Project Nation Dates
Nation Voices essay competition – Only two more days to submit your essay

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...
Nation Dates Third Edition - Inviting Public Feedback

Nation Dates Third Edition – Inviting Public Feedback

The Institute is currently working on the third edition of our flagship publication: Nation Dates. This book presents a timeline of significant events that have shaped New Zealand, as well as identifying ‘historical threads’ (which link related events and illustrate patterns that have formed over time) and presenting them in a graph. Prior to the publication of each...

Last call for new ‘Nation Dates’

What significant events have shaped the nation of New Zealand? We are currently working on the second edition of our book Nation Dates, and this is the last week we will be accepting suggestions for new dates to include. If you have suggestions or general feedback, please get in touch before the end of September....
New edition of ‘Nation Dates’ in progress

New edition of ‘Nation Dates’ in progress

In September of last year the McGuinness Institute published Nation Dates: Significant events that have shaped the nation of New Zealand. The second edition of Nation Dates is under way!  We want the book to be the best reflection of our history and identity as a nation.  Therefore, we are eager to hear your thoughts...

Interview with Chris Laidlaw on Radio NZ

Wendy was invited to join Chris Laidlaw on yesterday’s Sunday programme on Radio New Zealand to discuss Nation Dates. Chris and Wendy had a lively discussion about the significance of New Zealand’s history to our future. Chris also quizzed Wendy about her passion for the constitutional review and the opportunity it represents for New Zealanders to participate...

Nation Dates Launched

Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of Nation Dates last night at Unity Books. We hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as the team from the Sustainable Future Institute. It was great to see so many familiar faces and Wendy and Miriam were overwhelmed with positive feedback and support for the book....

SFI Book Launch

Tomorrow Sustainable Future Institute launches its first book. If you get the opportunity please join us to celebrate.