We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa by Chris McDowall and Tim Denee (2019) Revisiting Tomorrow newspaper, McGuinness Institute.

KiMuaNZ: Exploring climate futures, McGuinness Institute.Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance, Stephanie Gibson, Matariki Williams and Puawai Cairns.

Where Power Stops: The Making and Unmaking of Presidents and Prime Ministers, David Runciman.

Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the World, Christopher Wylie.

The Narrow Corridor, Daron Acemoglu and James A.

We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa, Chris McDowall and Tim Denee.

With these in mind, the texts we gave to the Prime Minister and other political party leaders are: We may sometimes change direction throughout the year in response to new information, people or events. We work year-by-year although we generally have a sense of direction, we are not limited to deliverables. Since we started selecting a list of summer reading books with the Prime Minister in mind, we were looking to put together a collection that would shed light on the challenges that might eventuate. The whole process, from thinking to selecting, is important as it also helps to shape the Institute’s work programme. Finally, I always like to showcase some great New Zealand books, particularly those that are quirky and original.įor me, the choice of books define what I am thinking about and what I am worried about. I always aim to add a fun book: something that warms my heart and gives me hope. But we also look for gender diversity and a variety of topics (e.g. deep and narrow books tend to be written by a subject specialist versus broad and general books which are often written by a thinker). image, data and narrative-based texts) or intensities (e.g. We rarely choose similar books, instead we look for a range of different formats (e.g. The gift of a book tends to say a lot about the giver as well as the receiver, and a collection of books says even more. The Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List is personal, but it is also about public good – what does the Prime Minister of New Zealand need to know or think about as we move into 2020 – the year of perfect ’20/20′ vision? Choosing books for a friend or an acquaintance is a real treat it gives you an opportunity to think about that person’s character, what they mean to you and what they might enjoy learning about.

#NoFly by Shaun Hendy