TEDxTauranga NEWS

by Carly Shorter After a long wait, the big day finally arrived. TEDxTauranga has transformed the auditorium of the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus. With the bright red X standing tall as a beacon of new ideas worth spreading, bright lights illuminating the...

Aside from all the speakers, we are as excited for the entertainment for our evening - Akash Dutta! Akash is a jazz pianist/composer based in Wellington. He is currently in his first year of postgraduate jazz studies at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria...

Let's welcome Matt - another innovative speaker joining our distinguished group! Matt Watkins is the founder of One Earth Technologies, a nascent startup combining 3D printing and recycled material processing to build the houses of the future. He also operates Special...

Made in Hong Kong – born in Gisborne – working for Aotearoa Meng Foon was born in Tairāwhiti to working class migrant parents but soon immersed himself in a community that didn’t look or sound like him. His family’s early toil as market gardeners was profitable in a...

Our next speaker is as excited as we are for her to be speaking at TEDxTauranga 2021! Dr. Angela Loucks Alexander, Audiologist, has spent 15 years specializing in diagnosing and treating Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), a hearing difficulty with less to do with the...

We are thrilled to announce Vitale Lafaele as another speaker at TEDxTauranga 2021! Vitale served in the NZ Army for seven years and the Tamaki Makaurau Police for 30. He rose through the ranks to command the NZ Police Armed Offenders and STG Counter Terrorist Group...

We are delighted that our 2017 alumnus, Shelly Davies, is as thrilled as we are to be back as an MC for this unique event. Shelly's all about personal power - at work through better writing, and in life through loving self. Known as a Rockstar Writing-Trainer and...

It is our pleasure to announce Dr. Sandra Clair as one of our speakers at TEDxTauranga 2021! Dr. Sandra Clair is a health scientist, medical anthropologist and the founder of traditional plant medicine company, Artemis. Growing up in Switzerland where traditional...

Written by: Claire Piper Another sold out TEDxTauranga is about to begin! Noise? Make it loud. Waste? Make it zero. Middle doors to the auditorium? Don’t use them. Seats you’ve already sat in? Avoid them. 6000 volunteer hours have culminated in an atmosphere brimming...

Great news! Ive just updated our 2019 event page with the first 7 videos from TEDxTauranga 2019! #1. James Russell: "Predator Free New Zealand’s bold plan to restore birdsong to Aotearoa" Watch: TEDxTauranga 2019 Event Page / YouTube...

Great news! Ive just updated our 2019 event page with 3 more videos from TEDxTauranga 2019! #8. Leo Murray: "Living with less is living with more: Cocreating a new story for Humanity" Watch: TEDxTauranga 2019 Event Page / YouTube / TED.com...

Wow, the team were so excited to see our 2021 event sell out! It’s always an anxious moment when tickets go on sale, and we would like to thank you for your continued support.   I know that many of you are puzzling over the number of tickets offered and...