Good Faith Yarns

The Free Speech Union is doing a series of ten “good faith yarns” where interesting and topical issues get discussed between one or two locals, and FSU board member Ani O’Brien. We absolutely need more conversations, rather than just shouting at each other. And the line up of discussions looks really good. They include:

• Queenstown Mayor John Glover on growth and infrastructure and tradeoffs
• ACT MP Todd Stephenson and former National MP Simon O’Connor in Wellington on euthanasia
• Historians Alistair Reece and Paul Moon in Tauranga on Maori spirituality and secular NZ
• Former Health NZ Chair Rob Campbell on public service neutrality
• Far North Councillor Davina Smoulders on co-governance and local government in Whangarei
• Sir Ian Taylor in Dunedin on AI, tech and identity
• Professor Te Maire Tau Upoko from Ngai Tahu on the Treaty and partnership

I’d love to attend all of them if I can. They are all interesting issues, and many speakers whose views I suspect I won’t agree with, but I really want to listen to so I can consider their ideas and arguments.