OUR WORK > TOMORROW, TOGETHER
What if our politics was accountable to future generations and te taiao?
What is Tomorrow Together?
Tomorrow Together is a movement for intergenerational fairness in Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s grounded in the belief that the choices we make today should ensure a thriving future for generations to come. At the centre of the campaign is a call for a Future Generations Act: a cornerstone for long-term decision-making that puts people and planet first.
This legislation would require public bodies to consider long-term impacts and future wellbeing in every major decision. But this campaign is about more than just passing a law, it’s also about sparking a cultural shift based on the intergenerational thinking at the heart of te ao Māori. We want to build a governance system that looks beyond short-term political cycles and deeply invests in the future we’re leaving behind.
A discussion document is on its way in September 2025, which will be popped on this website, outlining existing thinking and work in this space, in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad. It will also paint a picture of how the Act could work in practice, and what wider changes would help embed intergenerational fairness across our political, economic, and social systems.
Our Vision and Values
We envision a future where our children, grandchildren, and those yet to come inherit an Aotearoa that is just, thriving, and resilient. A country where long-term thinking shapes every major policy, investment, and decision; and where the wellbeing of future generations is central to the actions we take today.
To get there, we believe the choices made now must lay the foundations for that future. That means caring for our environment, strengthening our communities, and building systems that prioritise collective intergenerational thriving.
Guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we’re standing for a better tomorrow, together, grounded in shared responsibility across generations.
Why it matters
Right now, our political system struggles to account for the long term. Climate breakdown, housing unaffordability, biodiversity loss; these are decisions that compound over time. We need change that lasts. We need tools that ensure the future is part of the conversation.
Join the movement — Sign the Charter
We’re building a coalition of individuals, organisations and communities who are ready to stand up for intergenerational fairness.
By signing the Tomorrow Together Charter, you’re saying:
Yes — I believe in a better future.
Yes — I want Aotearoa to lead the way.
Yes — I’m keen to help make it happen.
This is your invitation to be part of the movement — to share your voice, spread the word, and help shape this campaign from the ground up.
Where we are at
In the coming months, we’ll be releasing our first Tomorrow Together discussion document — a tool to spark conversations across Aotearoa about what it really means to put future generations at the heart of our decisions.
We’ll also be continuing to build momentum with MPs, local leaders, and decision-makers who share this vision, and launching new storytelling content on social media to grow the movement.
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Meeting at parliament
Jamie Harknett and Thomas Blakie, rangatahi leaders in our future generations mahi, joined Gareth Hughes and Sophie Handford from our WEAll Aotearoa team to meet with Tom Rutherford (National) and Arena Williams (Labour) - the youngest MPs in their respective parties.
We’re grateful for Arena and Tom’s ongoing interest, and for the thoughtful kōrero we shared. Together, we’re working towards hosting a wider cross-party forum later this year, to unpack how we could do long-term thinking better, and to kōrero across party lines.
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Presenting at the Economy for Public Good Conference
Thomas, Jamie and Miro from our rangatahi group presented at the Economy for Public Good Conference 2024.
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We commissioned polling from Talbot Mills
In 2024 WEAll Aotearoa commissioned a nationwide survey to discover what people in Aotearoa think the purpose and success of the economy is, including questions about the interests of future generations.
WEAll is not alone in calling for this approach
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Tokona Te Raki - Māori Futures
The social innovation entity of Kāi Tahu, Tokona Te Raki, advocate for an intergenerational approach and undertook a research trip to Wales in 2023 to learn more.
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Koi Tū - Centre for Informed Futures
Koi Tū is an independent, non-partisan think tank at the University of Auckland and convenes conversation and debate around informed decision making for our long-term future.
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McGuinness Institute
The McGuinness Institute has done extensive research on the history of futures thinking in Aotearoa and is a consistent advocate for embedding foresight and long-term thinking into public policy.
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NZ Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission advised the Government to establish a Parliamentary Commissioner focused on future generations in its 2023 Fair Chance for All report.
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Jonathon Boston - Protecting the rights of future generations
Renowned New Zealand academic Jonathon Boston proposed four broad options for protecting the interests (needs or rights) of future generations in our democratic institutions in 2015, and has continued his research on institutional levers for futures thinking.
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The Policy Project at DPMC has been exploring these ideas, most notably, they hosted a round table event on protecting the interests of future generations and foresight in 2018.
Learning from the Welsh Act
In 2015, Wales became the first country to enshrine the rights of future generations into law with the Well-being of Future Generations Act (2015). This has led to significant policy changes and other countries are following the Welsh lead such as Scotland, Spain and Portugal, and now, Aotearoa.
About the Act:
Seven connected wellbeing goals.
“Sustainable development” is the central organising principle.
Appoints a Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, with promotional, advisory and monitoring responsibilities.
Developed through deep citizen engagement - ‘The Wales We Want’ - a year long national conversation with over 6,000 people.
