Building an Economy for all New Zealanders

Progressive parties need a clear account of how wealth is created in the economy. Recent international debates have moved on from narrow ideas of what role the state can play in the economy, and there is broad interest in a new economic narrative that does not simply require government to get out of the way of market forces.

This event will share emerging ideas about how new thinking on industrial policy can support Labour’s economic narrative leading into the next election, and how a more ambitious role for the state can open up new possibilities for shaping an economy that works for all New Zealanders.

Speakers:

·      Toby Moore (Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is the co-chair of the Economic Development Policy Committee and a member of the Policy Council. He is a doctoral candidate at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington and was previously a senior adviser to former Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

·      Rachel Mackintosh is National Secretary of E tū and Vice President of the Council of Trade Unions. She is a member of Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council and was union co-chair of the Industry Transformation Plan for advanced manufacturing.

·      George Hampton is Executive Director at the UN Foundation, where he leads work on systemic responses to climate change, inequality, and global governance. He has advised leaders at the UN and in New Zealand, including Helen Clark, and has worked across climate justice, disarmament, and international development. He ran as the Labour candidate for North Shore in 2023 and chairs the Industrial Policy group of the Economic Policy Committee