Events

	May 2021
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					1 MEET THE TEAM: OUR EVOLUTIONARY PAST MEET THE TEAM: OUR EVOLUTIONARY PAST Starts: 3:30 pm Ends: 01/05/2021 - 4:30 pm Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Description: Gallery Talk Join us for a special talk with the content creators of Otago Museum's latest temporary exhibition, Our Evolutionary Past: Branches through Time. Alice Morrison and Quinn Hawthorne created this beautiful and informative exhibition. Come along and hear about their backgrounds and what inspired them to create this visual human family tree. Also take a sneak peek at some of the larger-than-life, hand-painted, fossil recreations produced by our collaborator, local artist, Bruce Mahalski. Open to all ages Bringing the whole family? Purchase tickets to Early Man for more prehistoric fun. Tickets available soon. 3.30pm, Saturday 1 May Beautiful Science gallery FREE More info View in Google Calendar... •	2 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES PANEL TALK (INVERCARGILL) INFINITE POSSIBILITIES PANEL TALK (INVERCARGILL) Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: 02/05/2021 - 2:30 pm Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Description: Expert Talk When Otago Museum put out the call for the women and girls of Southland who inspire their communities through science, technology, engineering, and maths, the response was resounding! So in addition to sending the exhibition to Invercargill, Otago Museum Senior Science Engagement Coordinator Jessa Barder will be coming down to host an afternoon panel for the community, featuring a few of Invercargill’s own from the exhibition: Come hear more about how Anna and Sam were captivated by nanotechnology or ask Kirsten and Bryony how you can help care for Aotearoa’s waterways or pick the brain of Margaret – the reluctant scientist and design whiz! Bring the whole family down to He Waka Tuia to hear more about just a few of the diverse pathways available to engage with science as well as learn how it can enhance experiences in your studies, in your career, and in your every day life. 1pm – 2.30pm, Sunday 2 May He Waka Tuia, Invercargill FREE More info View in Google Calendar... •
3	4 The future of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) The future of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Starts: 9:00 am Ends: 06/05/2021 - 12:30 pm Location: NIWA Northland Marine Research Centre, Station Road, Ruakaka 0116, New Zealand Description: NIWA is hosting a three day workshop in Ruakaka, New Zealand, that includes a site visit of their Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) recondition and re-use water and have attracted considerable venture capital worldwide. In this workshop, we will provide non-biased and research-based information about these systems. The information presented comes from the first-hand research results and the experiences of the presenters, collaborators and our colleagues around the world. The registration fee includes applicable resource materials. More information View in Google Calendar... •	5 The future of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) The future of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Starts: 9:00 am Ends: 06/05/2021 - 12:30 pm Location: NIWA Northland Marine Research Centre, Station Road, Ruakaka 0116, New Zealand Description: NIWA is hosting a three day workshop in Ruakaka, New Zealand, that includes a site visit of their Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) recondition and re-use water and have attracted considerable venture capital worldwide. In this workshop, we will provide non-biased and research-based information about these systems. The information presented comes from the first-hand research results and the experiences of the presenters, collaborators and our colleagues around the world. The registration fee includes applicable resource materials. More information View in Google Calendar... A scientific Swiss army knife for conservation A scientific Swiss army knife for conservation Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: 05/05/2021 - 7:30 pm Location: Auckland, New Zealand Description: Professor James Russell's inaugural lecture About this Event Biodiversity loss and climate change are paramount global existential threats. A conservation scientist must wield a scientific Swiss army knife to successfully undertake research in these topics that informs policy. Drawing on my own contributions to conservation from a career spanning twenty years, I will provide examples of some of the tools from the natural and social sciences I have found in my scientific Swiss army knife. From islands of the tropics to the subantarctic, along the way will be entertaining stories where a real Swiss army knife has also helped save the day. Professor James Russell is jointly appointed in the School of Biological Sciences and the Department of Statistics. He worked in the French territories of Reunion Island and French Polynesia before returning to the University as faculty in 2010. James is a strategic advisor to Predator Free New Zealand, scientific advisor to Zero Invasive Predators, National Geographic Explorer, member of the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group and life member of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Refreshments will be served in the Old Government House Member’s