Russell Brown & Colin Hogg Hit the High Road
With a cannabis reform referendum planned for September 2020, this 2017 session where journalists Colin Hogg and Russell Brown discuss marijuana legalisation is more relevant than ever.Interested in h...
28 Kesä 202047min
Rod Oram: Between Here and There
Business journalist Rod Oram was our Sir Graham Douglas Orator for 2017, and shook off all preconceptions of what he might do by delivering what Metro magazine described as an “impassioned performance...
25 Kesä 202036min
Paula Morris: the Tyranny of Ideas
With ruthless wit and compelling insights gained as a writer and writing teacher, Paula Morris argues that the skilled use of language is a more powerful ally for writers than ideas or feelings. She d...
23 Kesä 202033min
Unfiltered
Auckland Museum’s Dina Jezdic invited four contemporary writers and cultural critics to explore - and respond to - the Museum’s documentary heritage collection. Saraid de Silva Cameron, To'asavili Tup...
21 Kesä 202054min
TŪ - Moana Maniapoto & Paddy Free
TŪ is the inspired pairing of two powerful New Zealand artists who share a passion for fusing Māori electronic dub music with a politically conscious edge. Prior to Going West 2018, TŪ had only been s...
17 Kesä 20201h 3min
Selina Tusitala Marsh: Live at GW2017
As part of an outstanding opening night, poet Selina Tusitalka Marsh delivered an electric live poetry reading at Going West 2017.That year we were forced to relocate Going West to the former Waitaker...
17 Kesä 202026min
Breathing Words
For the very first session at the very first Going West Festival in 1996, it felt appropriate to open with the original language of Aoteroa, te reo Māori, with a session on Māori oral and written lite...
17 Kesä 202032min
