Auckland Branch Christmas Garden Party
Dr Richard Grant, Chair, New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
12-4pm, Saturday 17 December 2022
Auckland
John Kinder House, 2 Ayr Street, Parnell Auckland
All NZIIA Auckland Branch members. their partners and guests are invited to a Christmas garden party at Kinder House on 17 December.
The event will be held outdoors if the weather is fine, or indoors if wet.
BYO plate + bottle.
The event will include a short talk by Dr Richard Grant, Chair of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, and Dr Stephen Hoadley, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland on 'NZIIA and international challenges'.
Space is limited so please RSVP to nziiaakl@gmail.com by Weds, 14 December.
Programme
Noon. Arrival and greeting by host Gary Russell, Chair of NZIIA Auckland Branch.
12.15pm. Briefing by Dr.Richard Grant, National Chair of NZIIA, on the Board's aims and future directions, in particular how the NZIIA can best respond in 2023 to changing international challenges.
12.45pm Mini-talk by Professor Stephen Hoadley and NZIIA Life Member on 'New words for old paradigms?' Suggestions on how best to characterize the current complex and fluid international system.
Questions and comments are welcome. Recommended reading: Roberto Rabel, 'Winning the new Cold War'.
1.15pm Adjournment of formalities. Mix, mingle pot;uck food and drink.
3 pm finish.
About Dr Richard Grant
Dr Richard Grant was previously Vice-Chair of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and is current Chair of the Institute’s Hawkes Bay branch. He was the Executive Director of the Asia New Zealand Foundation from 2008 to 2012. Dr Grant had a distinguished diplomatic career over 40 years working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Pacific, Europe, Australia and Asia. He is a former New Zealand Ambassador in Bonn and Paris and a former High Commissioner in London and Singapore. He has also represented New Zealand at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and held other senior positions including Deputy Secretary for External Economic and Trade Policy. He was chair of the Arts Council of New Zealand from 2013 to 2017. Dr Grant was educated at Victoria University of Wellington and received his doctorate at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France. In 1999 he was a Visiting Scholar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and in 2004 was a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University.
About Dr Stephen Hoadley
Dr Stephen Hoadley is a veteran academic, media commentator, and public speaker. He is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland where he taught a graduate course on Economic Statecraft. He is Corresponding Editor of NZ International Review and a former Chairman of the Auckland Branch and an Honorary Vice President of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs.
All NZIIA Auckland Branch members. their partners and guests are invited to a Christmas garden party at Kinder House on 17 December.
The event will be held outdoors if the weather is fine, or indoors if wet.
BYO plate + bottle.
The event will include a short talk by Dr Richard Grant, Chair of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, and Dr Stephen Hoadley, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland on 'NZIIA and international challenges'.
Space is limited so please RSVP to nziiaakl@gmail.com by Weds, 14 December.
Programme
Noon. Arrival and greeting by host Gary Russell, Chair of NZIIA Auckland Branch.
12.15pm. Briefing by Dr.Richard Grant, National Chair of NZIIA, on the Board's aims and future directions, in particular how the NZIIA can best respond in 2023 to changing international challenges.
12.45pm Mini-talk by Professor Stephen Hoadley and NZIIA Life Member on 'New words for old paradigms?' Suggestions on how best to characterize the current complex and fluid international system.
Questions and comments are welcome. Recommended reading: Roberto Rabel, 'Winning the new Cold War'.
1.15pm Adjournment of formalities. Mix, mingle pot;uck food and drink.
3 pm finish.
About Dr Richard Grant
Dr Richard Grant was previously Vice-Chair of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and is current Chair of the Institute’s Hawkes Bay branch. He was the Executive Director of the Asia New Zealand Foundation from 2008 to 2012. Dr Grant had a distinguished diplomatic career over 40 years working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Pacific, Europe, Australia and Asia. He is a former New Zealand Ambassador in Bonn and Paris and a former High Commissioner in London and Singapore. He has also represented New Zealand at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and held other senior positions including Deputy Secretary for External Economic and Trade Policy. He was chair of the Arts Council of New Zealand from 2013 to 2017. Dr Grant was educated at Victoria University of Wellington and received his doctorate at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France. In 1999 he was a Visiting Scholar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and in 2004 was a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University.
About Dr Stephen Hoadley
Dr Stephen Hoadley is a veteran academic, media commentator, and public speaker. He is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland where he taught a graduate course on Economic Statecraft. He is Corresponding Editor of NZ International Review and a former Chairman of the Auckland Branch and an Honorary Vice President of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs.
Membership
NZIIA membership is open to anyone interested in understanding the importance of global affairs to the political and economic well-being of New Zealand.