"Government of of the people, by the people, and for the people” – so goes Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. But does that describe 21st century democracy?

Great Ideas - Part 5: 'Democracy and its Discontents'

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In the final episode of this series, three experts discuss the future of food - whether we will all be eating crickets, what is a balanced meal anyway, and will turmeric save us all?

Great Ideas - Part 12: 'We have eggs don't we?'

Great Ideas looks at the future of Tamaki Makaurau - its housing, its transport, its population and its health.

Great Ideas - Part 11: 'The quarter acre dream is over'

Great Ideas looks at the future of families - with more single people, more multi-generational families, and a more multi-cultural New Zealand, what happens to our family law?

Great Ideas - Part 10: 'As if born to'

This week, Great Ideas looks at the future of communication - how we'll be chatting, and what language we'll be doing it in. And could your fridge teach you te reo?

Great Ideas - Part 5: 'Democracy and its Discontents'

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