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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...

Policy Capability Leads are people nominated by their agency to lead work on improving policy quality and capability. The Policy Project hosts workshops with Policy Capability Leads to discuss agency experiences using the Policy Project’s frameworks,...

Good policy advice depends on skilled policy practitioners with the right knowledge and tools to do the job. The Policy Project has developed useful, practical resources that policy practitioners can use to develop their policy skills and...

Free and frank advice underpins our system of government. Policy practitioners giving free and frank advice to their Ministers (and Cabinet as whole) is one of the principal tenets of our system of government. It demonstrates and upholds the...

This page collects policy-related publications and resources from past events, including conversation trackers, slide packs, videos, and publications. These events include those hosted by the Policy Project and a range of other organisations. They are...

As part of our commitment to accountability and transparency, agencies include information in their Estimates and Annual Reports on: the quality of their policy advice and the satisfaction of their minister/s with the policy support provided by the...

The Policy Project has built links to its counterparts in other jurisdictions, particularly Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Australian policy professionals There are more than 7000 policy advisors in the Australian Public Service. Their...

There are lots of ways for you to connect with your policy colleagues across the New Zealand public service and overseas. You can find here ways to connect with the New Zealand policy community and the international policy community.

A summary of the different behavioural change models On this page: Nudge, system-thinking, and peripheral - and central-thinking models The theory of planned behaviour and related models of rational decision-making Motivated reasoning and cognition,...

The Policy Project’s newsletter View our latest newsletter to stay up to date with developments in the policy community. Email us at policy.project@dpmc.govt.nz to go on our mailing list. Policy forums The Policy Project regularly holds policy forums...

Legislation administered by Ministers and Departments as authorised by the Prime Minister. As at 12 October 2020. Contents Register of Assigned Legislation Part 1: Ministers of the Crown Part 2: Departments of State Register of Assigned...

New Zealand’s engagement in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty Aotearoa New Zealand is currently engaged in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty. On this page you will...

Why does community engagement matter when creating policy, and how do we make sure it’s done well? Across the public sector, we recognise that community engagement is no longer an optional extra. It’s also not enough to put a discussion document online...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AH SAM, Mrs Melegalenuu For services to Pacific language education Mrs Melegalenuu Ah Sam has held several roles with Mangere College since 1990, currently as Deputy Principal from 2017. Beginning in...

Royal Commission of Inquiry Report After the March 15 terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain (places of worship), the Government set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate whether public sector agencies had done all they could to protect...

DPMC is seeking nominations for a vacancy that has arisen for a Disability community representative on Kāpuia – the Ministerial Advisory Group for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. Recommendation 44 of...

Kāpuia releases information about its meetings to enhance transparency about its work programme, usually after matters have been considered by Ministers. The table below documents Kāpuia’s advice to the Lead Coordination Minister on the Government’s...

Who can nominate someone for an honour Anyone can nominate someone for an honour. Nominate someone for a New Zealand honour Read the nomination guidelines and complete an honours nomination form. If you nominate someone for an honour The...

“The primary emphasis in determining the award of honours should be on service to the community or nation, and on merit and achievement, in whatever field, going beyond the normal requirements of duty or office.” (Report of the Prime Minister's...

Background The New Zealand Bravery Awards are designed to recognise the actions of those persons who save or attempt to save the life of another person and in the course of which they place their own safety or life at risk. The awards are primarily for...

The New Zealand Royal Honours System Nominating for a New Zealand Royal Honour About Recipients of Honours As a Recipient of an Honour   The New Zealand Royal Honours System   What type of honours are there? The New Zealand Royal...

Welcome to the Honours Unit. The Honours Unit is a small team within the Cabinet Office, which is part of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. What do we do? We are responsible for administering a range of New Zealand Royal honours and...

This website contains the Honours lists from 1995 to the present day, including the regular King's Birthday, Queen's Birthday and New Year Honours Lists, and a number of special lists which are published as required.  A historical...