This year’s Doc Edge festival is completely online. The festival is celebrating documentaries: ‘83 of the world’s best films online and nation wide’ at: https://festival.docedge.nz/ The schedule of films is given in this link: https://docedge.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Doc-Edge-Online-Schedule-2020_v3.pdf Judy Bailey gives help on how to buy tickets and watch, at this link: https://festival.docedge.nz/film/how-to-browse-buy-and-watch-with-judy-bailey/ The list of films is […]
The Cannabis Referendum
The Cannabis Referendum: Scientific information to Inform Your Voting “How does cannabis use affect New Zealanders’ health? As the general election draws closer, so too does a referendum on legalising cannabis. The issue has long been debated, often on moral or political grounds rather than scientific. Professor Richie Poulton is the director of the Dunedin […]
Urban Ecological Restoration
Professor Bruce Clarkson, University of Waikato. This 2018 public lecture, given in Tauranga, discusses ecological restoration in urban areas and in particular Hamilton and Waiwhakarereke (by the zoo). The lecture is recorded in two parts: Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkgUrPw1OUYlist=PLp619EeWvHk7fUEJeRF8HU_5ZOtYG-wZM&index=4&t=0s Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CtFYvJD_yA&list=PLp619EeWvHk7fUEJeRF8HU_5ZOtYG-wZM&index=4 Information on Waiwhakareke can be found on: https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-city/parks/parksandgardens/waiwhakareke/Pages/default.aspx
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The annual Chelsea Flower Show has gone online in these Covid-19 times, in what is called the Virtual Show. Click on the link below and browse the short video clips on their webpage, starting with Monty Don. More videos are available if you scroll down and if you click on the bottom left-hand side of […]
Music Selection
Oliver Davis (born Jan1972) is a young English writer, composer, pianist and singer. We heard one of his compositions for the first time on the concert programme and would like to share some of his work with you. He has composed “Flight” a concerto for violin and strings in 5 movements, “Voyager” a concerto for […]