BEEHIVE TO BUSINESS WITH THE HONOURABLE LOUISE UPSTON
Welfare spending is projected to exceed $10 billion within three years, while 227,000 children live in benefit-dependent households. At our recent Wellington Chamber of Commerce Beehive to Business breakfast, Minister Louise Upston outlined a bold approach to address these challenges.
This session provided practical insights into:
- Strengthening the gap between welfare and work to make employment more financially attractive
- Creating employment pathways for welfare recipients, including parents and those with disabilities
- Developing New Zealand’s talent to support tourism recovery and broader economic growth
- Building effective partnerships between business, government and communities
Explore the full details, key statistics, and concrete actions your organisation can take to participate in these workforce development initiatives while supporting welfare reforms that benefit all New Zealanders.
About the Experts
Honourable Louise Upston currently serves as the Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, and Minister for Tourism and Hospitality.
Downloadable Resource
Allen + Clarke's Key Takeaways for Business Leaders
Get our key takeaways from Minister Upston's address, including our suggestions on what you can do next.Coming up
WEBINAR | AI Toolkit: Creating 4 Personalised AI Tools
Date: Thursday 30 October 2025 | 12:10 p.m. NZDT | 10:10 a.m. AEDT
You’ve watched Getting Started with AI and have been practising the core principles, but you’re still wrestling with over-enthusiastic generic responses, time-consuming prompt writing, and concerns about data security. There’s a better way.
This action-packed session shows you how to build four personalised AI tools that will completely transform your AI experience. Just like our Getting Started session, we won’t bore you with theory – we’ll cut straight to showing you exactly how to set these tools up so you can become truly AI-assisted at home or at work.
