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A 40 year journal now published – ‘Āpōpō Journal’

by Wendy McGuinness | Jan 22, 2019 | Nation Dates, Project Civics, Project Foresight and Scenarios, Project TalentNZ, TacklingPovertyNZ Project, TalentNZ Project, The McGuinness Institute

To welcome in the New Year, the McGuinness Institute is pleased to announce the publication of Āpōpō Journal: Navigating the future with foresight (Mā te matapae te wāheke e whakatere). Completed at the end of 2018, we combined forces with the creative talent of...

Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List 2018

by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized

As 2018 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the last 12 months and consider what the next 12 months might bring. Selecting the Prime Minister’s summer reading list is a chance to think about what skills and capabilities might be required to make the most of the...

10 things I wish my friends knew about going to the UN

by Eleanor Merton | Dec 13, 2018 | ForesightNZ Project

The McGuinness Institute was pleased to be able to sponsor 2017 WakaNZ workshop participant Trinity Thompson-Browne for her trip to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). Trinity attended the seventeenth session of the forum in...

Mātauranga continues to resonate throughout Aotearoa

by Eleanor Merton | Oct 30, 2018 | ForesightNZ Project

We are pleased to note that Mātauranga, produced as a koha for participants, speakers and special guests of the 2017 WakaNZ: Navigating with foresight workshop, has become a very successful output of the workshop. It has been picked up by a range of communities across...

Integrated Reporting panel discussion at CPA Congress 2018

by Eleanor Merton | Oct 24, 2018 | ReportingNZ Project

On 17 October 2018 a panel session on Integrated reporting: Understanding the different methodologies was held in Auckland as part of the CPA Congress 2018. The session was chaired by Mark Hucklesby (National Technical Director, Audit at Grant Thornton) and the other...

Report 17 – Building a Reporting Framework Fit for Purpose is now available for public feedback

by Eleanor Merton | Oct 11, 2018 | ReportingNZ Project

The Institute has completed a major piece of work on New Zealand’s reporting framework – the country’s information infrastructure. The report is now in draft and out for public consultation; it is available to read here and we would appreciate all feedback by 5 pm on...

Working Paper 2018/03 – Analysis of Climate Change Reporting in the Public and Private Sectors now published, demonstrating low levels of climate change reporting

by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 23, 2018 | ReportingNZ Project

New McGuinness Institute research demonstrates the low standard of climate change reporting by New Zealand’s major organisations. Working Paper 2018/03 – Analysis of Climate Change Reporting in the Public and Private Sectors, published here, found that information,...

London School of Economics course: Global Macroeconomic Issues

by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 11, 2018 | CivicsNZ Project, ForesightNZ Project, LivestockNZ Project, OneOceanNZ Project, PublicScienceNZ Project, ReportingNZ Project, StrategyNZ Project, TacklingPovertyNZ Project, TalentNZ Project

I attended the Global Macroeconomics Issues course at the London School of Economics from 11 to 15 June 2018. The teaching faculty included Gianluca Benigno (Associate Professor), Paul De Grauwe (Professor), Lorenzo Codogno (Professor), Linda Yueh (Adjunct Professor)...

London School of Economics course: Behavioural Economics and the Modern Economy

by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 10, 2018 | CivicsNZ Project, ForesightNZ Project, LivestockNZ Project, OneOceanNZ Project, PublicScienceNZ Project, ReportingNZ Project, StrategyNZ Project, TacklingPovertyNZ Project, TalentNZ Project

I attended the Behavioural Economics and the Modern Economy course at the London School of Economics (LSE) from 11 to 15 June 2018. The teaching faculty included Matthew Levy (Assistant Professor), Nava Ashraf (Professor), Erik Eyster (Professor) and Dr Kristof...

Visit from University of Canterbury Masters students

by Eleanor Merton | Jun 29, 2018 | CivicsNZ Project, ForesightNZ Project, LivestockNZ Project, OneOceanNZ Project, PublicScienceNZ Project, ReportingNZ Project, StrategyNZ Project, TacklingPovertyNZ Project, TalentNZ Project

On Tuesday 26 June, 15 Masters in policy and governance students from the University of Canterbury visited the Institute to talk to Wendy about her work in politics, governance and policy. The students were curious and engaged and had prepared a list of questions for...