Smart Talk Collections

Highlights from literary weeks and festivals round Aotearoa

University experts take over city bars to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with their audience

Literary lectures from leading NZ writers

Guyon Espiner talks in depth with international experts about the effect of the 2020 coronavirus on the world

Conversations with authors published by Bridget Williams Books

One-off panel discussions on a variety of topics

Panel discussions from the 2018 NZ Arts Festival marking the arrival of a fleet of ocean-going waka in Wellington Harbour

Panel discussions through the years staged by Auckland Museum

Alex Perrottet and guests tease through the legacy of 250 years of contact between Pakeha and Māori in front of Gisborne audiences

How have meat, wine, dairy and wool shaped our social, cultural and economic life?

A series of talks exploring New Zealand identity in the leadup to the bicentenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 2040

Public conversations recorded in partnership with the University of Otago

A Leadership NZ series in memory of Bishop Sir Paul Reeves, former Archbishop of the Anglican Church of New Zealand, and Governor-General.

Stories told live in front of audiences

Kim Hill on the impact of big data today and in the future

Kim Hill considers how the cities of tomorrow can provide a good place to live and work

Kim Hill explores the ethical implications of this rapidly-developing technology

Panel discussions from the City Gallery Wellington