Podcasts about christchurch town hall

After a decade of chart-topping hits, sold-out tours, and almost 300 million streams, Mitch James is stepping away from music for good. He's set to take the stage one last time for The Final Show – an emotional send-off at the Christchurch Town Hall on Saturday 24 May. Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on Mitch James's final album. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The friendship of two celebrated Kiwi architects is uncovered in a new documentary.  'Maurice and I' looks at the partnership between Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney and how they refurbished the Christchurch Town Hill after the quakes.  Director Rick Harvie told Mike Hosking he always wanted to make a documentary about the Town Hall, but didn't think it would be a feature-length film.  He says they treated the building as a character, showcasing its creation to it almost losing its life.  Harvie says it was important for him to drill down into the details of the restoration, as it's a Christchurch story, but also a big part of New Zealand's history.  The documentary's currently in cinemas.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christchurch band Imperial April called up on release day of their new song Try To Have Fun, talked about pies, Matts and gave us a virtual tour of the Christchurch Town Hall ahead of their appearance there at the Go Live Festival on August 17.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An incredible, near-spiritual experience. That's how some concertgoers described the first Beyond Words concert at the Christchurch Town Hall last night, which saw the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra line up with both local and international performers. Described as a coming together of musical traditions from the East and West, the spellbinding show is part of five-year commemorations for the Christchurch terror attacks. Reporter Adam Burns was there.

Following some disagreement and delay, the Press Leaders' debate will finally take place in Christchurch this evening. The two Chrises were set to face off in the notoriously rowdy debate last week, but plans were scuppered when Labour Leader Chris Hipkins tested positive for Covid-19. After much toing and froing, the only debate to take place in the South Island is due to kick off shortly, but with different participants. Political reporter Katie Scotcher speaks to Lisa Owen from outside the Christchurch Town Hall. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338756262112

