by Wendy McGuinness | Oct 15, 2015 | Project StrategyNZ
On Wednesday, 14 October, OAG held a morning tea to discuss their recent project to increase accountability in the public sector. As part of this project, they have compiled a list of the agencies that New Zealanders can contact when they need help from, or want to...
by Wendy McGuinness | Oct 7, 2015 | Project PublicScienceNZ
On Monday, 5 October the Minister of Science and Innovation, Hon. Steven Joyce, launched the National Statement of Science Investment 2015-2025 (NSSI). Following the release of the NSSI the Science Media Centre asked me to provide observations on the final document....
by Wendy McGuinness | Oct 6, 2015 | Project OneOceanNZ
Hon. Dr Nick Smith’s statement that ‘New Zealand’s ambition is to be a leader in oceans management’ is to be congratulated. This, combined with the creation of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary on 29 September, puts New Zealand on a trajectory to...
by Wendy McGuinness | Sep 24, 2015 | Project TalentNZ
The German Parliament was a complete highlight! As I understand it, the German system was the basis for our system of democracy in New Zealand. There are a few nuances that are different but the basic framework is similar. I will be doing some more reading on this...
by admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Project CivicsNZ
New Zealand ranks highly when compared internationally in terms of governmental transparency, media freedom and civic engagement. However, our media landscape is in a state of flux and our voter turnout is in decline, and the impacts of these changes on our...
