professor James Higham
16 May: Old Hokonui - A Taste of Southland: Jim Geddes
Series 4: PEACE AND CONFLICT
13 June: Conflict in Myanmar: Ross Wilson
20 June: The Challenges of Countering Violent Extremism in Aotearoa: Professor Richard Jackson
27 June: Refugees and Manus Island: Behrouz Boochani
Series 5: FOOD PRODUCTION
4 July: The Hemp Industry in NZ: Brad Lake
11 July: Regenerative agriculture – an agronomist’s view: Professor Derrick Moot
18 July: Land use challenges: dairy, meat, forestry & climate change in a world that needs food:
Keith Woodford
Series 6: MATURE MATTERS
1 August: Healthy Ageing: Professor Sainsbury
8 August: The MIND Diet: why all the hype? Sharon Sutton
15 August: Retirement Villages: Moving In, Living In; Moving Out. Tristan Fleurty
Series 7: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
5 September: Putin’s Ukraine Gamble and its International Implications. Robert G Patman
12 September: Democracy and Autocracy: Who’s winning and who’s got the best system? Prof Philip Nel
19 September: Media and Conflict: The new media ecology and the war in Ukraine. Prof Natalia Chaban
Series 8: POT POURRI
3 October: Six Sons and a Seismograph. Glenn Vallender
10 October: Navigating Fake News. Stephen Davis
17 October: The Ethics (or not) of Marketing to Children. Professor Robert Aitken
Series 9: ON A LIGHTER NOTE
7 November: True Crime, Bad Crime and Timaru Crime. Steve Braunias
14 November: Discovering the amazing fungi of Aotearoa-New Zealand. David Orlovich
21 November: Media Watch. Jim Hopkins