The feathers are flying with Labour accusing Christopher Luxon of being too chicken to front up to a leaders debate here in Christchurch.   And I mean, literally, too chicken. Because it's going nuts on social media saying Luxon's running scared with a photo of him in a chicken suit.  And I reckon National will be quietly loving it. Because how desperate does Labour look? How desperate? Very desperate.  So a bit of background. Chris Hipkins has got COVID, he's isolating in a hotel and so can't make it tonight - which is when the debate was going to be held in the Christchurch Town Hall in front of a couple of thousand people and beamed out online, as well.  It seems that Labour has been bending over backwards to try and re-schedule. But National isn't quite so forthcoming with alternative dates.  Which is a bit of an understatement, actually. What National is saying is that Christopher Luxon is booked-up every night between now and the election and ‘no can do'.  It has suggested that perhaps the deputy leaders of Labour and National could have a debate instead. But we know why it's suggesting that, don't we? National's Nicola Willis would wipe the floor with Labour's Kelvin Davis. So, of course, Labour would never go for that.      So Labour is saying National is taking advantage of Hipkins being crook and it is running scared.   I read something where Megan Woods was saying something along the lines of Christopher Luxon being spooked by Chris Hipkins' strong performance in the second televised leaders debate last week, and so he's taking any chance he can get to avoid the Christchurch debate.     The National Party says that's nonsense. Which I agree with, by the way. Because Luxon hasn't pulled out at all. Hipkins has pulled out because he's stuck in a hotel room with COVID. So no-one's to blame.  Hipkins has pulled-out - for perfectly good reasons. He's got the COVID. And Luxon can't re-schedule because he's got other stuff on.  Although, I thought that National's campaign boss Chris Bishop was a bit over-the-top yesterday when he said “guess what, people in the South Island have TV” - saying we're not missing out at all, because we can still watch next week's debate on the telly.  If there's any legitimate question to ask National about this, is how committed it really is to the South Island. And I'll be asking Christopher Luxon that, when he's here between 10 and 10:30.  Because, even though ‘yes, we do have TVs here in the South Island' - as Chris Bishop said yesterday. Even though we can watch the debate next week from a TV studio in Auckland, there is nothing like locals having the chance to see the leaders of the two main parties in the flesh.  And having the chance to raise local issues with the two guys who want to be leading the next government after the election in just under two weeks.  But, as they say, it is what it is. And not much can be done about it. In fact, nothing can be done about it. Hipkins can't make it tonight and Luxon is busy every other night.  And Labour just needs to get over it. It needs to drop the stupid ads on social media. Can you believe that this close to the election, it's put thought, time and energy into making ads with Christopher Luxon dressed-up in a chicken suit?  Not to mention the fact that it is just so child-ish. And this is where a very clear distinction is starting to emerge between the two main parties. And it's why - whether you like him or not - Christopher Luxon is looking more and more like a Prime Minister.  And, because of Labour's stupid antics - especially this stuff with Luxon dressed as a chicken - because of this stuff, Chris Hipkins is looking less-and-less like a Prime Minister.  Thanks to some turkeys behind the scenes at Labour thinking it looks really clever.  Well it doesn't. It's the complete opposite. It looks desperate. And has egg all over its face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of our live broadcast tomorrow from the E Tipu farming conference at the Christchurch Town Hall, we catch up with a dynamic young member of the Fibre Panel that I'm chairing. Along with William Murrell, he capital-raised $1.5 million to develop harakeke (New Zealand flax) for high-tech industrial uses. Are we heading back to the future to revitalise a once-mighty industry?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Friday night, we went to a brilliant concert in the Christchurch Town Hall. It was a fundraiser for the people up north affected by the cyclone. The place was packed and they raised a fair chunk of money. Everyone involved was doing it for free so it was pretty much all profit. We also had tickets to another concert on the same night which was announced before the Town Hall concert was announced. So we had to make a call. And we decided to get tickets to the Town Hall gig and just treat the tickets to the other gig as another donation to the cause. Just like people at the Town Hall concert who had already bought tickets but would've also made $3 donations via the text collection that our company's been associated with, which was promoted pretty heavily on the night. The reason I'm mentioning all this isn't just to update you on John MacDonald's social activities. I'm mentioning it because those two concerts here in Canterbury on Friday night are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to raising money for the relief and rebuild efforts up north after Cyclone Gabrielle. I see there are more concerts planned. And there are all sorts of fundraising efforts going on right around the country. But we know, don't we, that the recovery and rebuild up north is almost going to require a bottomless pit of money - something the Government is grappling with. And so yesterday it announced two initiatives to help with that. One is an international fundraising campaign - which has happened before. It happened after the Canterbury earthquakes and it's a brilliant way of tapping into all those New Zealanders living around the world who see things like the cyclone happening from afar and want to do something to help. So international fundraising is a no-brainer. The other thing the Government announced yesterday was a special one-off Lotto draw. It's going to happen on March 18, and Lotto is going to double the amount it normally gives out from each draw. Which means half of all the money raised will go to the cyclone relief and recovery. But the Problem Gambling Foundation isn't happy about it. It's saying today that by having a special Lotto draw to raise money for the people and areas affected by the cyclone, by doing that we are normalising gambling which, it says, causes major harm to society. Which, I don't think anyone will disagree with. Just like alcohol causes major harm to society. But the Problem Gambling Foundation says this special draw, in particular, will normalise gambling because it will be heavily promoted and presented or portrayed as a good thing. Now, if this was the only thing that was being done to raise money over-and-above what the Government and the insurance companies spend, then I think the Problem Gambling Foundation would have a stronger argument. But it's not the only thing. The concert I mentioned earlier that we went to on Friday night is just one example of the gazillions of things that have already happened and are still to happen. Which is why I'm more than comfortable with the Lotto draw idea. Because, I'm a bit of a realist when it comes to this. And if we were going to get all high and mighty about not using money from gambling for the cyclone recovery, then we'd have to be just as high and mighty about all the other things that rely on gambling money. For example, I hate the pokie machines. Whenever I see someone sitting on a stool in a pub piling money into the slot machines, it depresses me. Which probably makes me the biggest hypocrite out because I've been quite happy to dip into the money that comes from those pokie machines to raise funds for school. And every time I've put in an application to the organisations that dish out grants from pokie machine money, I've felt a real tension between my position on pokie machines and my interest in helping school raise some bucks. But I always got over that - because I've known that the money would still be going into the machines whether-or-not I got all high and mighty on it. And if I didn't put my hand up for a share, someone else would. Which is why, when I hear what the Problem Gambling Foundation is saying today about the special Lotto draw for the cyclone recovery and rebuild being a bad thing, I'm taking a practical view of it all and seeing it for what it is. Which, in my view, is a fantastic way of raising desperately-needed money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An ensemble of New Zealand's finest musicians will join forces to raise funds for cyclone relief efforts. Big names like Neil Finn, Lorde, and L.A.B will take to Christchurch Town Hall for a charity concert this Friday, with proceeds going to the Red Cross. Neil Finn spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The sound of the country's top secondary school choirs resonated through the Christchurch Town Hall last night for the National Finale of New Zealand's largest choral event: The Big Sing. It's the first such event in three years. The event's been running for more than 30 years, and in the lead-up to the Finale more than 8,000 singers in around 250 choirs had entered the regional competitions. It's described as more a celebration than a competition. Lynn Freeman talks with one of the adjudicators Igelese Ete, and two members of the Rangi Ruru Girls' School choir, "Resolutions". Helen Charlton is the choir's director, and Millie Trusttum is the student choir leader.

