Tūpuna Pono Debate

Thursday 23 March 2023 | 5:15pm–7:30pm | 5.15 pm regisrations and doors open

Nelson Centre for Musical Arts

The Great Debate!

Is it too late to be good ancestors?

What will it take to turn things around?

Those questions and many more will be debated as part of the inaugural Tūpuna Pono Debate. Featuring Wakatū Inc CEO Kerensa Johnston, natural resource management expert Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Dr Bruce Campbell, Deputy Mayor Rohan O'Neill-Stevens and other special guests.

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