6pm Doors open | Welcome Drinks | Move into Loft
6:30pm Debate
7:45-9pm Festival Party
Our ever popular The Great Debate event is back! Open to all, join us for a quick-fire battle on Auckland’s iconic main thoroughfare, from Queens Wharf on the waterfront through to K Road.
From it’s humble creation in 1840, Queen St had horse drawn buses and survived a fire destroying 54 buildings. By 1900, electrical trams provided services to several significant landmarks Auckland Town Hall, Britomart, Civic Theatre and Aotea Square. What does the Queen Street of our future look like?
Featuring speakers:
Viv Beck – Chief Executive Heart of the City
Bill Mckay – Lecturer UoA and urban issues commentator at RNZ
Juliana Wilson – Architectural Practitioner and Teaching Fellow
Julian Mitchell – Architect
Karen Pettigrew – Engineer
John Tookey – Engineer and Professor AUT
Moderator:Kent Nixon – Architect
They will win you over on whether or not ‘Queen Street must evolve!’
‘fun and a bit rowdy, a great laugh!’
Come along for an engaging evening and to join the Festival Party at Q Theatre’s Lounge/Loft Foyer with drinks and nibbles provided.
Hosted by the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architect's Auckland Branch, The Great Debate is a collective engagement tackling issues that matter.
Presented by:
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects
Creative Team:
Jenny Chen with support from Thyra Nelson, Michael Thomson, Clair Nicolls, Tom Locke, Peter Townsend, and Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architect's Auckland Branch
Anna Rawhiti-Connell will take a running jump backwards into the year's biggest headlines, political dramas, and Spinoff yarns. Anna will be joined onstage by special guests, rose-tinted glasses and Christmas cheer.
Get ready to groan! Come see the city's smartest punslingers, pun-ks and pun-dits battle it out in this hilarious competitive dad-joke show. It's going to be utter pundemonium.
