New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers Editors' Picks New Zealand’s government released a plan to reverse the decline of iconic lakes and rivers this week. It proposes higher standards for water quality, interim…
Premium Insights and analysis We have a collective responsibility to build environments in which children thrive. Here are five ways to work differently with families to help keep kids safe Friday September 6, 2019 By Annette Michaux Australian Capital Territory Annette Michaux and Nat Kendall-Taylor outline the five major strategies for moving forward on child protection that resulted from a major national research project involving…
Agencies see their data put to the test at GovHack Wednesday September 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology This weekend, thousands of thinkers and creators from across Australia and New Zealand will solve public problems using open government data in the annual GovHack…
NZ forms agency to tackle cancer Wednesday September 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health The New Zealand Government has launched a Cancer Action Plan that includes establishing a new agency to make better cancer treatment more accessible for the…
Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire Monday August 26, 2019 By Julia Talbot-Jones Editors' Picks Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. The concerns about low…
NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time Wednesday August 21, 2019 By Tim Bentley Community & Social As the nature of work changes – including technological advancements, reduced job security, and blurred work/non-work boundaries – psychosocial harm is likely to increase, says…
Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Maori participation Wednesday August 21, 2019 By Maria Bargh & Arama Rata Culture New Zealand’s 2018 census was the first to be carried out online, but it captured only 83% of people, a response rate 9% lower than…
Premium Case studies New Zealand's wellbeing budget has attracted plenty of attention. Is it a new paradigm or just clever marketing? Friday August 16, 2019 By David Donaldson Case studies New Zealand's wellbeing budget promises to solve intractable social problems by focusing on "what New Zealanders value". So is it a genuine innovation or a…
Lowe stirs the pot with talk of 3% pay rises in the public sector, and that's all he wanted to do Wednesday August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth…
Legislating the B Corp standard for Australia's 'purpose-driven' corporations Friday August 9, 2019 By Jennie McLaughlin Editors' Picks A proposed bill is calling for legislation of the B Corp standard in Australia. The B stands for Beneficial, and indicates the certified organisation voluntarily meets certain…
What this Australian venture capitalist learnt from lunch with Jacinda Ardern Wednesday August 7, 2019 By Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Economy & Industry After a lunch with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Right Click Capital partner Benjamin Chong says there seems to be reticence in the Australia…
Statistics New Zealand calls in experts to advise all public servants on data ethics Wednesday July 31, 2019 By Stephen Easton New Zealand Agencies of the New Zealand government will take advice on the ethical use of public data from a new expert panel pulled together by Stats…
Political polling 'corrodes' faith in public service, says NZ opposition Thursday July 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New Zealand The New Zealand National Party’s Nick Smith has slammed three NZ government departments for conducting polling into people’s political persuasions. The opposition State Services spokesperson…
Ardern displays enduring faith in government being a force for good Friday July 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social “Times may be challenging but I absolutely believe politics can be a place for change, disruption, and a force for good. Good government need not…
NZ launches platform connecting agencies to businesses Thursday July 18, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New Zealand A new digital platform to help New Zealand’s small businesses access services from multiple government agencies has launched. Business Connect will receive $7.1 million over…