Lounge (102-G10 and 102-G11) at 1730, prior to the lecture. More info View in Google Calendar... • •	6 The future of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) The future of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Starts: 9:00 am Ends: 06/05/2021 - 12:30 pm Location: NIWA Northland Marine Research Centre, Station Road, Ruakaka 0116, New Zealand Description: NIWA is hosting a three day workshop in Ruakaka, New Zealand, that includes a site visit of their Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) recondition and re-use water and have attracted considerable venture capital worldwide. In this workshop, we will provide non-biased and research-based information about these systems. The information presented comes from the first-hand research results and the experiences of the presenters, collaborators and our colleagues around the world. The registration fee includes applicable resource materials. More information View in Google Calendar... The costs of climate change The costs of climate change Starts: 12:15 pm Ends: 06/05/2021 - 1:15 pm Location: Wellington, New Zealand Description: Presented by Professor Ilan Noy Belinda Storey Description Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers are using 'bottom-up' analysis of extreme events to estimate the current and future costs of climate change. These methods contrast sharply with the 'top-down' approach of estimating the social cost of carbon using integrated assessment models. Join Professor Ilan Noy (Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, School of Economics and Finance), and Belinda Storey (Managing Director, Climate Sigma) as they discuss how the latest understanding of extreme events in challenging existing estimates of the economic impacts of climate change including an Aotearoa case study on insurance retreat. Registration is essential, click the blue registration button to sign up. rsvp@vuw.ac.nz 04 463 5670 More info View in Google Calendar... Reflections on Forced Migration by a Journalist and Human Rights Activist: A Talk by Behrouz Boochan Reflections on Forced Migration by a Journalist and Human Rights Activist: A Talk by Behrouz Boochan Starts: 5:00 pm Ends: 06/05/2021 - 6:00 pm Location: Te Toki a Rata Lecture Theatre 1, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University of Wellington Description: Award-winning writer, journalist, and human rights activist Behrouz Boochaniwill be giving a public talk at the University. No RSVP needed. Organized by Political Science and International Relations Programme (HPPI) and Master of Migration Studies. View in Google Calendar... • • •	7	8	9
10	11 Webinar "Physical Activity and Nutrition Behavior Research in the Context of Structural Racism" Webinar "Physical Activity and Nutrition Behavior Research in the Context of Structural Racism" Starts: 9:00 am Ends: 11/05/2021 - 10:00 am Location: Online Description: Register here: ow.ly/qlkc50EF5lmAn @ISBNPA webinar from our socioeconomic inequalities special interest group Run by the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) View in Google Calendar... The meaning of life: nerve bursts and arterial pulses The meaning of life: nerve bursts and arterial pulses Starts: 12:30 pm Ends: 11/05/2021 - 2:00 pm Location: Rolleston Lecture Theatre, University of Otago Christchurch, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Description: Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Professor David Jardine, examines his career into general medicine and cardiology. Also online. More info View in Google Calendar... Fuels for the Future Webinar Fuels for the Future Webinar Starts: 10:30 pm Ends: 12/05/2021 - 12:00 am Location: Online Description: For details, go here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fuels-for-the-future-webinar-tickets-152873092535 The webinar will focus on Hydrogen & Electricity as alternative fuels/power for road and sea freight. Key themes include production, application, regulation, safety, synergies, infrastructure and investment. The aim is a collaborative discussion around the future fuels for freight in the UK. Panellists: include: Professor Susan Krumdieck - Professor of Energy Transition Engineering at Heriot Watt University and Co-Chair, Global Association for Transition Engineering. View in Google Calendar... • • •	12 Lithium in Mind - An Integrated Context Lecture Lithium in Mind - An Integrated Context Lecture Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: 12/05/2021 - 1:50 pm Location: Castle 1 and 2 Lecture Theatres, University of Otago, North Dunedin Description: Lithium can help stabilize mood – we know it works, but no-one knows why. More info View in Google Calendar... •	13 Increasing demand for hip and knee replacement: Can we stem the tide? Increasing demand for hip and knee replacement: Can we stem the tide? Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 13/05/2021 - 7:00 pm Location: Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Union St East, Dunedin Description: Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor David Gwynne Jones Also live-streamed. More info View in Google Calendar... •	14	15 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... •	16 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... •
