5 February 2021: Distinguished Professor Robert McLachlan (Massey University): The Climate Change Commission and the way forward for New Zealand

16 March 2021: Professor David Hayman (Massey University): Investigating and understanding emerging infectious disease outbreaks

15 April 2021: 2021 Earle Lecture presented by Dr Andrew Cleland: Professions and Researchers – in Ethical Decline?

18 May 2021: 2021 Manawatū Lecture presented by Emeritus Professor Peter Lineham (Massey University): The Religious History of Palmerston North: Ethnic Identities, Buildings, Networks and the Awkwardness of Faith

22 June 2021: Dr Catherine Knight: Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand: Exploring the connection.

20 July 2021: Greg Hart (Mangarara station in Hawkes Bay): Regenerative Agriculture

17 August 2021: [cancelled due to nationwide lockdown]

19 October 2021: Dr Kirsten Holst: Ageing, and what we can do to do it well

2 December 2021: 2021 Hochstetter Lecture by Dr Dan Hikuroa and Dr Darren King: Encouraging plural methods and values as the foundation for cross-cultural research collaborations