Tea with the High Commission

Tea with the High Commission


Latest Episodes

Eddie Izzard
March 11, 2019

Eddie Izzard joins British High Commissioner Laura Clarke to talk comedy, language and marathons! 

Sam Neill
February 10, 2019

 British High Commissioner Laura Clarke met with Sam Neill to talk acting, the Pacific, UK-NZ connections, and twitter pigs! 

Chris Stark Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change
October 16, 2018

We are joined by Chris Stark Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change. We discuss how business and climate change can work in harmony, the zero carbon bill and how political will is key to tackling climate change.

Nigel Owens
September 16, 2018

We are joined by Welsh international rugby union referee Nigel Owens. We discussed rugby, mental health, bullying and the protection and promotion of the Welsh language. Nigel is a proud patron of the charity Bullies Out. Visit https://bulliesout.com/ 

Rt Hon Helen Clark
September 04, 2018

British High Commissioner Laura Clarke is joined by Rt Hon Helen Clark to cover international issues, social media, climate change and more.

Philippe Legrain
August 19, 2018

In this episode of Tea with the High Commission, First Secretary Joel Watson is joined by British Political Economist Philippe Legrain. Mr Legrain’s work argues that refugee diversity enriches us all, both Left and Right, free marketeers or campaigners f.

Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell
August 05, 2018

British High Commissioner Laura Clarke is joined by the Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell to chat about why he went into politics, his visit to New Zealand & it's close ties culturally and economically with Scotland. 

Professor Gemmell
July 25, 2018

Discover how Geneticist Professor Neil Gemmell from Otago University is set to tackle the mystery of the Loch Ness monster using environmental DNA.

Andrew Barnes
July 18, 2018

We are joined by British expat Andrew Barnes, founder of Perpetual Guardian, to talk about their innovative trial for the 4-day working week and how this may help the gender pay gap. We also chat with Andrew about his wealth of knowledge on Kiwi and Brit.

Brad Shields
July 10, 2018

We sat down with Brad Shields to talk about Hurricanes and English Rugby and his upcoming move to Wasps. We also talked about growing up in an English household in New Zealand and his thoughts on the next Lions Tour to South Africa.