ForesightNZ Workshop – Day 1
After weeks of preparation for the ForesightNZ workshop, the participants were eager to begin the first of three full days at the New Zealand Treasury thinking about New Zealand’s long-term future. The night before was spent meeting their groups and coming to terms with the fundamentals of futures thinking. Wendy McGuinness opened the workshop and...
Suzanne Snively on transparency and anti-corruption measures and their role in reducing poverty
Suzanne Snively was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2020. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Suzanne spoke about how New Zealand’s attributes of transparency and integrity can prevent corruption and generate transparency. She spoke about how it was important for...
The booklet sharing ideas from the Civics and Media Project workshop series is now published online
Proceedings of The Civics and Media Project: A report on the three workshops held in 2020 is now published. The booklet is intended to contribute to the national conversation about civics and media by documenting our thinking about the nature of the issue, our vision for the future and some pragmatic ideas to get there. You...
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In response to the interest we have received around the TacklingPovertyNZ national tour, and to build a community around this conversation, the Institute has decided to create a bimonthly TacklingPovertyNZ newsletter for the remainder of 2020. This newsletter will be produced every two months and will outline recent developments, research and resources. Please register your email address here. The first...
Survey on the 28 ‘hows’ from the TacklingPovertyNZ Queenstown workshop
At the TacklingPovertyNZ Queenstown workshop on 29 March 2020 participants discussed challenges and opportunities in the local area. Four key themes emerged – the role of housing, the role of business, the role of community and the role of everything else (others). In groups, participants were given one of the key themes and developed seven ‘hows’ to tackle poverty. The group...
Awerangi Tamihere on how to tackle poverty
Awerangi Tamihere, Director of Strategy, Innovation & Design at Te Whānau O Waipareira and the Strategy & Innovation Lead at Te Pou Matakana, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2020. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Awerangi’s presentation illustrated how community-based organisations and agencies can...
Janell Dymus-Kurei on how to tackle poverty
Janell Dymus-Kurei was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2020. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Janell shared her personal experience with poverty. She spoke about recognising the power of connection, being able to rely on the land, and the need to...
Craig Smith on the link between crime and poverty
Porirua-based criminal lawyer Craig Smith, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2020. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Craig gave the group an insight into his work, which ranges from jury trials to youth court work. He explained the...
Dr Eric Crampton on how to tackle poverty
Dr Eric Crampton, Head of Research at The New Zealand Initiative, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2020. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Dr Crampton brought an economic perspective to the workshop; he asserted that in...
Sachiko Shimamoto on how to tackle poverty
Sachiko Shimamoto, health promoter at He Waka Tapu, was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2020. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Sachiko shared her personal experience of overcoming poverty. She discussed the ripple effect of the Canterbury earthquake, which brought Sachiko a sense of belonging and connection to...
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...
ForesightNZ workshop: Only one more week to go! Registrations close next Friday, 25 March 2020
We are seeking 36 diverse young people between the ages of 18 and 25 to attend the ForesightNZ workshop. The workshop will be held in Wellington at the New Zealand Treasury from Wednesday, 27 April to Friday, 29 April 2020. Please see the registration page for more information. Flight and accommodation costs are covered. Applications close Friday week, 25...
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