The death of architect Sir Miles Warren is prompting a flood of tributes. He's described as one of our greatest architects, and he's been behind a series of striking buildings since the 1950s - including the Christchurch Town Hall and the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Sir Miles Warren was 93. We're joined now by Jeremy Hansen, editor of the 2014 book ‘Modern' which looks at New Zealand homes from the 1930s to the 1970s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Go Live Festival 2022 was held over two nights at the Christchurch Town Hall on July 22 and 23, Radio Hauraki was there, here's our recap of what and who we saw, including performances from Jon Toogood, Stellar*, Volts, Emma Dilemma, degrees K, Imperial April, Goodwill and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The selflessness and sacrifice of people who risked their lives to save others during the Christchurch terror attack have been honoured at a special awards ceremony in the city. The Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, presented nine people with awards for their bravery on that terrible day in 2019, saying they acted without hesitation in the face of great peril. Reporter Jean Edwards was at the ceremony at the Christchurch Town Hall.

Creating a distinctive Maori orchestral sound by integrating the style and colour of traditional Maori music with the vast range of an orchestra, is the goal of award winning composer and sonic artist, David Mason. He's busy working on five new compositions this year as the National Youth Orchestra's Composer in Residence. The orchestra is about to premiere one of them, Wahi Ngaro. Lynn speaks to David about how he explores the juxtaposition of his Maori heritage with his work as a classical composer. David Mason will be performing at the Michael Fowler Centre on Thursday 7 July, and the Christchurch Town Hall on Saturday 9 July.

Sarah's Country has your sneak peek into E Tipu 2022: The Boma Agri Summit speaker lineup at the highly anticipated June 2022 event is set to catalyse the future of Aotearoa's primary industries and you could get on the guest list to Sarah's Country E Tipu Cocktail Party when you enter the draw to win a double pass to E Tipu & dinner with Sarah Perriam at 5th Street (valued at $2,500!)  Sarah Perriam sits down with three of the E Tipu 2022 keynote speakers ahead of the event which gives you a preview of the insightful, thought-provoking discussions you need to be a part of in Christchurch on 21-22 June 2022. Sarah discusses topics ranging from the changing world of the director responsibilities and how it's led to as he describes ‘gun-shy, arse-protecting governance' halting progress from one of our country's most esteemed and influential professional directors, how we can bolster mātauranga Māori and kaupapa Māori in our agricultural science with a young AgResearch scientist, and how New Zealand agritech business needs greater ambition with an expat US-based vertical farming CEO. Arama Kukutai - CEO, Plenty and Partner, Finistere Ventures — Aotearoa FundLouise Hennessy - Scientist and early career ambassador, AgResearchRob Campbell - Chair of Interim Health, Environmental Protection Agency & NZ Rural Land Co. CLICK HERE TO ENTER TO WIN E TIPU 2022 TICKETS & DINNER WITH SARAH! All entries will receive an exclusive invite to Sarah's Country E Tipu Cocktail Party at O.G.B's in Christchurch on Tuesday 21st June. The prize draw closes on Sunday 5th June 2022 ABOUT E TIPU 2022 E Tipu 2022 features two days of talks from global and local leaders in food and fibre, plus interactive workshops, expert panels and special Q&As, innovative exhibits, valuable cross-sector networking and more. Designed for changemakers from across the food and fibre sector, the summit tackles major questions around how we can be more innovative, collaborative, sustainable and profitable — now and into the future. E Tipu 2022 is a truly hybrid event — offering an in-person summit at Christchurch Town Hall and a virtual experience for attendees from around the world. In-Person and Virtual Early Bird Tickets are available now at etipu.boma.global

