TacklingPovertyNZ: Regional workshops
March–September 2016
About
The TacklingPovertyNZ workshops toured the country with a series of one-day events specifically designed to provide a platform for local voices to address poverty. One of the observations made by participants at the 2015 TacklingPovertyNZ youth workshop was that poverty in New Zealand is too complex an issue to be overcome with a blanket solution. Instead, solutions must be sought at a local level to acknowledge that poverty has vastly differing consequences for people in different areas of New Zealand.
The workshops were held in:
- Queenstown (29 March 2016)
- Manawatu (15 August 2016)
- Rotorua (19 August 2016)
- Gisborne (31 August 2016)
- Kaitaia (15 September 2016)
- Kaikohe (16 September 2016)
The key speakers for the TacklingPovertyNZ workshops included:
- Dr Girol Karacaoglu
- Dr Carwyn Jones
- Dame Diane Robertson
- Jennifer Weber
Local speakers from each region can be found below.
Latest Blog Post
‘Think Piece 26 – Doing Something About Poverty in New Zealand’ now published
Earlier this year the McGuinness Institute engaged Conal Smith to prepare an independent reflection on the 2016 TacklingPovertyNZ regional workshops. We are now pleased to announce the publication of Think Piece 26 – Doing Something About Poverty in New Zealand. The...
Queenstown workshop
Local speakers included:
- Hine Marchand
- Niki Mason
- Ali Bunge, Monique Francois, Eden Iati, Elizabeth Maddison, Caitlin Papuni-McLellan and Regan Thwaites (2015 Youth Workshop participants)
The ‘Hows’
The ‘hows’ developed at the Queenstown workshop come under four key themes or groups: A: business, B: housing, C: community, and D: other. Read them all here.
TacklingPovertyNZ Queenstown: Speaker presentations playlist
Manawatu workshop
Local speakers included:
- Natasha Allan
- Nigel Allan
- Michelle Cameron
- Kathryn Cook
- Amanda Oldfield
- Felix Drissner-Devine, Elaina Lauaki-Vea, Maddie Little and Caitlin Papuni-McLellan (2015 Youth Workshop participants)
The ‘Hows’
The ‘hows’ developed at the Manawatu workshop come under five key themes or groups: A: housing, B: youth/under 5s, C: health and welbeing, D: Māori, and E: elderly. Read them all here.
TacklingPovertyNZ Manawatu: Speaker presentations playlist
Rotorua workshop
Local speakers included:
- Judge Louis Bidois
- Potaua Biasiny-Tule
- Laurie Watt
The ‘Hows’
The ‘hows’ developed at the Rotorua workshop come under six key themes: A: youth, B: community, C: housing, D: financing debt, E: business, and F: government initiatives. Read them all here.
TacklingPovertyNZ Rotorua: Speaker presentations playlist
Gisborne workshop
Local speakers included:
- Virginia Brind
- Linda Coulston
- Leighton Evans
- Annette Toupili
- Jess Jacobs
The ‘Hows’
The ‘hows’ developed at the Gisborne workshop come under six key themes or groups: A: working families/working poor, B: gangs and drug users, C: children under 12, D: health and mental health, E: elderly, and F: Māori. Read them here.
TacklingPovertyNZ Gisborne: Speaker presentations playlist
Kaitaia workshop
Local speakers included:
- Blair Peters
- Ebba Raikes
- Deidre Otene
- Matthew Bastion, Lisa Jagoe, Alexander Jones, Apurva Kasture, Tara Officer and Brad Olsen (2015 Youth Workshop participants)
The ‘Hows’
The ‘hows’ developed at the Kaitaia workshop come under six key themes or groups: A: geographic isolation, B: changing the poverty mind-set, C: education, D: Māori, E: grandparents raising grandchildren, and F: mapping social services. Read them all here.
TacklingPovertyNZ Kaitaia: Speaker presentations playlist
Kaikohe workshop
Local speakers included:
- Kelly Yakas
- Jim Luders
- Deidre Otene
- Mark Anderson
- Tania McInnes
- Matthew Bastion, Lisa Jagoe, Alexander Jones, Apurva Kasture, Tara Officer and Brad Olsen (2015 Youth Workshop participants)
The ‘Hows’
The ‘hows’ developed at the Kaikohe workshop come under five key themes or groups: A: economy, B: social services and community, C: rural isolation, D: education, and E: health. Read them all here.
TacklingPovertyNZ Kaikohe: Speaker presentations playlist
Powerpoint presentations
TacklingPovertyNZ Queenstown: Powerpoint
TacklingPovertyNZ Manawatu: Powerpoint
TacklingPovertyNZ Rotorua: Powerpoint
TacklingPovertyNZ Gisborne: Powerpoint
TacklingPovertyNZ Kaitaia: Powerpoint
TacklingPovertyNZ Kaikohe: Powerpoint