by Wendy McGuinness | May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Leadership New Zealand put on a great event last night to discuss ‘New Zealand’s Strategic Direction – Building a Blueprint’. Speakers included Joris de Bres (Race Relations Commissioner), Dr Selwyn Katene (Director MANU AO Academy) and Adrian...
by Wendy McGuinness | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Following the Guardian article in November last year, once again New Zealand has been accused of greenwash by international media. Playing once again on our ‘connection’ with Middle Earth, this time it is the Economist questioning our commitment to the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Hi. I am now in Chicago. The World Futures Conference starts this Friday. Prior to the Conference proper, representatives from each of the nodes of the Millennium Project meet in advance to share information and discuss the next steps. I was fortunate to be asked to...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
I spent an hour at the EPA, talking to John Stassi. It was very interesting to see how the agency had evolved since its creation. Considering the plans rumored for the changes to New Zealand’s own institutional framework, and the Phase 2 changes proposed for the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today we had the wonderful Jan Bieringa come in to share lunch with us. Jan started (e)-vision, a digital media centre, in Wellington in the 90s, and was also a co-founder of the 7×7 Ideas Forum. She is currently working on a feature documentary and is the...
