Throughout the first semester of University, GIB® has sponsored the 'Fast Forward lecture series' Te Pare School of Architecture and Planning's annual talk series comprising of a wide variety of exceptional speakers and lecturers. 

Focusing on the topic of 'Transcolonisation' and how this process reframes architecture as an evolving dialogue in which Māori worldviews increasingly steer form, narrative, and purpose. We ask the speakers how their creative practice might influence architecture and the built environment.  

A well-known and respected event in the community, Fast Forward is sponsored by GIB®.

Chelsea Winstanley (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) is one of Aotearoa’s most influential Māori filmmakers, celebrated for advancing visual sovereignty and championing Indigenous authorship on screen. Awarded the Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) and an Academy Award-nominated producer, she has emerged as a leading creative force with her feature documentary TOITŪ: Visual Sovereignty, which goes behind the scenes of Toi Tū Toi Ora, the largest exhibition of Contemporary Māori Art ever staged in Aotearoa.

By reclaiming authorship, her work influences Māori architecture by affirming who holds the pen, who frames the space, and whose worldview structures the visual field. Her leadership continues through te reo film translation, arts governance, and sustained advocacy for Māori creative autonomy.