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Amendments following the review of the Land Use Recovery Plan. In April 2016, the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery (now the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Recovery), Hon Gerry Brownlee, under section 22 of the Canterbury Earthquake…

From May 2016, Future Christchurch update will be produced by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), in partnership with Christchurch City Council. In this month’s issue: community feedback encouraged on Council plan action aplenty on…

The Burwood Resource Recovery Park was established following the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-2011 to manage the receipt and resource processing of mixed materials from the demolition of commercial and residential buildings. In recognition of the…

Introduction, 1 On 15 February 2016 Cabinet approved new Cabinet Directions for the Conduct of Crown Legal Business. 2 The new Directions are annexed to this Circular. Their primary purpose is to identify core Crown legal matters, to set out how those…

In this speech, hosted by IPANZ at Victoria University of Wellington’s new Auckland facility, Andrew Kibblewhite shared his views on what makes for quality policy advice. 

Below is a collection of Cabinet papers and other Cabinet material issued between 2011 and 2016 and published on the (now decommissioned and archived) Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) website. This content is part of the CERA website…

The Order of New Zealand, The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand:, ONZ, To be a Member of the said Order: Mr Richard Hugh McCaw , of Christchurch. For services to New…

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest, 1 October 2014 – 30 September 2015, Explanatory note, The table below is a summary of actions taken by Ministers during the period 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015…

Nehal Davison, senior researcher from  the United Kingdom’s Institute for Government , spent five weeks with the Policy Project team in late 2015. She gave this presentation on the work of the Institute with particular reference to its work supporting…

This case study was written by Nehal Davison from the UK Institute for Government during a five week secondment to the Policy Project team in the New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The report tells the story of the Policy…

A refreshed New Zealand Cyber Security Strategy, accompanying Action Plan, and a National Plan to Address Cybercrime, were released on 10 December 2015 and replace New Zealand's 2011 Cyber Security Strategy . This new Strategy signals the Government's…

New Zealand Gallantry Awards, The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards., New Zealand Gallantry Star (NZGS), To receive the New Zealand Gallantry Star: New Zealand Defence Force Major Geoffrey Michael FARADAY Royal…

Ministerial Statement of Responsibility, I am satisfied that the information on strategic intentions prepared by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is consistent with the policies and performance expectations of the Government., Rt Hon John…

Chief Executive's Overview, The past year has continued the theme of change that we have seen in recent years. On 1 February 2015 the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) became the Government's first departmental agency, housed within the…

In this seminar, Jeanne Liedtka from the Darden Graduate School of Business discussed the application of design thinking to policy, with a particular focus on the social sector. Jeanne reached beyond the buzzwords to show how design thinking can be a…

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At an IPANZ seminar on free and frank policy advice, Andrew Kibblewhite discussed the infrastructure for providing free and frank policy advice. He suggested that "the difference between knowing the rules and being skilled in the art of providing free and…