by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 13, 2022 | Prime Minister's Summer Reading List
The theme for the Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List 2022/2023 is the things we cannot see (or the things we decide not to see). We cannot easily see carbon in the air, dolphins in the ocean, seabirds flying above, or more specifically, the mental health of...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 21, 2022 | Out Of Interest
The McGuinness Institute is pleased to award Jess Jenkins and Michelle Pawson educational grants for 2022. Jess Jenkins Jess completed her undergraduate studies in law, policy and development at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington in 2018. Since 2019...
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 17, 2021 | Prime Minister's Summer Reading List
Below is our letter to the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand. All leaders and deputy leaders of political parties in Aotearoa New Zealand were sent the same letter and the same selection of books. As a non-partisan think tank, we always endeavour to...
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 22, 2020 | Prime Minister's Summer Reading List
Every year we select books that we believe the Prime Minister (and others interested in public policy) would benefit from reading over the summer break. As we apply a non-partisan approach to our work, we also provide copies of the selected books to each of the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
1. Our 2020 work programme Our 2020 work programme, like many, was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The image at right illustrates an outline of the 2020 work programme. It is not an exact representation of all the work completed this year; however, it does provide...