McGuinness Institute

Founded in 2004, McGuinness Institute is a think tank based in Wellington, New Zealand working on education, democracy & civil society, environment & climate +1 more.

The McGuinness Institute (Te Hononga Waka) is a non-partisan think tank based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was founded in 2004 by Wendy McGuinness as a privately funded, non-profit think tank, initially named the Sustainable Future Institute and renamed the McGuinness Institute in 2012. The Institute applies hindsight, insight and foresight to explore major challenges and opportunities facing New Zealand over the long term. Its work includes evidence-based research, think pieces, working and discussion papers, submissions, workshops and policy analysis on social, economic and environmental issues. It places a primary focus on educating young New Zealanders and works with government organisations, NGOs, iwi, hapū and Pasifika organisations to build New Zealand's social capital. The Institute also operates the James Duncan Reference Library, which holds a collection of over 5000 publications on future-thinking, strategy, and New Zealand history, and is open to the public by appointment. It is funded primarily by the McGuinness Foundation Trust, and accepts financial and book donations without donor restrictions.