Public lectures
in New Zealand
Upcoming talks at universities and institutions across Aotearoa. Free and ticketed events.
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Today — Wednesday 8 April
Tomorrow — Thursday 9 April
Saturday 11 April
Sunday 12 April
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Artist Talk: Mataaho Collective
Join the Mataaho Collective for an in-conversation event exploring their practice, the significance of tukutuku patterning, and their recent international commissions.
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Ockham NZ Book Awards 2026 Longlist Celebration
Join us to celebrate the announcement of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist, with readings from longlisted authors across all four categories.
Monday 13 April
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Research funding in Aotearoa New Zealand—Threats, trajectories, and the potential for transformation
Details For many generations, Aotearoa has invested comparatively little, certainly by OECD standards, in research and development (R and D). Moreover, since 2020–21,...
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Distinguished Lecture: The Brain in Pain — New Frontiers in Chronic Pain Research
The annual Otago Distinguished Lecture in Medicine explores breakthrough research into the neuroscience of chronic pain and emerging treatments.
Wednesday 15 April
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School of Education research seminar: Professor Hella von Unger
We invite you to join us for a seminar with visiting Professor Hella von Unger, from Munich. We will have tea/coffee together at...
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Big Tech: Too Big To Fail?
Inaugural Professorial Lecture: Alexandra Andhov
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New Zealand's Space Future: From Rocket Lab to National Strategy
An exploration of New Zealand's rapidly growing space sector, the science enabled by domestic launch capability, and the policy frameworks governing our use of space.
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Writers & Readers: New Zealand Literary Identities
A conversation with three New Zealand authors about writing from the margins, finding a readership, and what it means to tell New Zealand stories in a globalised publishing market.
Thursday 16 April
Friday 17 April
Saturday 18 April
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Curator's Tour: New Zealand Modernism
Senior curator guides visitors through the gallery's collection of New Zealand modernist works, discussing the movement's emergence and its tensions with international influences.
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Welfare (1975) film screening
Join us for a film screening of Welfare, with an introduction by artist Rangi White in a discussion of Aotearoa's welfare bureaucracies
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Secrets of the Southern Ocean: Otago's Deep-Sea Research Programme
Marine scientists share discoveries from recent voyages to the Southern Ocean, including new species, ecosystem dynamics, and implications for fisheries management.
Sunday 19 April
Monday 20 April
Tuesday 21 April
Thursday 23 April
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Ideas Challenge Workshop 1: Connect and Collaborate
Come for the insights, stay for the connections.
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Equity in Health: Progress and Challenges for Māori Wellbeing
A wānanga-style public discussion on the persistent health inequities facing Māori communities and what genuine system change would require.
Friday 24 April
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History Recovered: New Discoveries in the Alexander Turnbull Collection
Archivists and historians reveal recently catalogued items from the Alexander Turnbull Library collection, including previously unseen photographs and correspondence.
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Arguing about morphemes
The School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies hosts weekly seminars featuring a selection of visiting researchers as well as those from the...