by admin | Nov 26, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
With only a week having passed since the close of LocalNZ, participants Hannah and Nyssa Payne-Harker and Oska Rego have wasted no time in continuing their engagement with local government at the Dunedin City Council. Their work caught the attention of local media,...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 25, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
On Wednesday, 19 November the participants returned to Treasury for the final day of LocalNZ. With over 200 guests soon to be at Parliament, the group were under pressure to finalise their presentations – each person needing to turn three days of experiences into a...
by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
Day three started at the Treasury. The ventures of the previous days were over, with participants staying put at 1 The Terrace for the majority of the day. The plan was to hear from a range of speakers, have group discussions and work alongside Treasury staff – with...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
Day two began early aboard a steamboat. Peter Hardy (in character as the early twentieth-century Wanganui businessman Mr Hatrick) took everyone up the river on a brisk morning. The group welcomed Hon. Tariana Turia to their midst, with the boat ride allowing...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
Having travelled from all corners of the country, on Sunday, 16 November the participants finally met and LocalNZ began. Over 30 young people arrived to spend four days answering the research question: Are the goals of NZ Inc the same as Regional NZ Inc – and...