Speak Up  Kōrerotia
Speak Up Kōrerotia
Sally Carlton
“Speak Up – Kōrerotia” – a radio show centred on human rights issues. Encouraging discussion on human rights issues prevalent in both Canterbury and New Zealand, Speak Up – Kōrerotia offers a forum to promote the issues facing New Zealanders, providing a voice to affected communities. Engaging in conversations around human rights issues in our country, each show covers a different human rights issue with guests from or working with the affected communities. Analysing and asking questions of the realities of life in Canterbury and New Zealand allows Speak Up – Kōrerotia to cover the issues that often go untouched! Discussing the hard-hitting topics, Speak Up – Kōrerotia wishes to encourage listeners to reflect on the issues covered – be it issues listeners are already engaged in, have a passing knowledge of, or no knowledge at all. In our busy modern lives it is rare to have an uninterrupted hour where you can discuss powerful and important experiences and opinions, and Speak Up – Kōrerotia provides this platform to express and share opinions about those inherently important topics. Hosted by Sally Carlton, the show brings key issues to the fore and provides space for guests to “Speak Up” and share their thoughts and experiences.
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - Ethics and AI
With AI use becoming increasingly ubiquitous, it is important to consider questions of ethics related to this technology. Guests Himasha Gunasekara (Lincoln University), Karaitiana Taiuru (Taiuru & Associates) and Donald Matherson and Elizabeth Stewart (University of Canterbury) discuss such critical issues as data sovereignty, data bias and the impact of AI on human relationships and critical thinking, and emphasise the need for regulation.
Jul 2
54 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - Voices in opposition to the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill
The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill, which passed its first reading in Parliament in May 2026, proposes that "woman" and "man" be defined in New Zealand legislation as "an adult human biological female/male". This special show comprises 20 contributions submitted to Speak Up-Kōrerotia by individuals speaking from places of professional and/or personal concern about this Bill. They encourage us to reflect on why the Bill is being proposed now and what this shows us about global politics in 2026, and set out arguments about sport, the law, science and health, human rights and identity.
Jun 17
1 hr 26 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - Language learning in Aotearoa
Increasingly fewer people are learning a foreign language at primary, secondary or tertiary levels in Aotearoa New Zealand, with consequences for both individual identity and NZ's place in the world. With the Year 0 to 10 Draft Curriculum open for consultation until 24 April, guests Stephanie Mortimore (Language Circle), Fesaitu Solomone and Lynn Lolokini Pavihi (Centre for Pacific Languages) and Stephen Epstein (Victoria University Wellington) discuss the benefits of language learning and the importance of making language learning a compulsory part of the Curriculum alongside the other subjects areas. For promotion: Link to Curriculum consultation page: https://www.education.govt.nz/have-your-say/consultation-year-0-10-draft-curriculum-content/details
Apr 20
59 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - Free Speech
Conversations on human rights in our country
Mar 24
57 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - The right to protest
Around the world, we are seeing increasing protest in response to authoritarian creep, repression of human rights, climate catastrophes and conflict - and a corresponding increase in state measures to control or regulate protest. Lisa Woods (Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand), Peter Field (University of Canterbury) and Iranian New Zealander Farah discuss the right to protest, focussing on recent protests in Iran, the United States and elsewhere.
Feb 18
58 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - The Aotearoa funding landscape
Aotearoa New Zealand has one of the largest voluntary and charity sectors in the world. How are these thousands of organisations resourced, and what are the trends over time in terms of funding priorities? Our guests Lani Evans, Ta'ase Vaoga and Duncan Matthews bring long-term engagement with and expertise in the philanthropic and funding sectors to this korero.
Jan 21
55 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - End of Year Fatigue
Conversations on human rights in our country
Dec 17, 2025
56 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - The importance of Outdoor Education
The proposed changes to secondary education will mean Outdoor Education (along with several other subjects) will become a 'vocational pathway'. How might this change impact the teaching of this subject, and why is getting out and learning in the outdoors so critical to our tamariki and rangatahi? We hear from Outdoor Education enthusiasts who bring a range of experiences to the discussion: high school students Jessie Smith and Dela Beardsley, teacher Phil Washbourn, Mark Bruce-Miller (CE of Whenua Iti Outdoors) and Fiona McDonald (CE of Education Outdoors NZ).
Nov 19, 2025
53 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - Sleep health
We don't often consider sleep a human right - yet, it is fundamental to our physical and mental wellbeing, as well as our day-to-day cognitive and social functioning. Guests Dee Muller (Sleep/Wake Research Centre), Jasneek Chawla (Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland; Australiasian Sleep Association) and Sally Staton (Queensland Brain Institute) discuss the importance of sleep, and how sleep is both shaped by and perpetuates social inequities.
Oct 7, 2025
52 min
Speak Up  Kōrerotia - Whakarauoratia Te Reo Māori
Celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! Sally talks with husband and wife duo Te Ataahia and Davide about the ways in which they value and give life to language, raising their tamariki in Aotearoa with Italian and Māori languages and whakapapa. They share personal reflections on the importance of Te Reo for tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti alike, as well as practical tips for learning a language and raising a family with multiple languages.
Sep 17, 2025
58 min
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