Category Archives: Coming Events

Reflections on the Rise and Rise of Kaupapa Māori Research

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Speaker: Dr Anne Hiha, Tutor, School of Education, Eastern Institute of Technology
Date: Thursday 6 November 2025
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, EIT Taradale, Napier
Entry: Gold coin donation

Research has changed for Māori. They have gone from being the researched of 19th century, which spawned a visceral mistrust of research and researchers well into the 20th century, to active engagement with research in the 21st century. I explore my transformation from 20th century researcher to 21st century Māori researcher.

Dr Anne Hiha is an Adjunct Lecturer at Te Aho a Māui, Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT). She teaches on the Master of Professional Practice, including the capstone research paper, and guest lectures in the Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Supervision. Anne also teaches research on the Bachelor of Arts (Māori) programme.

She mentors MAI ki Te Matau-a-Māui participants, part of Te Kupenga o MAI, an initiative of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. This national network supports Māori and Indigenous postgraduate researchers, providing mentoring, connection, and opportunities for academic and professional growth.

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Generative AI – a lecture series in May and June 2023

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Four lectures on this topical and important subject are being broadcast free of charge by the Faculty of Science, University of Auckland

Click here for more information about the lecture series

Thursday, 11 May: 2023 Gibbons Online Lecture – AI and the New Creative Revolution

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The 2023 Gibbons Lectures series is intended to describe ongoing research in Computer Science to a wider public, organized by Faculty of Science, University of Auckland.

Tim Gibson, Stolen Glances Studio

Thursday 11 May, 6:30pm

Venue: Lib B15 Lecture Theatre General Library Basement, (109-B15) The University of Auckland 5 Alfred Street, Auckland CBD, register your place here.

This lecture will be available to livestream here.

Generative Artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT and its visual equivalents Dall-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion have shaken up the creative workforce, often producing industry level copywriting, editing, illustration and design at a fraction of the time and cost of a human worker. Their capabilities have set off a technological arm’s race at the world’s largest tech companies while simultaneously building a user base of enthusiasts faster than the most popular social media platforms.

What can Generative AI be used for, how powerful is it really, how could it be used ethically, and what impact will it have on our creative industries and the people who work for and engage with them?

What could a world look like where creativity is ‘free’? 

In this talk, Tim will showcase some of the current technologies’ capabilities, the hot takes and debates from within the creative industries and attempt to predict what is next for creative Generative Artificial Intelligence.

Tim Gibson is a Creative Director, Animator and Illustrator who has worked for companies big and small across film, television, comics, branding and packaging design. His work has appeared for Garage Project, Weta Workshop, Le Monde Diplomatique, Penguin Random-House, Te Papa Tongarewa and more.