Lectures held at St Andrew's are organised by the St Andrew’s Trust for the Study of Religion and Society
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Lunchtime Lecture Series 2026 – Is Matariki part of my Culture? What is my Culture?

Associate Professor Dr Ben Gray
Associate Professor Dr Ben Gray has worked as a GP for an ethnically diverse population and teaches medical students ethics and professionalism. His research has focused on working with interpreters, cross-cultural care and cross-cultural ethics. He has been a champion of the concept of Cultural Competence.
Exploring what culture is, how it changes over time, what cultural change our current crises call for, how ethnicity and social cohesion shape the conversation, and who belongs in New Zealand / Aotearoa.
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