Challenge your thinking on culture and sustainability

Come and hear leading cultural experts, academics and performers at our three-day symposium Nga Korero Tataki (Leadership Conversations) - New Thinking for Old Leadership this week.

Held in the council chambers at 7pm on July 14, 15 and 16, the series considers sustainability through the lens of traditional knowledge and contemporary Maori thinking.

Speakers include Tainui negotiator Tukoroirangi Morgan, lawyers Annette Sykes and Tama Potaka and performers Tama Waipara and Whirimako Black. 

"This is one of the keynote events of this year's Matariki festival and we're really excited by the calibre of speakers we have lined up," says event organiser and the council's Maori relationships officer, Rewi Spraggon.

He says while presented from a Maori perspective the central issue of sustainability is something all New Zealanders can relate to.

July 14

He Oranga Kauneke (Living that progresses growth)

Speakers include Bobby Newson of the Families Commission, television presenter Riki Bennett, Te Hira Hawke and a performance by Tama Waipara.

July 15

Te Ao Me Te Ao (The Maori world and the world) 

Is sustaining culture the same as culture enabling people to live more sustainably?  Speakers include Kingi Gilbert, Te Arepa Kahi and John Panaho.  Performance by Andrea Tunks.

July 16

Nga Aka o Te Tiriti (The Roots of the Treaty)

Is the Treaty of Waitangi a foundation, a mill stone or a launch pad towards sustainability in Waitakere, New Zealand and the world?  Speakers include Annette Sykes, Tama Potaka, Tukoroirangi Morgan and Sonny Tau.  Performance from Whirimako Black.

This event is part of the Matariki Festival 09, celebrating Maori New Year with a range of events and activities across Tamaki Makaurau. Proudly supported by New Zealand Post.  Go to www.matarikifestival.org.nz for more information.

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