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Lectures & Forums

This section has Radio New Zealand Lectures & Forums on demand, and information about past and future broadcasts.

There is a separate section for Documentaries.

Advancing Sustainability
This series provides five public panel discussions from the PCE20 Environmental Sustainability Conference.
Are Angels OK
A series of programmes arising from a collaboration between eminent New Zealand writers and physicists.
Brainstorm
Kim Hill talks with some of Britain's top scientists
But Is It Science?
Kim Hill and a panel of experts explore the issues around alternative medicine.
Concepts Of Nationhood
A lecture series recorded in the Great Hall, Parliament Buildings, at a symposium exploring the significance of the declaration of Dominion status for New Zealand in 1907.
He Waka Tangata
The innaugural He Waka Tangata Lecture in Social Science was presented by Professor Richard Bedford who reflected on contemporary social science in New Zealand.
Janet Frame Memorial Lectures
The 2009 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture features the acclaimed author William Taylor, reflecting on a forty-year career of writing for children and young people, and the letters he has received from his fans.
Smart Talk
Exploring the theme of migration from a variety of perspectives – economic, environmental, linguistic, historical, social, and geological.
The Darwin Lectures
Eminent New Zealand scientists explore the ideas of Darwin and their impact on society over the last 150 years.
The E=mc2 lectures
A series of lectures from the Royal Society in association with Radio New Zealand to mark the centenary of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
The Galileo Lectures
A lecture series marking 400 years since Galileo used a telescope to view the solar system and transformed our understanding of Earth’s place in the Universe.
The Macmillan Brown Lectures
The 2009 Macmillan Brown lectures explore how Maori culture operates as a force for New Zealand's social and scientific advancement.
The Treaty Debates
The Te Papa treaty debates from 2005 up to the present.
Two Views of Creation
British Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse looks at two views of creation.
Waitangi Rua Rau Tau Lectures
The annnual Waitangi Rua Rau Tau lecture looks forward to the Waitangi bicentenary in 2040.
Writers' Festivals
Coverage of New Zealand Writers' Festivals

Information

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The essence of New Zealand through stories, landscape and people.

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In-depth analysis of a topical issue.

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A number of documentaries are available to purchase through Replay Radio.

International Sources

The sources for features on Radio New Zealand National include:

A World of Possibilities from USA

CBC Massey Lectures from Canada

BBC Reith Lectures from UK

American RadioWorks from USA

The Forum from the BBC World Service


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