
About the event
From a modest upbringing in South Dunedin to the highest echelons of public service in New Zealand and the UK, Len’s career has spanned five decades, two hemispheres, and some of the most important shifts in government policy, data transparency, and public trust. This book captures not just the facts of that career, but the principles and values that guided it — from census reform and Māori data sovereignty to the quiet power of public service done well.
All welcome!
Len Cook ( Govt statistician 1992-2000) has written a memoir and will be in conversation with Ian Fraser. Wednesday 29TH April, 12:30pm,
Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis Street.
All welcome!
NB: this is the rescheduled event from April 21st.
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