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A Stellar Line-up Of Writers And Thinkers Announced For The Return Of Wānaka’s Aspiring Conversations
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 10:26 am | Aspiring Conversations
After a six-year hiatus, Aspiring Conversations festival is set to return, transforming Wānaka into a hub of intellectual exchange and cultural celebration. From 4-7 April the festival will host 14 events across three venues, featuring a diverse line up ... More >>
Aspiring Conversations: Wrapping Up And Looking Ahead
Friday, 10 April 2020, 4:41 pm | Aspiring Conversations
We love arts and ideas - thank you to everyone for supporting our festivals. We would love to be sending you a wrap up of the Aspiring Conversations festival today, but it was not to be. Instead we are looking to make the best of our present circumstances, ... More >>
Aspiring Conversations Cancelled
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 12:16 pm | Aspiring Conversations
The 2020 Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas is cancelled. The festival team today announced that the Wanaka-based Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas , which was to take place from April 3-5, cannot go ahead in light of new Government ... More >>
First Speakers Announced For Aspiring Conversations 2020
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 1:36 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Marilyn Waring and Chloe Swarbrick have been the two youngest members of Parliament in the past 100 years. The pair are the first speakers to be announced for Wanaka's biennial Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas taking place in April 2020. More >>
Future of Work Considered at Aspiring Conversations
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 2:37 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Artificial intelligence, robotics and automation have seen major changes in the employment market with many traditional jobs disappearing and new opportunities opening up. More >>
World Leaders to Speak at Aspiring Conversations
Monday, 12 February 2018, 7:06 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Ireland’s former President Mary Robinson lead the programme for Wanaka’s Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas to be held in April. More >>
Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas closes
Sunday, 24 April 2016, 8:20 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas closes with varied programme and ‘fantastic’ audience feedback WANAKA, New Zealand (24 April, 2016) – Aspiring Conversations continued to provide time for thinking on its final day with another series of engaging ... More >>
Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas begins
Saturday, 23 April 2016, 6:29 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas begins with full houses and open minds WANAKA, New Zealand (23 April, 2016) – Audiences at Aspiring Conversations 2016 enjoyed a series of thought-provoking sessions as Wanaka’s annual festival of ideas ... More >>
NZ's troubled waters debated at Aspiring Conversations
Monday, 13 October 2014, 10:42 am | Aspiring Conversations
Competing demands on the country’s water resources caused a heated debate on the final morning of Aspiring Conversations. The panel of Tahu Potiki, a director of the Institute for Environmental and Science Research and of Ngai Tahu Tourism, joined ... More >>
Global media and innovation experts join line up
Monday, 22 September 2014, 1:25 pm | Aspiring Conversations
We have a change to our programmed line up of internationally renowned thinkers, speakers and writers. More >>
Aspiring Conversations tickets on sale today!
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 12:24 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Tickets have gone on sale today for the inaugural Aspiring Conversations festival taking place 10-12 October in Wanaka and Queenstown. Initial sales show the talk by economist Loretta Napoleoni and Tim Finn's solo show 'White Cloud' are proving ... More >>
Modern life, literature and legends feature in programme
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 3:03 pm | Aspiring Conversations
Modern life, literature and legends feature in Aspiring Conversations programme The full programme for Aspiring Conversations, the new annual festival of ideas held in Wanaka and Queenstown, launched tonight includes a member of President Obama’s ... More >>
Aspiring Conversations launched as annual festival of ideas
Friday, 27 June 2014, 12:14 pm | Aspiring Conversations
We are very pleased to announce that Aspiring Conversations, the hugely popular literary, philosophical and political debate sessions, will become an annual festival of ideas from this year. It is the first time that Aspiring Conversations has been held separately ... More >>
