Louise Green shares her views on Civics and Media in New Zealand (6/10)
As part of the The Civics and Media Project, each day we will be sharing one speaker’s presentation from the Workshop 3 session titled ‘10 speakers, 5 minutes, 1 slide’. Workshop 3 was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. Today, we share with you Louise Green’s presentation. Speakers were asked to present three...
Dr Siouxsie Wiles shares her views on Civics and Media in New Zealand (5/10)
As part of the The Civics and Media Project, each day we will be sharing one speaker’s presentation from the Workshop 3 session titled ‘10 speakers, 5 minutes, 1 slide’. Workshop 3 was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. Today, we share with you Dr Siouxsie Wiles’s presentation. Speakers were asked to present...
Dr Helen Sissons shares her views on Civics and Media in New Zealand (4/10)
As part of the The Civics and Media Project, each day we will be sharing one speaker’s presentation from the Workshop 3 session titled ‘10 speakers, 5 minutes, 1 slide’. Workshop 3 was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. Today, we share with you Dr Helen Sissons’s presentation. Speakers were asked to present...
Jane Wrightson shares her views on Civics and Media in New Zealand (3/10)
As part of the The Civics and Media Project, each day we will be sharing one speaker’s presentation from the Workshop 3 session titled ‘10 speakers, 5 minutes, 1 slide’. Workshop 3 was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. Today, we share with you Jane Wrightson’s presentation. Speakers were asked to present three...
Dr Carwyn Jones shares his views on Civics and Media in New Zealand (2/10)
As part of the The Civics and Media Project, each day we will be sharing one speaker’s presentation from the Workshop 3 session titled ‘10 speakers, 5 minutes, 1 slide’. Workshop 3 was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. Today, we share with you Dr Carwyn Jones’s presentation. Speakers were asked to present...
Dame Dr Claudia Orange shares her views on Civics and Media in New Zealand (1/10)
As part of the The Civics and Media Project, each day we will be sharing one speaker’s presentation from the Workshop 3 session titled ‘10 speakers, 5 minutes, 1 slide’. Workshop 3 was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington. Today, we share with you Dame Dr Claudia Orange’s presentation. Speakers were asked to...
Join us for our upcoming Project One Ocean event: Sea Education Association public discussion
Join us for our Project One Ocean event: Sea Education Association: Public Discussion 12.30 pm – 2.00 pm on Friday, 11 March 2020 McGuinness Institute, Level 2, 5 Cable St, Wellington, New Zealand RSVP: [email protected] Twenty-two students from the Sea Education Association SEA Semester programme – a Boston University accredited study abroad programme – will...
The Civics and Media Project Workshop 3 summary published
The third and final workshop for The Civics and Media Project was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand. The full-day workshop was hosted by the Royal Society of New Zealand and saw over 60 people come together discussing potential responses to the focus question ‘How do we ensure a well-informed, civically...
Nation Voices essay competition – Only two more days to submit your essay
Only two more days to submit an essay for the Institute’s Nation Voices essay competition, which explores the question ‘What makes a good prime minister for New Zealand?’ This is an opportunity for a young New Zealander to have their work published in our upcoming book, Nation Voices. Essays should focus on the character, personality and...
The Civics and Media Project: Crowdfunding initiative: PressPatron funding platform
Alex Clark, founder of PressPatron and participant at The Civics and Media Project Workshop 2, has shared his crowdfunding idea as a way forward. Below is Alex Clark’s initiative: A key theme that has emerged throughout the Civics and Media Project workshops, has been the importance of embracing a diverse range of funding sources so that...
Nation Voices essay competition – 5 more days to submit your essay
‘WHAT MAKES A GOOD PRIME MINISTER FOR NEW ZEALAND?’ Submit essay by Friday, 18 December 2020 Results will be announced on Friday, 26 February 2020 Five more days to submit an essay for the Institute’s Nation Voices essay competition, which explores the question ‘What makes a good prime minister for New Zealand?’ This is an...