Publications

Allen + Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists performed an interim evaluation of the Policy Project from March to September 2021. The interim evaluation was commissioned in late 2020 by the Head of the Policy Profession, when it was decided that the

In November 2022, Justice David Goddard made the presentation below on ‘Making Laws that Work’ to a Policy Forum for policy managers and principal advisors from across the Public Service.

This set of checklists can help policy advisers and law makers with the development and review of legislative reform.

Good policy decisions, informed by free and frank advice, optimise services and results for New Zealanders, including future generations.

In 2017, Sally Washington (Inaugural Director of the Policy Project) and Michael Mintrom

In this workshop we took the first steps towards co-creating a policy specific skills framework by describing the knowledge and skills of the modern policy professional.

On 23 August 2016, the Prime Minister and the Head of the Policy Profession officially launched the Policy Project’s three policy improvement frameworks.

Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield from Policy Project in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet delivered this webinar in 2021. The slides are attached below, and you can watch a video of the presentation here:

Denny Kudrna from the Regulatory Stewardship Team at the Treasury delivered this presentation at the Policy Project's August 2021 forum on policy and law.

Matthew Green from the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee delivered this presentation at the August 2021 Policy Forum held by the Policy Project.

The Government is addressing how it engages with people and communities, so they can have a stronger voice in the design, development and implementation of policies and programmes that affect them.

This presentation sets out the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency's priorities in motivating a generation to take climate positive action.

The Auckland City Council's presentation on encouraging sustainable food choices.

This is a presentation from Behavioural Science Aotearoa on a partnered approach to clearing Warrants to Arrest.

As part of its work on Commitment 5 of the Open Government Partnership 2018−2021 National Action Plan, the Policy Project carried out a survey of policy advisors, community representatives and their networks, and engagement specialists.

As part of its Open Government Partnership work programme, the Policy Project has produced a report on the impact of engagement on the development and implementation of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and related initiatives.

These standards will help you assess and improve the quality of your agency’s written policy and other advice, and whether it is fit for purpose.

This is the HTML version of the Guide to the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey, also available as PDF.

The Green Light Framework below lets you record the things you learned during the Exploration phase. The Framework can be used to seek agreement and authorisation, and should be iterated over time as required.

The Policy Skills Framework describes the knowledge, applied skills, practices, and behaviours policy practitioners require to be able to produce quality advice.

The Policy Skills Framework describes the knowledge, applied skills, practices, and behaviours expected of policy practitioners. This tool has been designed to help policy managers assess the skills of their team against the Policy Skills Framework.

A case study of Inland Revenue’s experience of applying the Policy Capability Framework, and their commitment to using it as a health check every six months.

Key points:

This resource describes the main features of the Policy Capability Framework and explains how to apply the review tool to improve policy capability.

A guide for government agencies and policy advisors on principles and values for good community engagement in policy making.

A guide for policy advisors on good community engagement practice, including at each level of the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.

A guide for government agencies on building capability and readiness for community engagement.

A tool to help policy advisors identify the level on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation most appropriate for a specific policy project.

Resources to help policy advisors choose the right engagement methods to support good engagement planning.

A case study on engaging with farming communities to understand their lived experience of issues.

A guide for government agencies and policy advisors on inclusive community engagement in policy making.