Tea with the High Commission
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Listen to British High Commissioner Laura Clarke OBE sit down with Dr Ashley Bloomfield to talk Covid response, leadership, mental health & much more besides! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Professor Carole Mundell
Listen to British High Commissioner Laura Clarke as she sat down via Zoom with the FCDO's Chief International Science Envoy, Professor Carole Mundell, to commemorate International Women's Day! Together they discuss the universe, science diplomacy, women .
He Whai Mātauranga: Awhina Tamarapa, Talei Tu'inukuafe & Tapunga Nepe
In the beginning of 2020, the British High Commission in Wellington began a scholarship programme called He Whai Mātauranga (In Pursuit of Knowledge), which sent three Māori postgraduate students to study taonga (treasures) being housed in UK cultural in.
Sir Ben Ainslie & Grant Simmer
Sir Ben Ainslie and Grant Simmer are the Team Principal and Skipper, and the CEO, of INEOS Team UK, who are competing in the America's Cup sailing competition in Auckland. They sat down with British High Commissioner Laura Clarke ahead of the America's C.
Rebecca Kitteridge
Her Excellency Laura Clarke sits down with Rebecca Kitteridge CVO, Director-General of the NZ Security Intelligence Service. They talk about intelligence work, why it's so important, the need for transparency and secrecy - and 007. Featuring also a guest.
Professor David Murdoch
Professor David Murdoch is the Dean of the University of Otago, Christchurch; and also specialises in infectious lung diseases. Join us as he sits down with us to discuss his career, and the development of vaccines in the world of COVID-19.
Dr Adam Claasen
Senior Lecturer, author and academic Adam Claasen sits down with DA Wing Commander Andy Bryant over Zoom to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Dr Claasen discusses New Zealand's contribution to the battle to honour the 20 Kiwi liv.
Lord Zac Goldsmith
Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith is the Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He met with British High Commissioner Laura Clarke over Zoom to discuss co-operation on climate change and biodiversity, and why th.
Clarke and Clark keynote conversation
British High Commissioner Laura Clarke and former New Zealand Prime Minister and current co-chair of Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, Helen Clark, spoke in the keynote conversation at our 'Let's Build Back Better' conference abou.