Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
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In September 2023, Raising the Bar and the University of Canterbury presented 20 talks across 10 venues in Christchurch, turning the city into a hub of ideas and lively discussion for one unforgettable night. Whether you were there and want to relive the experience or couldn’t make it, the recordings are now available for everyone to enjoy.
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The podcast topics cover a wide array of themes including human-wildlife interaction, economic trends, psychological denial, online trolling, social change strategies, storytelling techniques, digital technology impacts, racism and anti-racism discussions, adoption law reforms, virtual reality, climate change implications, and health crises such as antibiotic resistance. Specific episodes include discussions on saving the kea bird, understanding inflation, and reshaping breast cancer screening to be more equitable.
In September 2023, Raising the Bar and the University of Canterbury presented 20 talks across 10 venues in Christchurch, turning the city into a hub of ideas and lively discussion for one unforgettable night. Whether you were there and want to relive the experience or couldn’t make it, the recordings are now available for everyone to enjoy.
In this episode, explore the unintended consequences of human-wildlife interactions with a focus on the kea, one of Aotearoa’s most beloved native birds. While feeding birds or snapping a photo on a hike may seem harmless, these encounters are putting kea at risk.
Learn how tourism and well-meaning behaviour can harm wildlife—and what changes we need to make to help protect this curious, charismatic species for generations to come.
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