Tea With The High Commission

Eddie Izzard joins British High Commissioner Laura Clarke to talk comedy, language and marathons!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 British High Commissioner Laura Clarke met with Sam Neill to talk acting, the Pacific, UK-NZ connections, and twitter pigs!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by Chris Stark Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change. We discuss how business and climate change can work in harmony, the zero carbon bill and how political will is key to tackling climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by Welsh international rugby union referee Nigel Owens. We discussed rugby, mental health, bullying and the protection and promotion of the Welsh language. Nigel is a proud patron of the charity Bullies Out. Visit https://bulliesout.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

British High Commissioner Laura Clarke is joined by Rt Hon Helen Clark to cover international issues, social media, climate change and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Tea with the High Commission, First Secretary Joel Watson is joined by British Political Economist Philippe Legrain. Mr Legrain’s work argues that refugee diversity enriches us all, both Left and Right, free marketeers or campaigners for global justice. New Zealand is set to double its quota of refugees this year - with this in mind, we discussed the benefits and challenges that those refugees might bring to society and the local economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

British High Commissioner Laura Clarke is joined by the Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell to chat about why he went into politics, his visit to New Zealand & it's close ties culturally and economically with Scotland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.