POSTPONED - Due to the Governments announcement to stay in Alert Level 4 we have made the decision to postpone this event. A new date will be announced when possible.

Professor Alexander Gillespie of the University of Waikato’s Te Piringa Faculty of Law recently received a 2021 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.

The award is given to academics who fulfil the role of a university as critic and conscience of society by providing the public with independent, expert commentary on issues affecting us and future generations.

Professor Gillespie has become a sought-after law and policy commentator on issues ranging from cannabis law reform and foreign policy to gun control and terrorism, as well as providing substantial public comment on New Zealand’s Covid-19 response.

He is well-known across New Zealand’s major media landscape and many of the topics he engages with are issues of social concern, which stimulate national debate. Join Professor Gillespie for a public lecture in which he’ll discuss four of the pressing international and domestic issues he currently provides public comment on:

• New Zealand’s relationship with China
• Preparing for the next pandemic
• Moving forward on firearms and hate speech after the Christchurch terror attack
• Post-referendum drug reform

This 35-minute public lecture will be held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, starting at 5.45pm. Opus Bar will be open from 5pm for anyone who wishes to purchase refreshments prior to the lecture starting.

Free parking is available on campus via Gate 2B, Knighton Road, Hamilton. From early August thru to November, you may experience some traffic disruptions due to road closures and detours around Ruakura Road. To read more about the Ruakura Road upgrade and how it will impact your travel to the University click here

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