Andrew Kibblewhite: the E-I-E-I-O of people-centred policy Wednesday February 22, 2017 By Andrew Kibblewhite Features Instead of thinking that any one new method of policymaking will be the silver bullet, the public service needs to build a more sophisticated toolkit… Read more
Advice you can stand by: dealing with the difficult minister's office Friday September 9, 2016 By David Donaldson Jurisdiction How do you resist attempts to pre-determine advice by the ministerial office? Top mandarin Andrew Kibblewhite has some advice for public servants facing political interference… Read more
Andrew Kibblewhite: mastering the art of free and frank advice Thursday September 8, 2016 By Andrew Kibblewhite Features SPEECH: There a few 'F words' to consider when providing "free and frank" advice, says Andrew Kibblewhite, the head of New Zealand DPMC. Advise… Read more
Publishing ministerial advice 'does democracy a disservice' Thursday September 8, 2016 By David Donaldson News Freedom of information rules allowing advice to ministers to be made public undermines the ability to be "free and frank", says the head of the… Read more
