Events
We are committed to positively influencing public policy by empowering New Zealanders to have the uncomfortable, but necessary, conversations that are required to enable New Zealand to realise its potential.
The McGuinness Institute hosts a variety of events to share ideas and facilitate and encourage this public discussion and debate. Our events tend to fit into one of four categories: youth-policy workshops, webinars, talk series or panel discussions.
Youth-policy workshops
Our youth-policy workshops aim to provide young people with an insight into the machinery of government. These workshops run for 1–3 days.
Webinars
Webinars aim to bring a diverse range of people together to discuss an issue. They tend to focus on interesting people and/or topics.
Talk series
Talk series aim to introduce a number of different speakers under one particular topic. These series tend to run for half a year, usually with one session per month.
Panel discussions
Panel discussions include a small number of chosen panelists and aim to provide an interesting conversation on a particular topic.
Past events
The Institute keeps a record of and briefly summarises all the events it hosts. Go to Past events for links to blog posts detailing key insights, links to any recordings we have of events, and links to any relevant publications. We also endeavour to upload recordings of our events to our YouTube channel.
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