TalentNZ Tour: Napier Wednesday 26 March
The TalentNZ Tour took on a marine theme in Napier on Thursday 26 March when Wendy McGuinness hosted the Napier public event at the National Aquarium of New Zealand. The Napier public event was sandwiched between Wendy’s presentations to Hastings District Council on 26 March and Napier City Council on 27 March. Napier is not...
TalentNZ Tour: Gisborne Tuesday 25 March
Wendy McGuinness and Dr Patrick Nolan, Principal Advisor to the Economics and Research team at the New Zealand Productivity Commission, visited Gisborne on Tuesday 25 March as part of the East Coast stretch of the TalentNZ Tour. The ideas of the TalentNZ project were warmly received by Gisborne locals at the public event, hosted by Councillor...
TalentNZ: Christchurch Thursday 20 March
On Thursday the TalentNZ Tour arrived in Christchurch. Wendy McGuinness was joined by Tim Bennett and Roger Dennis at a meeting with Mayor Lianne Dalziel and councillors, including Vicki Buck and Raf Manji who we interviewed for the TalentNZ Journal. It was a fantastic opportunity to share the first version of the Menu of Initiatives and discuss Christchurch’s potential to grow...
TalentNZ: Kaikoura Wednesday 19 March
The whales might migrate to other waters for half of the year, but talent in Kaikoura doesn’t have to. Kaikoura was the middle stop in the TalentNZ Tour of the South Island. On 19 March Hayden Glass of Sapere Research joined Wendy in presenting the ideas to the Councillors, discussing how they can grow, attract,...
TalentNZ: Dunedin Tuesday 18 March
The Southern chapter of the TalentNZ tour started in Dunedin on Tuesday 18 March. Tim Bennett, chief executive of NZX joined Wendy McGuinness to present Version 1 of the Menu of Initiatives Directory to Mayor Dave Cull and Councillors Doug Hall, Aaron Hawkins, Mike Lord, Jinty MacTavish, Neville Peat, Lee Vandervis and Andrew Whiley. The...
TalentNZ Tour: Auckland Thursday 13 March
Last Thursday the ICEHOUSE hosted Wendy McGuinness for the Auckland TalentNZ Tour public event. There was a great turn out including contributors from the TalentNZ Journal and increasing support for the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives as Wendy extended the network to Auckland Councillors and the public. Auckland certainly doesn’t struggle to attract talented residents to...
TalentNZ Tour: Tauranga Wednesday 12 March
The Institute completed the first leg of its TalentNZ Tour yesterday. The Northern Shore location of Tauranga was bright and breezy when Wendy McGuinness arrived mid-week accompanied by Janice Feutz of CORE Technology one of our 30 kiwis interviewed in the TalentNZ Journal. She added a personal note to the presentations, speaking of her history...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 1
Hello and welcome to the first Issue of the TalentNZ Newsletter. I’d also like to introduce myself (Miranda Voke) as the new project admin and event organiser at the McGuinness Institute. If you would like any further information about the TalentNZ Tour happening this month around New Zealand, please contact me on [email protected] I look...
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