Recent Events

The Trust warmly congratulates Keelan Heesterman (Youth MP representing Anna Lorck, MP for Tukituki) winner of the 2022 Youth Parliament Competition.

The first President’s dinner since the 2019 COVID lockdown was held on 22 June 2022.

The 29th Annual Meeting was held on 1 June.

Our seminar on the machinery of Government and Parliament - Taking a Closer Look held on 12 May, attracted several attendees from the first seminar, who were building on their experience and learnings from the first seminar.

At the first seminar Exercising Government through Parliament, we were pleased to hear from Hon Grant Robertson representing the Prime Minister and Hon Judith Collins MP.

The Trust’s second seminar of the year was held in the Parliament Banquet Hall whereby Corporate Members were given a run-down on the internal workings of the New Zealand House

The 28th Annual General Meeting of the Trust took place at Parliament on 29 July following a Board meeting.

Exercising Government through Parliament

The Trust held its first, delayed seminar on July 1st – Exercising Government through Parliament.

On Wednesday 11 September, The New Zealand Business & Parliament Trust and the Rt Hon Mr Speaker Trevor Mallard MP hosted the President’s Dinner for the Trust’s corporate ch

As an extension of the Business Study Programme scheme, each year the Trust organises two Business Overviews where a prominent guest speaker is invited to talk to MPs and Corpor