by admin | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Next week at the LongTermNZ workshop, 20 young people will draft a Youth Statement on New Zealand’s Long-term Fiscal Position. This statement is written for youth, by youth! No matter what policy issues push your buttons – climate change, social welfare,...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Peter Jackson and his team pulled off an extraordinary event last night. Not only have they gained the mana that brought fans and press from throughout the world to New Zealand’s doorstep (see the photo above), but they also ushered in a new era of movie making...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Young people are often accused of being apathetic, but that cannot be said of the 600 young people from around New Zealand and the Pacific that will descend on Auckland on 7-9 December 2012 for the youth climate summit: Power Shift. Organised by the climate change...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Following the fantastic Summit in Doha, Qatar, I have made my way to London where I had lunch with David Goodhart, director of Demos, a leading British think tank focused on power and politics. We had a great discussion about the role of think tanks in civil society...
by admin | Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
This weekend we were fortunate enough to attend the incredible Festival for the Future. Hosted by Guy Ryan and his team at the Inspiring Stories Trust, the event brought together a group of vibrant, innovative people to tell their own ‘inspiring stories’ and...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
‘Building a Learning World’ Session moderated by British broadcaster Jon Snow, with panelists Rakesh Bharti Mittal from the Bharti Foundation in India, Gabriele Zedlmayer from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Prof. Roberto Carneiro from the Study Center on Peoples...
