The University of Otago is pleased to present Brian Turner in conversation with Grahame Sydney. Brian Turner is a prominent New Zealand poet, and was the 1984 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. He also served as New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2003-2005. In August 2012 the University of Otago presented Brian with an honorary Doctorate of Literature. On the eve of this occasion he reflects on his life and career, covering topics such as his childhood in Dunedin, his love of sport and his passion for poetry.

The University of Otago is pleased to present Brian Turner in conversation with Grahame Sydney. Brian Turner is a prominent New Zealand poet, and was the 1984 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. He also served as New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2003-2005. In August 2012 the University of Otago presented Brian with an honorary Doctorate of Literature. On the eve of this occasion he reflects on his life and career, covering topics such as his childhood in Dunedin, his love of sport and his passion for poetry.

When this podcast was recorded, Sir Tipene was the co-Chair of the Constitutional Advisory Panel and charged with a particular responsibility for considering the place of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a very differently configured future for Aotearoa / New Zealand. In that future, Māori and Pacifica peoples will be in very different proportions compared to others than they are currently. How do we want that future to be? What do we want the Treaty to be? He aha te moemoea? 25 July 2012.

The Department of English presents a lunchtime poetry reading featuring the poet Cilla McQueen. Cilla was the Burns fellow at the University of Otago in 1985 and 1986, and the New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2009 until 2011. 11 September 2012.

The Department of English presents a lunchtime poetry reading featuring author Emma Neale. Emma is the 2012 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago and has published several successful volumes of poetry and novels. 11 September 2012.

The Department of English presents a lunchtime poetry reading featuring author Emma Neale. Emma is the 2012 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago and has published several successful volumes of poetry and novels. 11 September 2012.

The Department of English presents a lunchtime poetry reading featuring the poet Cilla McQueen. Cilla was the Burns fellow at the University of Otago in 1985 and 1986, and the New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2009 until 2011. 11 September 2012.

Steven Price and Thomas Beagle discuss the issues of cyber bullying and address the key questions “Is it possible for the internet to be both safe and free? And, if not, how do we strike the right balance between those qualities?”. Steven Price is a barrister specialising in media law, and an adjunct lecturer in media law at Victoria University of Wellington’s law school. Thomas Beagle has had a long involvement with computers and the IT industry. He is the co-founder of digital civil liberties group Tech Liberty and a member of the executive committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties. 6 September 2012

Steven Price and Thomas Beagle discuss the issues of cyber bullying and address the key questions “Is it possible for the internet to be both safe and free? And, if not, how do we strike the right balance between those qualities?”. Steven Price is a barrister specialising in media law, and an adjunct lecturer in media law at Victoria University of Wellington’s law school. Thomas Beagle has had a long involvement with computers and the IT industry. He is the co-founder of digital civil liberties group Tech Liberty and a member of the executive committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties. 6 September 2012

The Right Honourable David Lange (1942-2005) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. A skilled debater, he was well known for his quick wit and oratory. Perhaps his greatest legacy is New Zealand’s anti-nuclear legislation, which remains in force today. Here he presents the inaugural Otago Chaplaincy and Interfaith Group Peace Lecture on the topic of “Old Faiths, New World”. 5 August 2004.