EmpowerNZ Workshop

EmpowerNZ Workshop

EmpowerNZ: Drafting a Constitution for the 21st Century 28-29 August 2012 About The EmpowerNZ workshop brought fifty New Zealanders between the ages of 16 and 28 to Parliament to draft a constitution for the 21st century. New Zealand is one of the few countries this...
A Bit of Fun for a Friday Night!

A Bit of Fun for a Friday Night!

The first Information is Beautiful Awards were recently held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and we have been checking out the winners. The awards are named after David McCandless’s best-selling book, and are a celebration of ‘excellence and beauty in...
A Bit of Fun for a Friday Night!

A Bit of Fun for a Friday Night!

Today we met with Kieran Stowers and Chris Nicholls, design students at Massey University, who have developed a website that aims to increase youth engagement with New Zealand elections. Kieran and Chris were among the passionate and talented group of participants at...
McGuinness Institute hosts Indonesian delegates

McGuinness Institute hosts Indonesian delegates

The Institute was visited yesterday by the Indonesian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Antonius Agus Sriyono, along with representatives from the National Resilience Institute of the Republic of Indonesia. It was a pleasure to host our guests who were very interested in...
Photos from EmpowerNZ

Photos from EmpowerNZ

We will be uploading photos to our Facebook page throughout the workshop. Below are a few great photos from day one, but there are many more fantastic images on Facebook.