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The Trust held its first Parliamentary Seminar of the year in March, focusing on the theme “Exercising Government through Parliament" where Joanne Mahon, Board Member and seminar Chair presided.
Corporate attendees from a variety of the Trust’s member industries and regions across New Zealand had the opportunity to hear from a range of speakers, watch Question Time from the public gallery, learn about Business Attachments and network with MPs over lunch. At the end of the day, they were joined by Wellington based corporate members of the Trust at a network event.
Rt Hon Gerry Brownlee MP discussed his role as the Speaker of the House, David Wilson talked about his duties as the Clerk of the House, Hon Scott Simpson MP and Camilla Belich MP provided insights into their roles as the Government Whip and Opposition Whip, Tim van de Molen MP discussed the role of Select Committees, Hon Simeon Brown MP shared his experiences as a Minister, Rt Hon Chris Hipkins MP discussed leading the Opposition, Hon Shane Jones talked about minor parties in a coalition government, Jason Walls provided insights into reporting on parliamentary affairs, and Dana Kirkpatrick MP and Jamie Arbuckle MP shared their experiences being first-term Members of Parliament.
Corporate attendees included representatives from AbbVie, AIA, Christchurch International Airport Limited, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Contact Energy Ltd, Fonterra, LandCorp, Lotto New Zealand, Manawa Energy, Meridian Energy, NZ Super Fund, Port of Auckland, PowerNet, Rio Tinto, Russell McVeagh, Spark New Zealand, Hato Hone St John, Suncorp Group, Tower Insurance, Transpower New Zealand, TVNZ, Westpac New Zealand, WSP, and Z Energy.
