Navigate Our Good Ship Safely Through the Ice Fields Ahead!
The Voyage of a Lifetime Seminar, 1pm November 4th, DownStage Theatre, Cambridge Terrace, Wellington: Entrance free,
registration necessary at www.thevoyage.co.nz
New Zealand is sailing into an ice field of environmental, economic, social and intergenerational dangers. You only need
look at the current state of the national accounts, unemployment figures, the looming retirement crunch, record numbers
heading overseas, and the narrowing of the economy to know that we are doing something wrong, and need to change tack
fast to avoid full-speed collusions with our icebergs.
We, as New Zealanders, can’t get off this ship now it has sailed. But we can use our individual and collective influence
to steer the ship away from the worst dangers, or at the very least, slow down so we impact our icebergs with less speed
and better contingency plans.
The presenters for the afternoon are knowledgeable gentlefolk in their various professions. You’ll be taken through
icebergs and solutions by Rick Boven (environmental strategist), Bernard Hickey (finance editor), Rod Oram (business
journalist), Selwyn Pellett (technology entrepreneur), John Walley (CEO of New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters
Association), Arena Williams (President of Auckland University Students Association) and Rory McCourt (Incoming
President of the Victoria University Students Association). Public Address’ Russell Brown will be the MC for the
afternoon and stand-up comedian Michele A’Court will open the presentations.
Voyage of a Lifetime is organised by the Fabians, in association with Public Address. Registration for your free
boarding can be found here: www.thevoyage.co.nz