Robin Judkins is best known as the larger-than-life founder of the world-famous Coast to Coast multisport race.  His charismatic persona and colourful story telling propelled the event into the behemoth it is today, with thousands of the world's best athletes cycling, running and kayaking across the width of the South Island each year.  He's now turned his talents to art and writing – most recently his new rock musical Free Bus to God, in which the curtains will raise this Saturday night for a one-off show at the refurbished James Hay Theatre at Christchurch Town Hall. He was Simon and James' guest for this weeks Six and a Song. 

All of New Zealand apart from Auckland will move to level 2 on Tuesday night. But the limit on gatherings has changed - 50 people for indoor events and 100 at outdoor events. Caroline Harvie-Teare is the chief executive at Venues Ōtautahi - which oversees the Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch Arena and Orange-theory Stadium. She told Lisa Owen the new level 2 rules "takes us out at the knees".  

FMAThe FMA has released its final standard conditions for a full Financial Advice Provider (FAP) licence and dropped its proposed requirement for advisers to have professional indemnity insurance following industry lobbying.However, the regulator says professional indemnity insurance is an important decision for financial advisers.Katrina Shanks, CEO of Financial Advice NZ welcomed the decision saying her organisation had asked for professional indemnity insurance to be removed from the final standard conditions saying there were questions over its availability and affordability in the future.EventFinancial Advice NZ is holding an event with the FMA on Tuesday November 17 where details of the regulator's guide to applying for a FAP licence will be discussed.The event, to be held at the Christchurch Town Hall starting at 3.15pm, will also be streamed live.FSCThe Financial Services Council has released a guide to help financial advisers understand changes to disclosure requirements that apply from 15 March next year.Richard Klipin, CEO of the council, says the guide provides examples of the new disclosure requirements through different advice scenarios and gives examples of wording that could be used by advisers when meeting clients.FMAFollowing the FMA's proposal to recognise Australian adviser qualifications we asked if you supported the idea.Voting in our poll currently shows that 62 per cent of you say 'no', 23 per cent are 'not sure' and 15 per cent of you say 'yes'.The FMA is keen to hear what you think during its consultation period that closes on 20 November.Southern CrossA virtual GP service is being offered by Southern Cross Health Insurance in conjunction with ProCare for patients who need advice when their normal doctor is not available.Patients can make an appointments using the CareHQ app or the Southern Cross Health Insurance app between 7am and 7pm seven days a week. The consultation fee may be reduced or free for Southern Cross members with GP consult cover.FredFred Dodds, who enjoyed a career in the financial services industry spanning more than 40 years, passed away on Monday following a battle with cancer.Last year he was presented with the Service to the Profession award at the Financial Advice NZ annual conference by the organisation's CEO Katrina Shanks.Shanks says Fred, who was 74, will be remembered as someone who had significant knowledge of all things related to financial advice and as a facilitator to bring people together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Covid-19 Alert Level 1 crowd has taken the election debates between Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins to a whole new level. The two faced off in front of a packed audience in the Christchurch Town Hall last night for the Press Leaders Debate. It was the fiestiest performance so far, with the two leaders clearly feeding off the energy of the crowd. There were big clashes on the government's Covid-19 response, the Canterbury DHB, and electric vehicles. Political reporter Yvette McCullough has the details.

Since so many people are working from home, "self-isolating" or more because of the coronavirus crisis, we've decided to produce some extra content to help you pass the time. Earlier this month during DramFest 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand, WhiskyCast's Mark Gillespie took part in a panel discussion on "the past and future of whisky" with veteran whisky writer Charles Maclean, Michael Fraser Milne of the Whisky Galore shop in Christchurch, and moderator Dave Broom. Their hour-long discussion is a bit too long for one of our regular episodes, but we thought you might enjoy listening to it on its own. The panel covered everything from the collapse of the Scotch Whisky industry in the early 80's to what the future holds given the combination of a growing craft distilling movement, global politics, and climate change. Thanks to Michael and Stella Fraser Milne of Whisky Galore and DramFest 2020 for helping to make this special episode possible, along with the sound crew at Christchurch Town Hall and the staff at Whisky Galore.

