DIPLOSPHERE CONFERENCE 2022
NAVIGATING A STORMY WORLD
TE AO MAORI PERSPECTIVEs
Anchoring Māori Values in Foreign Policy
4 July 2022, Oceania, Te Papa, Wellington
Supported by
Minister Nanaia Mahuta - Diplosphere 2022
First national conference on Māori perspectives on the great international issues of our time
Diplosphere hosted, with the support of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, the first national conference on international relations featuring voices often missing in the public debate: Tirohanga Māori (Māori world view).
Iwi, business, academic, and youth leaders will stimulate public discussion on current affairs such as the pandemic response, conflict, climate change, the rise of Asia, and the international system. These perspectives will help New Zealand firmly moor its independent values-based foreign policy.
The conference raised the question: What does “western values" mean in Aotearoa New Zealand of 2022? It explored the cultural, trade, and political links that have long existed between Māori and the Asia Pacific region, and what the future holds.
"We traveled and explored a variety of destinations from our place in the world and our role as stewards of the planet to the stars and into the future, with our values as our compass. This was a to be inspired, look forward, exchange ideas, and connect with leading experts and new voices."
Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien, Founder & Executive Director, Diplosphere
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Navigation itinerary
Monday 4 July 2022, Oceania, Te Papa, Wellington
0745-0830
Registration and refreshments
0830-0845
Tikanga Māori
0845-0900
Welcome | Why are we here?
0900-0945
Keynote | A Voice from the top: Foreign Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta
0945-1045
Session 1 | Destination our place in the world: What are our values, anyway? | Manaaki
1045-1115
Networking break and refreshments
1115-1215
Session 2 | Destination our planet: How do we become stewards of sustainability & intergenerational wellbeing? | Kaitiaki
1215-1315
Session 3 | Destination our stars: trade, tech & success | Mahitahi & Kotahitanga
1315-1400
Networking lunch supported by the Australian High Commission
1400-1420
Keynote | Sir Ian Taylor: Destination our Mother Earth Papatūānuku: Are we ready to listen?
1420-1500
Session 4 | Destination 2030: Our past to a better future | Whanaungatanga
1500-1545
Voices from across the oceans: Tūrou Hawaiki
1545-1600
Concluding remarks: Where to now?
1700-1800
Matariki drinks at the Wellington Club
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