Ardern displays enduring faith in government being a force for good 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…
How to improve health outcomes for Indigenous peoples by making space for self-determination Friday July 12, 2019 By Dominic O'Sullivan Culture The Treaty of Waitangi obliges the state to ensure that public policy is as effective for Māori as it is for everybody else. But the…
NZ's plan for deposit insurance falls well short of protecting people's savings Monday July 8, 2019 By Helen Mary Dervan Economy & Industry Once you deposit your money with a New Zealand bank, it no longer legally belongs to you. Thus, the New Zealand government’s plan to introduce…
NZ Treasury chief's budget crisis response largely vindicated, but not all Irish eyes are smiling Monday July 1, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Gabriel Makhlouf acted in good faith and did not unfairly malign the National Party opposition in addressing his department's dramatic failure to maintain budget confidentiality…
NZ opposition: public service reform plans 'a recipe for bloated bureaucracy' Thursday June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton New Zealand The New Zealand National Party has attacked the government's plans for extensive public service reforms involving a major overhaul of the legislation.
Major New Zealand public service overhaul aims for a joined-up, "fleet-footed" government Thursday June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton New Zealand New Zealand's public service will undergo the "biggest shake-up in 30 years" which will involve replacing its underpinning legislation and, according to Minister for State…
Chris Hipkins: the next phase of modernising the New Zealand Public Service Thursday June 27, 2019 By Chris Hipkins Features Minister of State Services Chris Hipkins has announced the most significant changes to the New Zealand Public Service since the State Sector Act of 1988.
Centre-left politics: dead, in crisis, or in transition? Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Rob Manwaring Editors' Picks Across the advanced industrial world, the centre-left largely remains in opposition, with poor prospects for immediate future government. If it is a story of decline,…
Top New South Wales public servant picked to lead New Zealand Treasury Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Senior New South Wales public servant Dr Caralee McLiesh has been appointed as the next Secretary to Te Tai Ōhanga, the Treasury of New Zealand,…
Correlation between NZ's well-being and housing policy, report finds Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New Zealand New Zealand can improve well-being through improved policymaking and housing and migration reforms, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says.
The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experience Tuesday June 4, 2019 By Murray Graham Patterson Community & Social There is consensus among New Zealand policymakers and researchers that GDP is not a good measure of a nation’s well-being. But the debate about what…
New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation Monday June 3, 2019 By Michael Mintrom Career Advice New Zealand’s first ‘wellbeing budget’ was delivered last week by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson. As the second budget from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led…
Looking back to look forward: from ‘Twelve Actions’ to ‘Policy Profession 2025’ Sunday June 2, 2019 By Policy Profession Board (UK) Career Advice Five years ago, the UK's Policy Profession Board made a commitment to improve policy making across government, signing the Twelve Actions to Professionalise Policy Making…
New Zealand unveils first wellbeing budget Friday May 31, 2019 By David Donaldson New Zealand New Zealand has released its anticipated first wellbeing budget, with major focuses on measuring and addressing mental health, child poverty, children in state care, family…
