by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 14, 2015 | Project TalentNZ
Hannah Steiner-Mitchell, our project manager and research analyst, is leaving us for the beautiful streets of Budapest. There, she intends to research her family history, with the goal of writing a book about her grandparents’ lives. Hannah’s grandparents, along with...
by Wendy McGuinness | Nov 11, 2015 | Project TalentNZ
Good news this week, Professor Lionel Carter, a patron of the Institute, was presented with the 2015 Hutton Medal. Lionel advised and wrote the foreword in the One Ocean report, which we published earlier this year. He also continues to guide our work programme on...
by Wendy McGuinness | Oct 30, 2015 | Patrons, Project TalentNZ
I had some very sad news this week – New Zealand lost Kevin Simpkins. I have known and worked with Kevin over the length of my career. He was also a patron of the McGuinness Institute. I valued his intellect, patience, wisdom and ethics. He worked hard to...
by admin | May 18, 2015 | Project TalentNZ
We at the Institute were delighted to hear of former policy analyst James Tremlett’s appointment as a Global Fellow in Marine Conservation at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. James will venture to America in July to begin his tenure, during which he...
by Wendy McGuinness | Aug 1, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
Our Head of Research Renata Mokena-Lodge is leaving us for the sunny shores of Tanzania on Monday. Where she will work for American NGO; Asylum Access to provide legal advice to refugees. Asylum Access is an international non-profit organisation working towards the...