by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 11, 2015 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
The Government Economic Network (GEN) held their annual conference in Wellington on Monday, 30 November and Tuesday, 1 December 2015. The McGuinness Institute interns attended the conference with the aim of sharing their insights with the Institute and our community....
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 8, 2015 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
The TacklingPovertyNZ workshop officially kicked off at Westpac Stadium on Sunday. The 36 TacklingPovertyNZ participants, who have come to Wellington from all over New Zealand, gathered in the stadium’s changing rooms to start getting to know each other and to...
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 8, 2015 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
During Wendy McGuinness’s sabbatical earlier this year, she had the privilege of meeting with Prosperity Without Growth author Tim Jackson to discuss his book, the confronting environmental climate and the poverty/inequality debate. As a precursor to the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 6, 2015 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ
The TacklingPovertyNZ workshop is under way. As a precursor to the workshop’s formal start on Monday, 7 December 2015, the McGuinness Institute has published a video on our YouTube channel to illustrate one aspect of poverty in New Zealand – relative income poverty....
by admin | Dec 1, 2015 | Project TalentNZ
Throughout the month of November, the Institute has showcased the 2013 TalentNZ Journal by featuring one of the 30 kiwis interviewed each day. The Journal features interviews with 30 Kiwis, essays from contributing writers and data with a focus on cities and the...
