by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
In September of last year the McGuinness Institute published Nation Dates: Significant events that have shaped the nation of New Zealand. The second edition of Nation Dates is under way! We want the book to be the best reflection of our history and identity as a...
by admin | Jun 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week, at 7.30pm each night,TVNZ7 will be airing a five-part finale series about big ideas that could transform New Zealand’s future. Hosted by Tim Wilson and a panel of experts, The Big Idea will tackle ambitious topics inspired by New Zealand’s leading minds. On...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Te Ara’s new section ‘Government and Nation’ was launched by His Excellency Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, governor general, before an appreciative audience of 200 at Parliament on Wednesday night. The project has been overseen for the past two-and-a-half...
by admin | Jun 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
The McGuinness Institute has been closely following the developments of the current constitutional review. To this end, the Institute welcomes the recent release of the Constitutional Advisory Panel’s Engagement Strategy, and wishes to advise the public of its...
by admin | Jun 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
At the Transit of Venus Forum we were fortunate enough to interview Craig Nevill-Manning, a kiwi computer scientist who founded Google’s first remote engineering centre in New York. In this video he discusses how New Zealand business people benefit tremendously...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
At the Transit of Venus forum last week inspired by Sir Paul Callaghan, we asked David Skilling, Director of Landfall Strategy Group, four questions: What is your current focus? What makes the world lumpy? Why over-invest in external relationships? What makes the...
