Health department wins NZ’s top public service award Friday September 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health An initiative that improves the health of low-income families with housing has taken the top gong in New Zealand’s Spirit of Service Awards. Read more
New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Max Abbott Editors' Picks New Zealand passed the Misuse of Drugs Amendment into law last month, giving police discretion to take a health-centred approach rather than prosecuting those in… Read more
World Suicide Prevention Day: Australia and NZ show leadership Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australian leaders have discussed suicide prevention in the wake of "alarming" new research, while the New Zealand government has announced a new Suicide Prevention Office. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation Monday June 3, 2019 By Michael Mintrom Community & Social 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… Read more
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… Read more
Jacinda Ardern finds a central role for outbound Defence chief Helene Quilter Monday May 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton Defence New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chosen the head of her defence department to become the next Deputy State Services Commissioner. Secretary of Defence… Read more
NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane Thursday May 9, 2019 By Robert McLachlan Editors' Picks New Zealand’s long-awaited zero carbon bill will create sweeping changes to the management of emissions, setting a global benchmark with ambitious reduction targets for all… Read more
Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 2 Friday May 3, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Case studies The second article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; across the decades, Australia remains unified on its national gun laws. Read more
Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 1 Friday April 26, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Case studies The first article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; Australia finds itself at a gun-law crossroads after the Port Arthur… Read more
