by Rory Sarten | Sep 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Institute was visited yesterday by the Indonesian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Antonius Agus Sriyono, along with representatives from the National Resilience Institute of the Republic of Indonesia. It was a pleasure to host our guests who were very interested in...
by Rory Sarten | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today we are starting with a blank canvas. New Zealand is one of the few countries this century to invite citizens to review their nation’s constitution. And to make the most of this rare opportunity, 50 talented young people selected from throughout New Zealand, and...
by Rory Sarten | Aug 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the time honoured fashion of distributing bouquets and brickbats to worthy recipients, the Institute would like to turn its eye to our neighbours across the Tasman. We would first like to offer a bouquet following the unveiling in June 2012 by Australian...
by Rory Sarten | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Evan Davis, in his excellent book Made in Britain, makes the case that there are three basic rules or principles that all economies tend to follow: ‘first, a country will build its economy around the resources it has available. Second, a nation will deploy these...
by Rory Sarten | Jul 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week our Chief Executive Wendy is attending the Australia New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Future Proofing the State Conference at Te Papa. The conference was opened last night with a keynote speech from the Rt. Hon John Key. He discussed how the...
