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Day 1: Sunday 09 December 2012
Time | Event | Speakers and Guests |
Location |
8.00pm | LongTermNZ registration, welcome and introduction to workshop group members and the Institute interns designated to your group.
Exercise 1: Purpose |
Niki Lomax (McGuinness Institute) Maria English (Intern) Penny Garty (Intern) Josie McGuinness (Intern) |
Gourmet Stay Hotel, 25 Frederick Street, Te Aro |
Day 2: Monday 10 December 2012
Time | Event | Speakers and Guests |
Location |
8.00 – 8.30am | LongTermNZ participant meeting
Exercise 2: Key Messages |
Wendy McGuinness (McGuinness Institute) | Ground Floor Foyer, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
8.30 – 9.00am | Affording our Future Conference registration | Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay | |
9.00 – 9.30am | Welcome and introductions | Professor Bob Buckle (Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Commerce in the Victoria Business School), Gabriel Makhlouf |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
9.30 – 11am | Conference session 1: FISCAL FRAMEWORKS AND PROJECTIONS
Chair: Professor Norman Gemmell |
Professor Bob Buckle What role does the concept of sustainability play in NZ’s current fiscal framework? Geoff Bascand Dr Girol Karacaoglu |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
11.00 – 11.30am | Morning tea | ||
11.30 – 1.00pm | Conference session 2: THE CONTEXT FOR OUR CHOICES
Chair: Professor Norman Gemmell |
Professor Chris Cunningham The Māori and Pasifika perspective Omar Aziz Professor Ross Guest |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
1.00 – 2.00pm | Lunch (supplied by conference organisers) | ||
2.00 – 3.00pm | Conference session 3: POPULATION AGEING AND THE ROLE OF THE STATE
Chair:Dr Girol Karacaoglu Conference session 4: TAX Chair: Dr Girol Karacaoglu |
Professor Michael Belgrave The history of social policy in New Zealand Dr Patrick Nolan Professor Norman Gemmell and Professor John Creedy |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
3.30 – 4.00pm | Afternoon tea | ||
4.00 – 5.30pm | Conference session 5: RETIREMENT INCOME POLICY
Chair: Professor Bob Buckle |
Diana Crossan, Dr Susan St John, Andrew Coleman What reform options exist in the area of retirement income policy? Is raising the superannuation age really a ‘silver bullet’ as many believe? What role should retirement income play in our social welfare system? |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
END OF DAY ONE AFFORDING OUR FUTURE CONFERENCE | |||
5.30 – 6.00pm | Break – this will give you 30 minutes to walk along the waterfront to the McGuinness Institute if weather permits. |
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6.00 – 7.30pm | Workshop session: ‘Pizza Session’ at the McGuinness Institute Pizza arrives at 6:30pm |
Dr Patrick Nolan, Reform
Paul Goldsmith, National List MP Becky Prebble and Neil Cribben, Treasury |
McGuinness Institute, Level 2, 5 Cable Street |
7.30pm | Workshop session: A discussion with the designers
Exercise 3: Values and Imagery |
Gillian McCarthy (lead), Angus McBryde and Kieran Stowers | McGuinness Institute, Level 2, 5 Cable Street |
9.00pm | Finished for the day – participants return to accommodation. |
Day 3: Tuesday 11 December 2012
Time | Event | Speakers and Guests |
Location |
8:00 – 8:30am | LongTermNZ participant meeting | Wendy McGuinness (McGuinness Institute) | Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
8.30 – 10.00am | Conference session 6: HEALTH POLICY
Chair: Professor Bob Buckle Conference session 7: THE PROCESS FOR CHANGE Chair: Professor Bob Buckle |
Professor Nick Mays With health expenditure projected to double as a proportion of GDP by 2060 if left unchecked, what is driving this growth and what options are available to address it? Colin James |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
10.00 – 10.30am | Morning tea | ||
10.30 – 12.00pm | Conference session 8: POLITICAL ECONOMY PERSPECTIVES
Chair: Professor Norman Gemmell |
