A Spirited Conversation on a Future Generations Act for Aotearoa NZ
Our political system struggles to account for the long term: climate breakdown, housing unaffordability, biodiversity loss. Tomorrow Together is a movement for intergenerational fairness initiated by the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and launched in Parliament last month. It was hosted by the youngest MPs from parties across the political spectrum, with reflections from former Prime Ministers - Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Jim Bolger (just before his death).
Come along to this FREE Spirited Conversation to learn more about this initiative from campaign lead Sophie Handford and Thomas Blakie (Ngāi Tahu and member of the rangatahi leadership crew).
Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025.
Time: 6 to 7.30pm.
Location: Aldersgate (309 Durham Street North, Central City).
Cost: FREE. Parking and bike racks are available off Chester Street West.
The Tomorrow Together Discussion Document includes a proposal for a Future Generations Act (which has several international precedents), as a cornerstone for long-term decision-making that puts people and planet first, and learns from te ao Māori.
Find out more about Tomorrow Together.
Contact Aldersgate for more information on this seminar or upcoming talks in the Spirited Conversations series (stewards[at]aldersgate.org.nz).
This seminar is part of a monthly series of Spirited Conversations sponsored by Durham Street Methodists - as part of their commitment to bringing critical thinking, and ethical and spiritual insights to important issues of the day for the city and its diverse people.
About the speakers
Sophie Handford is an activist and former Councillor, having founded the School Strike 4 Climate movement in Aotearoa and then gone on to serve two terms on the Kapiti Coast District Council. She believes strongly in the need for us to step into the responsibility of being good ancestors in the midst of intersecting crises, which is the spirit central to Tomorrow Together, a campaign she is now working on at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Aotearoa.
Thomas Blakie is a youth advocate focused on intergenerational justice. He has worked with his iwi authority Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu on strategic policy, served as a UNICEF Young Ambassador, and is now part of the rangatahi leadership group for Tomorrow Together. He is currently undertaking a Master of Policy and Governance focusing on Ngāi Tahu governance and economies in the Ōtākaro-Avon River Corridor.