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  • Should the Reserve Bank target unemployment as well as inflation? Will the new government abolish the dual mandate?

    nonaBack in 1989 – near the end of the fourth Labour government – the inflation-busting Reserve Bank Act was passed. Labour has shifted well away from the Rogernomics of that decade, and in 2021 Grant Robertson added maximum sustainable employment to the bank’s mandate - with the support of coalition partner NZ First.

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  • The next three years – the job ahead for Labour, Greens and Te Pāti Māori

    The Fabians had a session on Nov 14th reflecting on the elections. Our panel of Simon Wilson, Senior Writer at NZ Herald, Bridie Witton, Stuff Press Gallery Reporter and Ollie Neas, freelance writer used the election results as a springboard to target some of the key issues for Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori as they head into opposition.

    Coverage can be found here

  • Rob Campbell on Pae Ora Health Reforms

    Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Pae Ora health reforms with you.

    Since I was sacked by the Health Minister I have taken time to reflect on the experience and to make a considered assessment of what I learned in the process. My intention tonight is to share that with you, making the assumption that we share common ground in wanting to have an effective, efficient, excellent and equitable public health service.

    If anyone does not want that, I don’t really have anything useful to share with you.

    Read more: Rob Campbell on Pae Ora Health Reforms

  • Interview transcript: Ambassador Wang Xiaolong with NZ Fabian Society

    Hello, my name is Mike Smith, from the New Zealand Fabian Society. It's my great pleasure today to interview Ambassador Wang Xiaolong from the People's Republic of China to talk with us about China's values. I heard Ambassador Wang speak at a meeting convened by the Institute of International RelationsNZIIA last year and in the course of that meeting, he addressed the question of China's values and said, "China's choice for values, social system and path to modernity is made by our own people, based on our own history, culture and realities. All these choices have proven to be suitable and effective to solve China's problems and meet the needs of the Chinese people".

    Read more: Interview transcript: Ambassador Wang Xiaolong with NZ Fabian Society

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June McCabe – Maori Economic Taskforce

June has extensive experience in a diverse range of sectors at governance and senior management levels. Her career began in the public sector till 1993 after which she embarked on an investment and corporate banking career. Over the last 5 years she has been involved in management consultancy and the development of innovation based funds.

 

She has also had extensive experience as a Company Director since 1994 having held Board positions including the Accident Compensation Commission, Housing New Zealand, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund as a founding Board member, Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute, Television New Zealand, Chairman of Payworks, a payment technology business, Chairman of TalkingTech a global technology company. She is currently on the Boards of Avanti Finance, Northland District Health, Te Wananga o Aotearoa, Te Waka Pupuri Putea Ltd and other private and not for profit entities.

 

Due to her strong interest in Maori economic development June over the years has been involved in a number of Government advisory and policy forums at senior levels including Chairman of the Maori Economic Commission and more recently Chair of the Capital, Investment and Enterprise work stream for the Maori Economic Taskforce.