Author Archive
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Rachel Carrell

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Rachel Carrell

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Rachel Carrell’s full interview which you can read here....
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Anna Campbell

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Anna Campbell

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Anna Campbell’s full interview which you can read here....
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Vicki Buck

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Vicki Buck

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Vicki Buck’s full interview which you can read here. Vicki is someone that likes getting out into the community and...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Tim Bennett

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Tim Bennett

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Tim Bennett’s full interview which you can read here. Tim is the chief executive of the securities market company NZX....
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Anne Barnett

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Anne Barnett

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Anne Barnett’s full interview which you can read here. Anne is the Senior Commercialisation Manager at Viclink, a company focused...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Jamie Band

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Jamie Band

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Jamie Band’s full interview which you can read here. Jamie is a 19-year-old, currently studying at Duke University in the...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – David Band

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – David Band

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share David Band’s full interview which you can read here. David Band is an experienced international businessman who...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 11 Out Today!

TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 11 Out Today!

In this issue we provide an update on our TalentNZ project, including Wendy’s reflections from her sabbatical, an interview with Dame Julia Cleverdon (co-founder of Step Up To Serve) and share some interesting resources that we’ve found while researching. We also discuss our upcoming workshop as part of the Civics and Media Project. If you would like...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Rik Athorne

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Rik Athorne

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Rik Athorne’s full interview which you can read here. Rik is the design studio manager at Weta Workshop...
Civics and Media Project Workshop 1 summary published

Civics and Media Project Workshop 1 summary published

The first workshop of The Civics and Media Project was held in Wellington on Wednesday, 2 September 2020. The workshop was hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and it saw 40 people come together to survey the current civics and media landscape in New Zealand. It asked the question ‘What is happening with civics and the news media in...
TalentNZ promotional video published today!

TalentNZ promotional video published today!

This video was launched during our presentation at the World Future Society conference in July 2020. It showcases the journey the TalentNZ project has taken since Sir Paul Callaghan first shared his vision of New Zealand as ‘a place where talent wants to live’ at our StrategyNZ workshop in 2020. The video features individuals that we have met and filmed throughout...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 10 Out Today!

TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 10 Out Today!

In this issue we share the video that we released at the WFS conference – TalentNZ: Creating a place where talent wants to live – and thoughts from Wendy’s travels through Europe. We provide an update on the TalentNZ Journal: Grow talent edition and share some interesting resources that we’ve found while researching. We also discuss our upcoming TacklingPovertyNZ...