Looking forward to being “taken out of my comfort zone into areas that challenge and stretch me” is Kirsty Pillay-Hansen. The National Training manager for the Foundation for Youth Development is participant in the Leadership New Zealand 2010 Programme – thanks to sponsorship from NZ Management magazine. She is one of 30 people undertaking course that taps into the knowledge of leaders across the full spectrum of New Zealand’s private, public and not-for-profit sectors, exploring issues affecting the country’s future as they also explore their own values, philosophies and beliefs. The 2010 programme kicked off last month with cocktail launch (see Focus p 12) at which Kirsty (pictured left) was presented with her scholarship certificate by Mediaweb publisher Toni Myers.
Agri experts warn New Zealand’s food and fibre future could arrive by default rather than by design
Management Editorial Team
June 24, 2026
Despite near universal optimism in the rural sector, a panel of New Zealand’s leading food and agri minds say the sector must be intentional about its future path if it’s
