Tag Archives: TEDxAuckland

World’s Biggest Waterslide: Jimi Hunt at TEDxAuckland

World’s Biggest Waterslide: Jimi Hunt at TEDxAuckland

Jimi Hunt is founder of the depression charity Live More Awesome, author of A Bit Mental and the only person silly enough to lilo the Waikato River. A sufferer…

Matt Stone at TEDxAuckland

Matt Stone at TEDxAuckland

Arguably one of the hottest chefs on the Australian dining scene, it’s not rare for foodie fans of Matt’s to book tables 3-months in advance at Sydney’s Stanley St….

Vaughan Rowsell at TEDxAuckland

Vaughan Rowsell at TEDxAuckland

Vaughan Rowsell is the CEO and Founder of Vend, maker of awesome cloud based retail software and champions for small to medium retailers worldwide. The Vend team hold 3…

Catherine Bell at TEDxAuckland

Catherine Bell at TEDxAuckland

Catherine Bell’s mission in life is to inspire people to cook and eat simple, good food. A passionate foodie and Dish Magazine co-founder, Catherine is behind the Garden to…

Luke Nola at TEDxAuckland

Luke Nola at TEDxAuckland

Adman-turned-filmmaker Luke Nola turned his back on a successful advertising career to follow his passion for making things, and created the multi-award-winning reality TV series Let’s Get Inventin’, featuring…

Rachel Callander at TEDxAuckland

Rachel Callander at TEDxAuckland

After losing her daughter Evie, who had a rare chromosome condition, award winning NZ Wedding and Portrait photographer Rachel Callander turned her talent to capturing the beauty and abilities…

Mike Allsop at TEDxAuckland

Mike Allsop at TEDxAuckland

Air New Zealand pilot, Everest mountaineer, adventurer and extreme marathon competitor Mike Allsop is an ordinary family man proving that anybody can accomplish extraordinary things. At this TEDx event Mike…

Policeman Extrordinaire Connecting With Youth: Glen Compain at TEDxAuckland 2009

Policeman Extrordinaire Connecting With Youth: Glen Compain at TEDxAuckland 2009

Glen Compain, is an Auckland frontline policeman working largely with troubled youth and was the co-founder of the Village Community Services Trust helping deliver mentoring to over 500 young people…

Urzila Carlson at TEDxAuckland

Urzila Carlson at TEDxAuckland

Natural, cheeky and straight-up South African-born, New Zealand-based Urzila Carlson took to the stage for the first time in 2008, and has since racked up an impressive array of…

Richard Branson Hosts New Zealand Scientist on Private Island

Richard Branson Hosts New Zealand Scientist on Private Island

A New Zealand scientist has spent a week with Richard Branson on his private Caribbean island playing chess, eating sushi and discussing technology and sustainability. Auckland University lecturer Dr Michelle Dickinson was one of eight…

TEDxAuckland 2013

TEDxAuckland 2013

Brian Sweeney’s TEDxAuckland talk, ‘Punk Eek’ Seventeen years ago I experienced a revelation on the road to Karakare. I was driving with this man, who told me a story about…

Sunday Business, RadioLIVE

Sunday Business, RadioLIVE

Brian Sweeney speaks to RadioLIVE’s Sunday Business host Andrew Patterson about New Zealand’s branding and story. (17 minutes)

TEDxAuckland: Sam Hunt

TEDxAuckland: Sam Hunt

“National treasure” Sam Hunt reads his poems at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Peter Young

TEDxAuckland: Peter Young

Documentary film-maker Paul Young discusses his latest work, The Last Ocean at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Matthew Simmons

TEDxAuckland: Matthew Simmons

Matthew Simmons – co-founder of Arvus Group – shares his passion for sound during his presentation ‘Saving Lives with the World’s Largest Subwoofer’ at…

TEDxAuckland: Mobileeye

TEDxAuckland: Mobileeye

Aakash Polra and Jade Tan from technology start-up Mobileeye speak at TEDxAuckland 2012 about using smartphones to give sight to the blind.

TEDxAuckland: David Krofcheck

TEDxAuckland: David Krofcheck

Professor David Krofcheck speaks about New Zealand’s involvement in the search for the Higgs Boson particle at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Alistair Knott

TEDxAuckland: Alistair Knott

Alistair Knott speaks at TEDxAuckland 2012 about teaching computers to talk.

TEDxAuckland: Paul Cameron

TEDxAuckland: Paul Cameron

Booktrack founder and CEO Paul Cameron explains the future of reading in his talk, Reinventing Reading, at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Andrew Patterson

TEDxAuckland: Andrew Patterson

Internationally recognised architect Andrew Patterson presents his talk, Rebuilding Architecture from the Ground Up, at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Pip Hall

TEDxAuckland: Pip Hall

Award-winning playwriter Pip Hall shares her presentation – Wet Hot Beauties – at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: John Windsor

TEDxAuckland: John Windsor

Professor John Windsor talks about advancements in fighting organ failure at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Emma Rogan

TEDxAuckland: Emma Rogan

Emma Rogan shares insights from New Zealand’s 100 Days Project at TEDxAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Assil Russell

TEDxAuckland: Assil Russell

Dentist and ICARE founder Assil Russell shares her presentation, Changing Lives in Iraq, at TEDXAuckland 2012.

TEDxAuckland: Michelle Dickinson

TEDxAuckland: Michelle Dickinson

Michelle Dickinson speaks at TEDxAuckland 2012 about ‘Nanogirl, my quest to become a superhero’.