by admin | Feb 27, 2013 | Project CivicsNZ
“It might be a warm korero or a prickly korero, but what we’ve got to do is keep the korero going,” was one of TV Personality Pio Terei’s opening statements during the launch of The Constitutional Conversation website, which will form the major platform for the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Feb 20, 2013 | Project CivicsNZ
What are your aspirations for Aotearoa New Zealand? How do you want our country to be run in the future? Next week, the Constitutional Advisory Panel will officially launch their engagement website The Constitution Conversation. The public is invited to join the Panel...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Project CivicsNZ
Te Papa is hosting the second Treaty Debate tonight, featuring a panel of young people answering the question: What issues in the Constitutional Review do you care about? Chaired by Radio New Zealand presenter Kim Hill, the panel will include EmpowerNZ participants...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jan 25, 2013 | Project CivicsNZ
Last night’s Te Papa first Treaty debate was a night to remember; special thanks must go to Dame Dr Claudia Orange for making it happen. Most interesting to me was the speakers’ different approaches to constitutional reform. Matthew Palmer discussed reform from a...
by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Project CivicsNZ
Tonight the ‘My Voice Counts’ Treaty Debates Series begins at the Soundings Theatre at Te Papa. The debates run from 6.30 – 8pm, and entry is free. In the first debate, lawyers Matthew Palmer and Moana Jackson will be discussing the place of the Treaty of...