Annual Lectures

The Centre holds an annual Global Affairs lecture — in pre-COVID times a physical meeting on Waiheke Island, and since 2020 by Zoom webinar.

The 8th Annual Lecture, scheduled for December 2021, can be found on the Events page.

Lectures 1 to 7 can be found here.

Prof Azza Karam was the keynote speaker at the  seventh NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture in 2020.

7th NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture: 2020

The seventh NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture was held on the 31st of October 2020 virtually via Zoom; and at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, Auckland.

Prof Azza Karam was the keynote speaker, her speech was titled ‘We the Peoples, Religions for Peace and the United Nations’. The event was co-hosted by the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

A video stream of the event can be accessed through this link: https://nzcgs.org.nz/event/religions-for-peace/

Prof Augusto Lopez-Claros was the keynote speaker of the sixth NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture, held 5 Aug 2020

6th NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture: 2020

The sixth NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture was held on the 5th of August 2020 virtually via Zoom to a global audience.

Prof Augusto Lopez-Claros was the keynote speaker, his well-received speech was titled ‘Global Institutions for the 21st Century’.

The event was co-hosted by the New Zealand Centre for Public Law.

Prof Johan Rockström was the keynote speaker at the fifth NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture on 7 Apr 2018.

5th NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture: 2018

The fifth NZCGS Global Affairs Lecture was held on the 7th of April 2018 at the University of Auckland.

Prof Johan Rockström was the keynote speaker, his speech was titled ‘The Planetary Boundaries: Implications for Global Governance in the 21st Century’.

The event was co-hosted by the Hillary Institute and the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law.

A video stream of the event can be accessed here (note; the sound appears to be poor!).

The Hon. Gareth Evans’, was the keynote speaker at the fourth Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture held on 4 Nov 2017

4th Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture: 2017

The fourth Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture was held on the 4th of November 2017.

The Hon. Gareth Evans’, was the keynote speaker, with Assoc. Professor Treasa Dunworth as responder.

The keynote speech was titled ‘The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Prelude to a Nuclear Free World?’.

Audio – Hon. Gareth Evans:
Audio – Assoc. Prof Treasa Dunworth:

The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, QC was the keynote speaker at the third Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture held 7 May 2016.

3rd Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture: 2016

The third Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture was held on the 7th of May 2016.

The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, QC, was the keynote speaker, with Professor Graham Hassall as responder.

The keynote speech was titled ‘Global Society and the Challenges of Governance’.

Sir J Palmer’s address May 7
Keynote Paper
Listen to the Lecture: Audio

Prof Ramesh Thakur was the keynote speaker at the second Global Affairs Lecture on 29 Mar 2015.

2nd Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture: 2015

The second Lecture was given on 29 March 2015. Prof Ramesh Thakur, of the Australian National University, was the keynote speaker.

His subject was: Global Governance and the UN Security Council: fit for purpose?

The respondent was the ambassador of Finland, HE Pasi Patakallio.

Link to Lecture Notes

Prof Klaus Bosselmann was the keynote speakerat the first annual Global Affairs Lecture on 17 May 2014.

1st Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture: 2014

The first Waiheke Global Affairs Lecture was held on 17 May 2014. Prof Klaus Bosselmann, of the University of Auckland, was the keynote speaker, with Rod Oram as responder.

The keynote speech was titled ‘Planetary Boundaries: concept and implications for global governance’.

Link to: Keynote Paper