Sharing and exchange are basic human cultural practices. They play as big a role in poor countries as in affluent societies. But when do we share – and with whom? What social and cultural developments emerge from the various forms and manifestations of sharing and exchange in times of immigration from cultures that are foreign to ours? How is New Zealand’s face changing through an ever increasing influx of immigrants – rich and poor? Is a bicultural Māori- Pākehā society a utopia?

Chair: Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, Executive Director New Zealand Initiative
Panelists:
Alex Lee (Head of the Department of Performing & Screen Arts at Unitec)
Martine Udahemuka (Research Fellow, New Zealand Initiative)
Michael Reddell (Former Reserve Bank economist, blogger)
Rob McLeod (New Zealand Chairman, Ernst & Young)

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