TacklingPovertyNZ Queenstown Lakes Workshop, 29 March 2020 Update
In December 2020, the McGuinness Institute under took a three-day workshop in collaboration with the New Zealand Treasury. Its purpose was to explore ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand. This workshop has led to a number of outputs, one of which includes undertaking a tour of one-day workshops around New Zealand throughout 2020. The first stop of the TacklingPovertyNZ tour was in...
TacklingPovertyNZ one-day workshop in Queenstown, 29 March 2020
We are pleased to invite you to attend the first TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in 2020: Tuesday, 29 March 2020 Workshop 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Finale Presentation 6.00 – 7.30 pm Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown 9300 The workshop will culminate in a public presentation by the participants, followed by refreshments. If you are interested in attending either the workshop...
David Rutherford on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
David Rutherford, Chief Human Rights Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. David discussed the global agenda for sustainable development through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), goal one of which is to eliminate poverty. David suggested that reduced inequalities...
Booklet presentation at the Treasury on Thursday, 3 March 2020
Seven of the original TacklingPovertyNZ participants came together at the New Zealand Treasury in Wellington on Thursday, 3 March 2020. They shadowed officials from the Treasury and then presented the TacklingPovertyNZ booklet that the 36 participants had produced as a result of the December 2020 workshop. This was a first for the Treasury – the opportunity was created by the...
Chris Theobald on the relationship between racial discrimination and poverty
Chris Theobald, Principal at Holy Family School in Cannons Creek, Porirua, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Chris discussed the barriers that face those living in poverty. He suggested that we should focus on equity over equality, that we need new ideas to tackle the problem, and that...
Geoff Lewis on how to tackle poverty
Geoff Lewis, Inquiry Director at the New Zealand Productivity Commission for its recent inquiry into More Effective Social Services, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Geoff shared the conclusions from the More Effective Social Services report and his presentation explained what he thought the report offers in regard to...
Shay Wright on how to tackle poverty
The founding Head of Māori Development at the Icehouse, Shay Wright, was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Shay explained his vision for New Zealand. He shared a number of practical ‘hows’ with participants, which sat under three overarching topics: increasing household incomes; reducing regressive tax systems, for...
Shaun Sutton on how to tackle poverty
Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Teach First NZ, Shaun Sutton, was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Shaun spoke to the participants about how education can play a part in tackling poverty. He shared three ideas on how to reduce educational inequality with the group. Firstly, by creating multiple...
Dr Ganesh Nana on how to tackle poverty
The Chief Economist at BERL (Business and Economic Research Limited), Dr Ganesh Nana, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Dr Nana gave participants an economic perspective on how to tackle poverty and emphasised the need for New Zealand to have a grown up conversation, reflecting on data...
Defining poverty from the inside out video
Poverty is so often defined from the outside looking in. In the video below, four TacklingPovertyNZ participants define poverty by what it feels like from the inside out. This was shared at the TacklingPovertyNZ finale presentation at Parliament on 9 December 2020. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Participants were Rayden Horton, Lisa Jagoe, Elaina...
Booket exploring ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand is now published online
The 2020 TacklingPovertyNZ workshop booklet, Exploring ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand, is now published. This booklet presents the 36 participants’ conclusions from the workshop held in collaboration with the New Zealand Treasury in December 2020. It documents the group’s observations, reflections and proposals for policy change. You can download the booklet on the McGuinness Institute publications page here. The...
Participants present at the TacklingPovertyNZ finale
At the end of a fast-paced 72 hours, the TacklingPovertyNZ participants presented their findings to MPs and other guests at Parliament on 9 December 2020. They had the floor for one hour, during which time they reported their observations, reflections and proposals for policy change on how New Zealand might best tackle poverty as a country. You can view this presentation...
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