The speakers for our next free seminar, in Auckland on Monday 30th August, are Susan St John and Sue Bradford.

Sue will examine what this Government is trying to do with the Welfare Working Group, background the current situation with child poverty, and look at some of the ways forward.

Susan asks the questions 'Why didn’t we fix child poverty when we had the chance? Working for Families is a lost opportunity? Is a Universal Child Benefit the answer, or is there another way?'

Both speakers will outline what they consider to be the way forward and the best ways for us to act.

Dr Susan St John Child Poverty Action Group

Sue Bradford Alternative Welfare Working Group

This is a burning moral and economic issue for our society, so please come and join the debate. The Auckland free seminar will be held 5.30-7.30pm, Monday 30th August, in Room 310, Decima Glenn, Owen Glenn Building, University of Auckland Business School.

You can register on our web site. If you know of others who may be interested, please take advantage of the 'Tell a Friend' feature on the registration page.

Our first seminar in the Resilient Economy Series identified a number of key factors hampering New Zealand's real economy. These included the need for a more stable currency, encouragement of more investment in our productive enterprises and the negative impact of the current implementation of monetary policy. We now look to some of the options for addressing these problems.

Dr Rick Boven Director of the New Zealand Institute

Ganesh Nana BERL Economics

This next event sees Ganesh Nana of BERL Economics, a provocative commentator from other Fabian seminars, discuss with Rick Boven from the New Zealand Institute exactly what we need to do to build a truly Resilient New Zealand Economy. The New Zealand Institute is an independent think-tank with its own project focussed on improving New Zealand's competitive strength.

These issues are important for our future, so please come and join the debate. This free seminar will be held 5.30-7.30pm, Monday 23rd August, at Connolly Hall, 40 Hill St, Thorndon. Register here to ensure your place, as the recent Auckland seminar was standing room only.