In 1997, FTA identified a number of areas making up our society as being important going into the 21st century. Eminent New Zealanders were invited to write a paper covering a specific section. The papers were collectively published as ‘Our Country our Choices’.  The chapters of the publication  are shown below and can be accessed by clicking on the hyper-linked title. 

Contents

Preface
Malcolm Menzies

What is Futures Thinking?
Malcolm Menzies

Community Ethics: New Zealand by 2020
Lloyd Geering

Conservation: Extinction Wave or Healing Tide
Geoff Park

Aotearoa/New Zealand by the Year 2020: Maori and European Perspectives
Morrie Love

New Zealand in the World Community
Roger Peren

The New Zealand Economy in 2020
Murray Gough

Work
Heather Newell

New Zealand Health Futures
George Salmond

Education
Harvey McQueen

Energy
Wayne Makeig

Future of Local Government
Phil McDermott

Central Government in the Future
Margaret Clark