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The briefing to the incoming Prime Minister gives an overview of the priorities of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and identifies some of the more significant issues and opportunities. This briefing was prepared for the incoming Prime…

The Policy analyst forum was designed by analysts, for analysts. It provided an opportunity for 64 early career analysts from across the Public Service to share their ideas for improving policy capability, quality and performance. At the end of the…

This case study by Paul Barker outlines the key elements that have underscored the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's success as a top performing policy shop. 

Superu and the Victoria University School of Government hosted a roundtable for senior officials and experts with Dr Sarah Morton and Andrew Kibblewhite, Head of the Policy Profession. The aim of the roundtable was to share knowledge and experience of how…

Some items go directly to EC without first being approved by Cabinet. These items are usually drafted in a department, rather than by PCO, and: will not be included in the Legislative Instruments series (but are published in the Gazette in the normal way…

Access to papers and minutes within CabNet will persist for Ministers that have access at the time that the paper was lodged and considered for as long as they continue to be a Minister. Access to CabNet will cease when a Minister leaves office. Chapter 8…

Ministers receive hard-copy versions of all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers, which are delivered to Ministers’ offices by the Cabinet Office Registry., Important Note:, When a Minister’s office receives Cabinet and Cabinet committee material, the…

A BIM (Briefing to the incoming Minister) gives a new Minister an overview of the priorities of their department or Ministry, and identifies some of the more significant issues and opportunities. This briefing was prepared for the Honourable Nicky Wagner…

The New Zealand Order of Merit, The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:, GNZM, To be a Knight Grand Companion of the said Order: The…

This Plan describes the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (DPMC) purpose, medium-term strategy, and how we plan to organise our resources over the next four financial years, to 2020/21. It also sets out how we will deliver on government…

In the second of the Policy Project workshops with policy capability leads (people nominated by their agency to lead work to improve policy quality and capability), we discussed Policy Project work in progress, had a report back from the Tier 2 Policy…

The Head of the Policy Profession hosted a roundtable for senior policy leaders with Professor Mark Moore from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The session was designed to learn about the concept of ‘public value’ and how policy…

The Head of the Policy Profession wants chief executives and their departments to understand and meet their policy stewardship responsibilities. Policy leaders (Tier 2s and strategic advisors) came together to discuss what success in policy stewardship…

At a symposium on Improving Intergenerational Governance, Andrew Kibblewhite talked about his stewardship roles including as Head of the Policy Profession. “As steward of the policy system I am charged with ensuring consistent improvements in policy…

The Policy Project hosted a roundtable on 21 March 2017 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…

This conversation tracker is the record of a workshop with policy capability leads (people nominated by their agency to lead work to improve policy quality and capability). We discussed how agencies are using the Policy Project policy improvement…

Chief Executive's overview, The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) works to support the government of the day. We do so by advising, leading, supporting and coordinating activities across the public sector, as well as providing specific…

New Year Honours 2017, The New Zealand Order of Merit, The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:, DNZM, To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Ms Valerie…

The Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan has been approved by Hon Gerry Brownlee, the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister) and came into effect on 15 December 2016. The Waimakariri District Council was directed to…

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest, 1 October 2015 – 30 September 2016, Explanatory note, The table below is a summary of actions taken by Ministers during the period 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016…

The Policy Project collaborated with GEN to facilitate workshops on Day 2 of the conference where participants engaged with methods and experts in behavioural insights, design thinking and data analytics using a real example taken from the Ministry of…

In his speech at the Government Economics Network conference alongside Government Statistician Liz Macpherson, Andrew Kibblewhite, Head of the Policy Profession, said that policy practitioners needed to understand the value and application of data and…

Chief Executive's overview, It has been a year of challenges and new opportunities for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). I am proud the staff of DPMC have risen to the occasion and delivered to a high standard across the range of…

This final October 2016 edition focuses on where people can find information about the ongoing regeneration of greater Christchurch. It features updates from a range of organisations involved in the post-earthquake rebuild and regeneration, and highlights…

Andrew Kibblewhite, Head of the Policy Profession, hosted a round table for senior government leaders and academics from Victoria University with Professor Jeanne Liedtka from the Darden Business School, USA. The session was to learn about the potential…

Confidence, security and good governance are key to a nation’s wellbeing. These Strategic Intentions are intended to provide a high-level overview of how DPMC intends to advise, lead, coordinate and support to achieve its medium-term outcomes, covering…

The September 2016 edition of the Future Christchurch update shines a spotlight on Christchurch City Council's Heritage Programme. It also features the story of a Christchurch family tackling the rebuild of their home with the help of the Residential…