Sir Michael Cullen, Rt. Hon Simon Upton How would two former senior government ministers address New Zealand’s fiscal challenges? |
Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
12.00 – 12.30pm | Conference session 9: A VIEW FROM THE TREASURY | Dr Girol Karacaoglu | Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
12.30 – 1.00pm | Conference session 10: SUMMING UP | Professor Bob Buckle | Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay |
END OF DAY TWO AFFORDING OUR FUTURE CONFERENCE |
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1.00 – 4.00pm | Free time for participants (participants purchase their own lunch in town) | ||
4:00 – 4:30pm | Case Study: EmpowerNZ | Wendy McGuinness | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace |
4.30 – 5.30pm | Workshop session: How do you communicate tough and complex issues |
Chris Laidlaw, broadcaster | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace |
5:30 – 6:30pm | Workshop session: Designers outline options and participants vote on look and feel |
Gillian McCarthy (lead), Angus McBryde and Kieran Stowers | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace |
7.00 – 8.30pm | Dinner at Gourmet Stay: All participants are most welcome but this is optional. Participants walk to Gourmet Stay if weather permits. |
Gourmet Stay, 25 Frederick Street, Te Aro |
Day 4: Wednesday 12 December 2012
Time | Event | Speakers and Guests |
Location |
8.00 – 9.30am | Workshop session: Group presentations from the dinner session. | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace | |
9.30 – 10.30am | Workshop session: | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace | |
10.30 – 11.00am | Morning tea | ||
11.00 – 1.00pm | Workshop session: | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace | |
1.00 – 1.30pm | Lunch | ||
1.30 – 2.30pm | Workshop session: | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace | |
2.30 – 3.30pm | Workshop session: What as a society do we see as the role of government in 40 years? |
Andrew Gawith, economist | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace |
3.30 – 4.00pm | Afternoon tea | ||
4.00 – 6.30pm | Workshop session: | Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace | |
6.30 – 8.30pm | Workshop session: Workshop dinner |
Becky Prebble and Neil Cribbens, Treasury | Nicolini’s Italian Restaurant, 26 Courtenay Place |
8.30pm onwards | Workshop session: Flow over session on final document |
McGuinness Institute, Level 2, 5 Cable Street |
Day 5: Thursday 13 December 2012
Time | Event | Speakers and Guests |
Location |
9.00 – 10.00am | Workshop session: Preparation for session with Hon Bill English |
Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace |
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10.00 – 11.00am | Workshop session: Tough questions about New Zealand’s long-term future |
Hon Bill English, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Paul Goldsmith, |
Treasury, Level 5, 1 The Terrace |
11.00 – 11.30am | Morning tea | ||
11.30 – 12.00pm | Participants walk along the waterfront to the Wharewaka if weather permits. | ||
12.00 – 1.00pm | Presentation of Draft Youth Statement on New Zealand’s Long-Term Fiscal Position 2012 | Te Wharewaka o Poneke, 15 Jervois Quay | |
1.00 – 2.00pm | Lunch | Te Wharewaka o Poneke, 15 Jervois Quay | |
Please note: the following two sessions were late additions to the programme. |
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5.00 – 6.30pm | Christmas drinks with Dr John Volpe | Dr John Volpe, Seafood Ecology Research Group (SERG), British Columbia, Canada | Te Wharewaka o Poneke, 15 Jervois Quay |
Day 6: Friday 14 December 2012
Time | Event | Speakers and Guests |
Location |
10.00 – 11.30am | Obstacles and opportunities for New Zealand in the Long Term. |
Sam Morgan |
McGuinness Institute, Level 2, 5 Cable Street |
12.00 – 1.00pm | Pizza lunch |
McGuinness Institute, Level 2, 5 Cable Street |
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WORKSHOP OFFICIALLY ENDS |