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Achieving the multiple dimensions of quality policy advice can be challenging. Here you will find information on how to develop and deliver policy advice effectively, and what good practice in key dimensions means. Over the years, a number of...

The Policy Project's Open Government Partnership focus is on working across government to improve community engagement in policy making. The Policy Project supports lifting the community engagement capability of policy advisors and agencies...

Quality advice is the foundation of good decision making. The key resources we've created to help you produce high quality policy advice are: Developing papers with the Policy Quality Framework – Checklist for reviewing papers in...

Good policy advice depends on skilled policy practitioners – able to analyse and respond to policy challenges and come up with workable solutions that will add value to the lives of people in New Zealand. To do this, policy practitioners...

Policy agencies need to keep pace with current issues and prepare for the challenges ahead. Investing in continuous improvement enables maintaining their capability to produce good policy advice. The key resources we've created to help with that are:...

He Whenua Taurikura holds New Zealand’s annual hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism. He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’. Date: 15-16 June, 2021 Location: Christchurch Background The Royal...

The Governance Board will provide strategic direction for and oversee the work of He Whenua Taurikura. The Board will also be responsible for ensuring the Centre’s activities are compatible with its charitable aims, and that the Centre complies with...

  In 2021-2022, eleven students from across Aotearoa New Zealand received the He Whenua Taurikura Master's Scholarship. Master's Scholarship Recipients 2021/2022 Shasha University of Auckland Shasha...

The He Whenua Taurikura Master’s Scholarship has been created to encourage and support postgraduate research on countering and preventing terrorism and violent extremism. The scholarship has been established through a new government-funded research...

Professor Joanna Kidman Professor of Māori Education, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). Joanna is a sociologist with affiliations to Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Raukawa. Her work spans indigenous sociology,...

To be an Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand: CARTWRIGHT, The Honourable Dame Silvia Rose, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ For services to New Zealand The Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright has dedicated more than 40 years to the law and became the...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AITKEN, Ms Ruth Ellina, ONZM For services to netball Ms Ruth Aitken is an internationally acclaimed netball coach who was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011, having...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: HOHEPA, Dr Patrick Wahanga (Patu) For services to Māori culture and education Dr Patu Hohepa is a kaumātua whose leadership and advocacy for Māori cultural recognition and development has...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: MACCORMICK, Dr Alastair For services to tertiary education and the community Dr Alastair MacCormick is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Auckland, holding a range of roles between 1973...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ADHIKARY, Mr Uddhav Prasad, JP For services to the Nepalese community Mr Uddhav Adhikary has been promoting Nepali culture and contributing to the Nepalese community in New Zealand since 1996. Mr...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: AHMED, Mrs Fadumo Abdulkadir For services to ethnic communities, women and social entrepreneurship Mrs Fadumo Ahmed has been a community development worker and social entrepreneur for more than 20 years...

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal: HAWES, Dr Ian For services to Antarctic science and conservation Professor Ian Hawes specialises in the biodiversity and ecosystem function of inland and coastal waters and has made significant contributions to...

Bringing our nation together to protect all New Zealanders from terrorism and violent extremism of all kinds. An overview New Zealand’s Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy is about working together to prevent terrorism and violent...

The policy system is led by the Head of the Policy Profession, Dr Brook Barrington, Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He is supported by the Policy Profession Board, the Policy Project team, and the Tier 2...

The Queen’s Service Medal: ANDERSON, Mr William Michael (Bill) For services to Māori education and the community Mr Bill Anderson (Te Ihingarangi-Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou) has contributed 50 years to Māori education, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Narrative...

Behavioural insights involves the study of human behaviour, often drawing on empirical research in fields including economics, psychology and sociology. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it...

Using structured deliberation by members of the public to progress policy. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumtances for use Limitations References, guides and key readings...

Futures thinking is also known as foresight, strategic foresight and futures studies. On this page: About futures thinking Futures thinking and the policy process Why you should use it What it involves What you'll get out of it Ideal...

A structured process of looking for early signs of change that could disrupt the issue you are studying in unexpected ways. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...

Stories that describe alternative ways the external environment might develop in the future. Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use Limitations References, guides and key...

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Feedback on New Zealand’s written submission to the 2nd session of the UN cybercrime treaty negotiations We asked We asked for your views on New Zealand’s written submission to the 2nd negotiating session of the UN process to develop a new cybercrime...

In an emergency, everyone should phone 111 To report foreign interference If you are concerned about the actions of an individual or group, and suspect that they may be acting covertly on behalf of another state, please contact the NZSIS....

The Policy Project team supports the Head of the Policy Profession to fulfill his role of building a high performing policy system across the public service. Our work includes: promoting our three policy improvement frameworks amongst...

In 2014, the then State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, created this functional lead role. The objective was to provide stronger leadership to those parts of the public service responsible for providing policy advice.   Dr Brook...

Evidence Good policy advice is underpinned by good evidence. This means that the advice is informed by up-to-date data, contextual and other knowledge, people’s experiences and research from New Zealand and overseas. Achieving evidence-...

Communicating advice effectively to a decision-maker relies on the art of good story telling. To tell your story well you need to: know your audience (usually a minister) how best to engage with your audience set the scene or context for...

Public problems are increasingly complex and connected, which requires policy practitioners to tap into creative answers. The business case for innovation is well known. Faced with increasing citizen expectations, technological change, and...

Personas are research-based characters that you create to understand the real experiences of people who will use your service or be affected by a policy. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it...

Journey mapping helps you to understand a person’s experiences by creating a map of their interactions with the system. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...

Design thinking is also known as human-centred design, co-design and participatory design. On this page: Design thinking for policy Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...