David Clifford is an American edu-agitator who founded Design School X (DSX) and co-created Liberatory Design. He builds irresistible learning environments of belonging and becoming. David has been an artist, designer, builder and equity/social justice-oriented educator for over 25 years. Much of this time has been spent designing curriculum and culture that utilise tensions (academia and the arts, power and oppression, white supremacy and multiculturalism) for creative opportunities to inspire humanity and creative agents of change.   David co-founded the East Bay School for Boys as a feminist act to empower middle school boys to be thoughtful, courageous and engaged men of tomorrow. Before that, during his 13 years at Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco leading the Technical Arts department, David co-designed and built many programs: Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership, Philanthropy Initiative, Senegal Service Learning Project and Private Skills for Public Purpose. David incubated DSX and co-created Liberatory Design while a fellow and K12 Lab Senior Learning Experience Designer at Stanford's d.school.  As a heterosexual, upper-middle class, able-bodied white man, David is the beneficiary of the generations of oppression of people in U.S. He uses his legacy privilege to challenge the very systems and structures of oppression that placed him in his unearned place of power. This self-awareness, coupled with his design/builder mindset and skill-set give David a fortuitous opportunity to rattle status quo cages found within the white worlds of education and the design/design thinking/maker communities. In 2019, the U.S. Embassy supported the 10th anniversary of TEDx Christchurch, where David spoke to a full Christchurch Town Hall audience. While at TEDx Christchurch, David caught up with James Fleury from the U.S. Embassy Youth Council. Have a listen... Transcript.  

Dr Sarah Kessans is a US-born New Zealand scientist and biochemist, a multi-national champion in rowing and was in the top 50 applicants—out of over 18,000—in the NASA astronaut programme. She's earned degrees in plant and molecular biologies, worked on a plant-based HIV vaccine, and is now working at the cutting edge of synthetic biology solutions to combat climate change, facilitate space colonisation, and advance innovations in medicine and agriculture. In short, she's figuring out what we'll eat on Mars. She uses her work whilst educating and inspiring future leaders to courageously tackle scientific and societal challenges with purpose, integrity, and empathy. In 2006, Sarah spent 16 hours clinging to a capsised rowboat during her first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Two years later she returned with a crew to complete her mission, setting a world record in the process. In 2019, the U.S. Embassy supported the 10th anniversary of TEDx Christchurch, where Sarah spoke to a full Christchurch Town Hall audience. While at TEDx Christchurch, Sarah caught up with James Fleury from the U.S. Embassy Youth Council. Have a listen... Transcript.

The world of James Bond comes to life in a thrilling symphonic event this Saturday night. Celebrating over 50 years of 007 at the spectacular, newly opened Christchurch Town Hall, following its restoration.Chris Lynch spoke to conductor and host for the evening Tim Beveridge about what audiences can expect.

Dominque provides insights into how to diversify while balancing commercial and community objectives. Creating a sustainable business with a “declining” professional sport at the heart of it is also on the agenda. She discusses commercial property development, retail, governance, ideas for rejuvenation and challenges of creating a lifestyle village that is also a destination . She also touches on intricacies of running a “membership based co-operative organisation". Dom is the chief executive of a prominent Auckland entity in transformation. As a young girl in Barbados she was sent to boarding school in England at the age of eight for first encounters with cold temperatures and kippers. Returning to Barbados she worked in broadcasting, hospitality, sales and marketing and investment management handling a widely spread family investment portfolio. Her introduction to this country saw her start work with a bankrupt hotel which led to the role of director of sales and then deputy general manager of the Christchurch Town Hall and Convention Centre where she took responsibility for sales, marketing, events, facilities and IT. She drove a loss of $8 million into profit transforming the business in structure and focus. She developed her own investment and advisory business, served as an independent director and in 2012 joined the Auckland Trotting Club as chief executive officer, a role she currently holds. With assets of $250 million and a staff of around 300 she runs racing, hospitality, gaming, retail and property development on a With a 51 hectare portfolio with 16.5 hectares located in Epsom and 35 hectares in Franklin near the country’s major city with strategy and financial responsibility for the largest brownfield development in Auckland. It is, by any terms, a major transformation programme in action.