Aspiring Conversations

Aspiring Conversations is a unique ideas festival set against the stunning backdrop of Lake Wanaka. Originally running as part of the successful Festival of Colour arts festival, Aspiring Conversations now has its own weekend – the next standalone festival will be held in 2020.

Festival of Colour

The 2017 Festival of Colour took place between 4 - 10 April this year and it was a wonderful event!

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Aspiring Conversations opens tonight

Wanaka is bustling with activity as speakers for Aspiring Conversations arrive in town for this weekend’s festival of ideas. Tonight we begin this ‘time for thinking’ with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and former President of Ireland and passionate human rights … Continued

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The team at @OnMagNZ loved the FREEZE! experience at Aspiring Conversations. onmag.co.nz/freeze-defrenz…

About 2 weeks ago from AspiringConversation's Twitter via Twitter Web Client

'Working for Change' is online! An extract of our Friday night opening session, featuring former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was broadcast on RNZ's Nine to Noon this morning. radionz.co.nz/national/progr… @radionz @nzlabour

About 2 weeks ago from AspiringConversation's Twitter via Twitter Web Client

Coming up after the 10am news on @ninetonoon is an extract from our opening session last Friday with Jacinda Ardern and Mary Robinson. #aspiringconversations #ideasfest

About 2 weeks ago from AspiringConversation's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

Don't forget to tune in to @ninetonoon @radionz Tues 10 April at 10.05am to hear an extract from our session - Working for Change with PM @jacindaardern and former President of Ireland and human rights advocate Mary Robinson with Kathryn Ryan. pic.twitter.com/aUwv34JErl

About 2 weeks ago from AspiringConversation's Twitter via Hootsuite

Aspiring Conversations is over for another year ... but not for three of our speakers: Brent Williams, Jeanette Fitzsimons and John Potter head to Mount Aspiring College to talk with students today Photos: Ray Tiddy pic.twitter.com/0OFGlQL9mD