Beyond the farm...
20/01/09 17:42
If you haven’t seen ‘Beyond the Farm and the Theme Park’ yet, we encourage you to take a look. This is a thought-provoking documentary from Paul Callaghan on New Zealand and its economic future. Paul is on a mission - to try and save New Zealand from a poor future. It’s 45 minutes but if you can - down-load it. He’s a captivating and very motivational speaker.
He says that earnings from farming and tourism won’t save New Zealand without adversely affecting the environment. Instead we should focus on our fine tradition of creativity and innovation. He believes high-tech companies will play a leading role in economic growth in New Zealand’s future.
In the documentary he also interviews:
Richard Taylor – Weta Workshop
Stephen Tindall – The Warehouse
Neville Jordan – Endeavour Capital
David Skilling – The New Zealand Institute
Di McCarthy – The Royal Society of New Zealand
Michael Chick – Tait Electronics
Andrew Wilson – Photonic Innovations
Murray Broom/Hans van der Voorn - Australo
Mike Daniell – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Rod Oram – Financial Journalist
Andrew Coy – Magritek
He says that earnings from farming and tourism won’t save New Zealand without adversely affecting the environment. Instead we should focus on our fine tradition of creativity and innovation. He believes high-tech companies will play a leading role in economic growth in New Zealand’s future.
In the documentary he also interviews:
Richard Taylor – Weta Workshop
Stephen Tindall – The Warehouse
Neville Jordan – Endeavour Capital
David Skilling – The New Zealand Institute
Di McCarthy – The Royal Society of New Zealand
Michael Chick – Tait Electronics
Andrew Wilson – Photonic Innovations
Murray Broom/Hans van der Voorn - Australo
Mike Daniell – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Rod Oram – Financial Journalist
Andrew Coy – Magritek
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