Maxim Institute, with the support of the Law Foundation, is proud to announce the 10th Annual Sir John Graham Lecture will be delivered by Professor Jeremy Waldron, on Friday 28th July at the Heritage Hotel, Auckland.

Professor Waldron is University Professor at New York University School of Law teaching legal and political philosophy, and in 2008, he delivered our inaugural John Graham Lecture, entitled Parliamentary Recklessness. 

For ticket information and purchasing, email rsvp@maxim.org.nz.

We gratefully acknowledge The New Zealand Law Foundation’s support of this event. 

The Auckland Fabians invite you to hear Max Rashbrooke discuss his new report, Bridges Both Ways: Transforming the openness of New Zealand government.

The 21st century demands a different kind of government: more transparent, more fluid, more open to the direct participation of citizens, more strongly protected against vested interests.
New Zealand is not yet offering that. A long-standing record of scoring well on international rankings for integrity and openness has lulled it into a complacent attitude. While there is much to be proud of, there are also serious problems, as repeatedly highlighted by
international surveys. Political donations are badly regulated, official information laws are being circumvented, and opportunities for deep citizen engagement with politics are limited.
New Zealand is passing up the chance to get on board the latest global push for greater openness, which is being impelled both by advances in technology and citizens’ growing expectations of greater transparency in many parts of their lives.
With a general election looming, now is the perfect time to think about what kind of government we want and need for the 21st century. Come hear Max Rashbrooke discuss the innovative solutions in his new report, Bridges Both Ways, published by the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University.