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Rethinking Economics - Queenstown

  • Lake Hayes Pavilion 719 Lake Hayes-Arrow Junction Highway Lake Hayes, Otago, 9371 New Zealand (map)

Event Details: Hosted by Gareth Hughes from the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa, the Repurposing Economics session seeks to look beyond GDP and explore what an economy where people and nature thrive looks like, and more importantly, what steps are needed to put this into action.

The presentation will serve up opportunities to learn from te ao Māori approaches, doughnut economics, degrowth and circular thinking and celebrate New Zealand's wellbeing and business success stories.

Cost: $25

Meet Your Speakers:

Gareth Hughes: Gareth is the Country Lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa, a charitable trust focused on redesigning our economic systems so they deliver wellbeing for people and planet. He is also the chairperson of SAFE, New Zealand’s largest animal advocacy organisation and a political commentator for RNZ and other media outlets. Gareth served as a Green Member of Parliament for a decade where he chaired the Social Service and Community Select Committee was the Green Party’s whip and strategist.

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