17 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... Better Border Biosecurity Conference Better Border Biosecurity Conference Starts: 12:00 am Ends: 18/05/2021 - 11:59 pm Location: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand Description: The fourth B3 Conference will bring together the community of interest for plant border biosecurity research and uptake in New Zealand including government, industry and science (CRIs, universities) professionals and students as well as wider community interests. More information View in Google Calendar... Who owns data? A critical analysis of data ownership and data rights Who owns data? A critical analysis of data ownership and data rights Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: 17/05/2021 - 2:00 pm Location: Wellington and online Description: A seminar by Odette Shaw LIVESTREAM IN-PERSON or ONLINE Details here View in Google Calendar... • • •	18 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... Better Border Biosecurity Conference Better Border Biosecurity Conference Starts: 12:00 am Ends: 18/05/2021 - 11:59 pm Location: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand Description: The fourth B3 Conference will bring together the community of interest for plant border biosecurity research and uptake in New Zealand including government, industry and science (CRIs, universities) professionals and students as well as wider community interests. More information View in Google Calendar... 2 \| Drought and the changing climate: farm profits and community resilience 2 \| Drought and the changing climate: farm profits and community resilience Starts: 11:00 am Ends: 18/05/2021 - 12:00 pm Description: For details, go here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/2-drought-and-the-changing-climate-farm-profits-and-community-resilience-registration-150644741477 To access the online event page, go here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/x/2-drought-and-the-changing-climate-farm-profits-and-community-resilience-registration-150644741477 View in Google Calendar... Is habitat enhancement a viable strategy for lizard conservation in New Zealand? Is habitat enhancement a viable strategy for lizard conservation in New Zealand? Starts: 12:00 pm Ends: 18/05/2021 - 1:00 pm Description: Outcomes from a case study on Wellington’s coastal lizard communities. A seminar by Sarah Herbert IN-PERSON or ONLINE Why are lizards abundant at some sites and not others? What can we learn from this pattern for lizard conservation? Details here View in Google Calendar... Brain circuitry matters Brain circuitry matters Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 18/05/2021 - 7:00 pm Location: Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Union St East, Dunedin Description: Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Dorothy Oorschot About Professor Dorothy Oorschot's research Professor Dorothy Oorschot's research Dorothy is a neuroscientist with internationally recognised expertise in the anatomy and circuits of the healthy or injured brain. Her 3D anatomical data of the healthy brain is foundational to computer models that increase knowledge on behaviour and motor control. She was instrumental in creating a new animal model of hypoxic brain injury due to extreme prematurity to investigate treatments. This is relevant to decreasing ADHD and memory deficits. She also researches changes in brain circuits in schizophrenia and hypoxic-induced cerebral palsy, including the investigation of treatments. Dorothy has received continuous external research funding since 1998 and has 54 full-length publications. She has successfully supervised to graduation 36 PhD/Masters/Honours/PGDipSci students and has taught undergraduate students at the University for 30 years. Dorothy has served as Associate Dean for Medical Education for the School of Biomedical Sciences and as Head and Deputy Head of the Department of Anatomy. This lecture will be followed with light refreshments, tea, coffee & juice. Also livestreamed. More info View in Google Calendar... ‘From Suffrage to a Seat in the House’ ‘From Suffrage to a Seat in the House’ Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 18/05/2021 - 6:30 pm Location: Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street. Description: Jenny Coleman, senior lecturer at Massey University and author of From Suffrage to a Seat in the House, offers a challenging view of New Zealand’s record of being the first country to grant women the right to vote. She argues that the path to actual political power has been a shamefully long struggle. Cost: Free. RSVP required. Contact details: turnbullfriends@gmail.com Part of the Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2021 series More info View in Google Calendar... • • • • • •	19 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... E oho! A short history of the Waitangi Tribunal — Where to from here? E oho! A short history of the Waitangi Tribunal — Where to from here? Starts: 12:10 pm Ends: 19/05/2021 - 1:30 pm Location: Wellington Description: Learn about the history, present and future of the Waitangi Tribunal and bring the questions you always wanted to ask. Cost: Free Contact details: events.natlib@dia.govt.nz Part of the E oho! Waitangi 2021 series More info View in Google Calendar... • •	20 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... Who will win the race to the tobacco endgame? Why New Zealand could soon be in first place (but also has some competition) Who will win the race to the tobacco endgame? Why New Zealand