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Development Pathways Tool
PageThe Development Pathways Tool can help you as a policy practitioner to develop your policy skills. If you are a policy manager, it can help you with development planning for your team. The Development Pathways Tool identifies the actions that a policy...
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About the Policy Project team
PageThe 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. That includes supporting the Policy Profession Board, Tier 2 Policy Leaders’ Network...
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Stewardship
PageThe New Zealand public service has a duty of stewardship, to look ahead and provide advice on future challenges and opportunities. Good policy advice is informed by a strategic view on what’s important in the medium to long term – it takes a...
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He Whenua Taurikura 2021
PageHe Whenua Taurikura is 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 Commission...
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He Whenua Taurikura
PageHe Whenua Taurikura is New Zealand’s annual hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism. He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain...
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Knights and Dames of the Orders of Chivalry
PageRolls of the Orders Current members (by honour, then alphabetical by surname) The Order of St Michael and St George (1818) DATE APPOINTED Knight and Dame Grand Cross (GCMG...
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He Whenua Taurikura Governance Board
PageExpressions of interest are open until 5pm 22 April 2022 for membership of the Governance Board for the National Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, provisionally called He Whenua Taurikura. The Centre is being...
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Policy and law
PageLaws should give effect to the policy intent while upholding legal and constitutional principles. Careful policy analysis and early consideration of legislative design helps achieve this outcome. It’s important for the policy process to...
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Knights and Dames of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageRolls of the Order. By honour, then alphabetical by surname. Current members Knights or Dames Grand Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (GNZM) 6 June 2005 Dames Grand Companion (GNZM) Date appointed...
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Co-production in government: why, when and how? (21 March 2017)
EventThe Policy Project hosted a roundtable with Professor Tony Bovaird and Dr Elke Loeffler, visiting experts on co-production in government. The session explored what is meant by ‘co-production’ and how a co-production approach might be applied to...
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Long-term Insights Briefing Topic Consultation Summary
PageA summary of public feedback on the topic of the National Security Long-term Insights Briefing is now available. Thank you to all those who made submissions on the briefing topic. We have completed collation, analysis and a summary of what we heard from...
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How the Policy Project can help you
PageGovernment agency policy practitioners – at all levels of seniority – will find a wealth of Policy Project frameworks, tools and information on this website, that help you develop quality policy advice. The Policy Project is available to work with...
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The New Zealand community
PageThe 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...
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Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain
PageRoyal Commission of Inquiry Report The report of Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain was released on Tuesday 8 December 2020. The report, Ko tō tātou kāinga tēnei, made 44 recommendations covering both...
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United Nations Cybercrime Treaty
PageNew 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...
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National Security Long-term Insights Briefing
PageThe proposed topic is ‘Engaging an increasingly diverse Aotearoa New Zealand on national security risks, challenges and opportunities’. Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa (Let us keep close together, not wide apart) Public consultation on the...
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Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard 2018-2021
PageThis page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gerrard's first term. It contains key reports and documents which were published between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2021. 2021 PMCSA Files released in 2021...
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The Policy Project
PageAbout the Policy Project Great policy advice is the foundation of effective government decision making. It underpins the performance of the economy and the wellbeing of all people in New Zealand. The Policy Project is about building a high...
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Policy skills
PageGood 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 need...
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Policy quality
PageQuality advice is the foundation of good decision making. The Policy Quality Framework The Policy Quality Framework provides the policy community with a set of standards that specify what good quality advice means. Government agencies...
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Policy capability
PagePolicy 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 Policy Capability Framework The Policy Capability...
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Kāpuia – Ministerial Advisory Group
PageKāpuia provides independent advice to the Government on its response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques, and to make New Zealand a safer, more inclusive country for everyone. The name Kāpuia...
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Child Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction Group
PageThe Government wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to be a child. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in her role as the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, is the lead Minister of this work. The work is being led by the Child...
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Roll of The Honourables
PageAlphabetical by surname. This list is updated from time to time to reflect new appointments and deaths of holders of the title. Please contact the Honours Unit if you have any queries about the list. Her Majesty The Queen has approved the use and...
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Policy community events
Page2021 Lifting the quality of policy advice on issues involving law reform (17 September 2021) Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield from Policy Project in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet delivered this webinar in 2021. Regulatory Stewardship:...
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Child Poverty measures, targets and indicators
PageMaterial has moved This material has moved to the Child Poverty measures, targets and indicators page on the Child and Youth Wellbeing website (childyouthwellbeing.govt.nz).
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Child poverty reduction and wellbeing legislation
PageMaterial has moved This material has moved to the Child poverty reduction and wellbeing legislation page on the Child and Youth Wellbeing website (childyouthwellbeing.govt.nz).
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Reducing child poverty
PageThe Government is committed to reducing child poverty and improving the wellbeing of all children and young people. Why it matters New Zealand should be a place where all children and young people are loved, confident, happy and healthy, and are...
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Formal gazetting of targets for reducing child poverty
PageThe formal New Zealand Gazette notice which sets the targets for reducing child poverty is copied below. See Child poverty reduction and wellbeing legislation for further information on the targets and measures. Notification of setting of...