See Helen Clark's interview with Paul Polman on the importance of food and fibre production, and how to earn more from the sector without putting more pressure on the environment or people working in the sector.

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Fascinating, deeply concerning analysis of a decline in New Zealanders’ confidence about our country and its prospects in the years ahead. Addressing and reversing this trend should be a central priority for politicians, business leaders and civil society.

Great to see this interim project already delivering impressive results

‘It’s possible to create a #foodsystem that is #climate positive, nature positive, people positive, can feed the world, make it healthy for citizens… and result in not too much pressure on prices consumers have to pay’ Paul Polman
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‘We know what to do, we have the #technology , funding; the question is, do we have the will power?’
Paul Polman on creating a climate, nature & people positive food system that can feed the world w/out putting too much pressure on consumer prices Mahi a Rongo | Helen Clark Foundation discussion

Great turnout for the Helen Clark Foundation breakfast webinar hosted by Russell McVeagh to launch the joint Helen Clark Foundation/ NZIER Pathways to Prosperity report authored by Bill Kaye-Blake and Todd Krieble.
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Excellent discussion on long COVID. As always over history of COVID, Australian officials only benefit from NZ insights and actions. Well worth watching if you are an Australian chief health officer tasked with protecting public health. Mahi a Rongo | Helen Clark Foundation Burnet Institute

In the latest Helen Clark's Diary, Mahi a Rongo | Helen Clark Foundation turns five, the war in #Gaza , Blake Awards, a video recording of my conversation with Sir Geoffrey Palmer, bike riding in cities, and more.
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Interesting thread on which stories are covered by media and which are not - and the role of analytics

Janette Sadik-Khan 3/ Pleased that Mahi a Rongo | Helen Clark Foundation partnered with The Urban Room Auckland Council to host visionary former New York City transport chief Janette Sadik-Khan in Auckland. Our cities must be designed for & with people for inclusion, resilience & sustainability. WSP in New Zealand Kali Mercier Peter Byard Davis

2/ life.
“Our job,” says Janette Sadik-Khan, “isn’t to create a slightly less dysfunctional version of the city we have today. It’s to act as agents of the city we want to see, in five, 10, 20 years. Not just managing challenges, but innovating and taking action to transcend them.”

And if you're in the right time zone, do tune in to this Long Covid webinar hosted by Helen Clark with a stellar panel!
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As New Zealand cities reimagine their streets, they could look to Wellington. Winner of a Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure grant, Wellington has ambitious biking goals, leadership & a cycle caravan of committed people to get it there globaldesigningcities.org/update/press-r…