could soon be in first place (but also has some competition) Starts: 9:00 am Ends: 20/05/2021 - 10:00 am Location: To join the webinar, please register in advance and a personal log-in link will be sent to you. Registrations will close at midnight on Wednesday 19 May. Description: Registration link here We invite you to join us on Thursday 20 May, for a webinar in which Professor Ruth Malone will discuss tobacco endgames, including policies set out in the Government’s Smokefree Action Plan proposals. Professor Malone is a leader in tobacco endgame thinking and her work has inspired national and international smokefree leaders. We welcome registration from people in the public health and smokefree sectors, and others interested in public health policy. Please note: ASPIRE seminars, webinars and other events are not open to individuals working with or for any tobacco company, or who are affiliated to the tobacco industry in any way. Nor are they open to any individuals or groups who have interests in or relationships with tobacco companies, including, but not limited to, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) and FSFW grantees. View in Google Calendar... Developments in legal personhood for nature Developments in legal personhood for nature Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: 20/05/2021 - 5:00 pm Location: Wellington or online Description: A seminar by Catherine Iorns IN-PERSON or ONLINE NZ has pioneered the establishment of legal personhood and guardianship bodies for nature, but with a focus on responsibility more than rights. Catherine will look at overseas developments and highlight similarities and differences with NZ. Details here View in Google Calendar... • • •	21 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... Genetic methods for the control of honey bee parasites and pathogens Genetic methods for the control of honey bee parasites and pathogens Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: 21/05/2021 - 4:00 pm Location: Wellington Description: Phil Lester Phil is a professor of biology in the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Friday 4 June Info here View in Google Calendar... • •	22 Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Art+Science Exhibition 2021 - Earth: Caught in Stone Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 22/05/2021 - 3:00 pm Location: Dunedin Community Gallery, 20 Princes Street, Dunedin Description: This exhibition will bring to a conclusion the eighth Art+Science Project which took “earth science” as its focus. Following in the footsteps of Art+Science Projects over the previous seven years, artists have engaged with research scientists from Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS), University of Otago (Geology, Geography, Zoology and Marine Science) and the Otago Regional Council, individually or in small groups, to develop artworks which respond to the theme of “earth science”. Explore the formation of rocks, as they are layered across geologic time, under restless pressures, ruptures and constant change. Engage with the macro and the micro, with chaos and order. Find out how our planet has made us. How have the connections between earth systems affected evolution throughout deep time, and changed the course of histories and cultures? What will our horizons look like in the new geological era of the Anthropocene? And what about those giant kumimanu penguins who once visited the shores of Zealandia?! More info View in Google Calendar... The Whole Food Solution The Whole Food Solution Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: 22/05/2021 - 9:30 pm Description: Registered charity, Evidence Based Eating New Zealand has announced plans to present a series of health lectures in four of New Zealand's main centres this year. Titled, The Whole Food Solution, the series involves up to 12 speakers and commences at Christchurch's University of Otago on May 22. It will be MC'd by EBE NZ chairperson and film maker, Grant Dixon, producer of the documentary, The Big FAT Lie. Successive presentations will occur at Dunedin in August, Auckland in September and will conclude in the Grand Hall at Parliament in October. The series will be opened by Julia Rucklidge, Professor of Psychology at the University of Canterbury. Following lectures will include Professor Jim Mann, Dr Mike Joy and Professor Boyd Swinburn. All other presenters are either university lecturers, practising or training New Zealand GPs. "The key focus here is our shocking Kiwi diet and the absolute need to change it because the problems it's causing are just staggering," Grant Dixon says. "Last year Jonathan Drew, a medical student at Otago University, wondered how much money the country would save if we all made simple changes to our diet. So, he asked, ‘what if everyone just kept to the current recommended Ministry of Health dietary guidelines’. How much money would that save?" "The answer was an astonishing near $14 billion dollars over the lifetime of the people currently living! He then asked; ‘how much would be saved if everyone ate the best possible plant-based diet?’ The answer was a jaw-dropping $20 plus billion dollars! As well, 1.5 million quality-adjusted life years could be gained - Kiwis would live a lot longer in a much better state of health. Chronic diseases makeup 88% of our health bill and result in about a million lost life-years. In 2019 New Zealand's District Health Boards' deficit totalled $1.2 billion - the 2020 deficit promises only to be a little better. Our carbon footprint is also a big concern, Dixon says. "According to Jonathan Drew, beef and lamb are our greatest sources of food produced greenhouse gases, with 21 and 17 kilograms of carbon dioxide respectively produced per kilogram of food. That compares with less than 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide for most plant-based foods. If Kiwis made a serious eating change, up to 42% of current emissions could be saved!” Dixon says even if New Zealanders only partially switched to climate-friendly diets, we would not only significantly improve our carbon footprint, but we would solve many of our health care funding problems as well. "It would release billions of dollars to be re-invested in social and agricultural transition programmes. "At the base of the problem is what we eat. The Ministry of Health says that poor nutrition is the most modifiable risk factor, accounting for some 10% of lost life-years, over-weight and obesity issues are close behind, accounting for another 9% of lost life-years.” Treasury estimates that if nothing changes in the way we fund and deliver health services, government spending will rise from about 7% of GDP now, to about 11% in 2060, - a 57% increase. EBE believes that heart patients and others should be informed that chronic illness and early death can be avoided by changing what you eat. Patients have the right to be told the truth and a whole food plant-based discussion should be part of every patient-doctor dialogue. Not mentioning this powerful tool is to withhold crucial information and is contrary to the Hippocratic Oath statement; "I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure". More information View in Google Calendar... • •	23
24 Building a digitally inclusive world Building a digitally inclusive world Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: 24/05/2021 - 7:30 pm Location: Wellington Description: Come and join a panel of speakers to engage with different aspects of social and digital inclusion, and the kind of work school, public, academic, research and special libraries are doing in this space. Cost: Free. RSVP required. Contact details: events.natlib@dia.govt.nz Part of the Techweek 2021 series More info View in Google Calendar... •	25 Drought and the changing climate: what to grow and where? Drought and the changing climate: what to grow and where? Starts: 11:00 am Ends: 25/05/2021 - 12:00 pm Description: Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry - Webinar 3 This webinar investigates the effect the projected changes in climate might have on land use suitability and decision-making in the future - in particular what are the implications of future drought? What will it mean for farmers and growers - what are the limitations and opportunities that may present themselves with this changing climate? We will also explore how planning, policy, data and decision-making could be informed by Mātauranga Māori and include social and cultural indicators of wellbeing. View in Google Calendar... •	26	27	28 Techweek: Fashion innovation expo Techweek: Fashion innovation expo Starts: 12:00 am Ends: 28/05/2021 - 11:59 pm Location: Wellington Description: one-day expo hosted by the Fashion Design programme at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington. Through speakers, workshops, demos and an interactive exhibition, this event explores technologies that alter the way we make, use, understand and feel about fashion and textiles. More info here View in Google Calendar... •	29 The essentials of oral history research, Day 1: Introduction to oral history — Nelson The essentials of oral history research, Day 1: Introduction to oral history — Nelson Starts: 8:45 am Ends: 29/05/2021 - 4:30 pm Location: Nelson Description: An introduction to oral history methodology for people considering using oral history in their work, community or personal projects. This is a two day course, with one month between days Cost: $300 or $220 for Community Service Card holders Location: Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson. Contact details: ATLOutreach@dia.govt.nz Part of the Oral history workshops — 2021 series More info View in Google Calendar... Algo-Rhythm: A whānau day of technology and music Algo-Rhythm: A whānau day of technology and music Starts: 10:00 am Ends: 29/05/2021 - 1:00 pm Location: Wellington Description: Discover the future of technology and music at Algo-Rhythm! Join the Wellington City Libraries Makerspace team and learn about the technologies that make modern libraries ‘sizzle,’ from virtual reality, robotics, and more! Watch a visual tribute to classic video games and the artists inspired by them with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and enjoy musical performances throughout the day! Cost: Free Contact details: bookings@hetohu.nz Part of the Techweek 2021 series More info View in Google Calendar... • •	30
31 Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry Starts: 9:30 am Ends: 31/05/2021 - 4:00 pm Location: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - 55 Cable Street - Wellington 6011 - New Zealand Description: For details, go here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/growing-kai-under-increasing-dry-registration-150414508845 View in Google Calendar... •

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