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Context – explains why the decision maker is getting this and where it fits, The paper: explains purpose and describes context is clear about the priorities outlines previous advice and history of the issue sets out the connections across government.,…

Step 1: Gather information about the future , Indicative timeframe: April to May 2024 During Step 1, departments gather information on future trends, risks, and opportunities. This provides the basis in Step 2 for considering the topic for the Briefing.…

Think pieces on New Zealand's future, The Long-term Insights Briefings are think pieces on important issues for the future of New Zealand. They're an opportunity to enhance public debate on long-term issues and contribute to future decision making.  The s…

The Briefings development process, Development steps, Indicative timeframe, 1. Gather information about the future April to May 2024 2. Consider topic and potential for joint Briefings May to June 2024 3. Engagement on proposed topic June to Sept 2024 4.…

Analyses possible future states, and supports the development of strategic objectives and policy proposals that inform the direction of policy advice. Can identify and articulate underlying assumptions and diverse perspectives for their policy area. Has a…

  Knowledge and understanding needed to incorporate Te Ao Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori Crown relationships in policy making. Understanding Te Ao Māori (Māori world view) perspectives and how they differ from non-Māori world views. Learning…

  Knowledge needed to incorporate Te Ao Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori Crown relationships in policy making. Use a Te Ao Māori lens and Treaty frameworks across all aspects of policy making, incorporating Te Ao Māori and mātauranga Māori into…

Works collaboratively to steward policy systems that can provide advice for the benefit of current and future generations and Māori Crown relationships. Beginning to understand stewardship in the Public Service and its key components and is aware of bias…

  Works collaboratively to steward policy systems that can provide advice for the benefit of current and future generations and Māori Crown relationships. Understands the relationship between stewardship and maintaining the Public Service’s capability to…

  Works collaboratively to steward policy systems that can provide advice for the benefit of current and future generations and Māori Crown relationships. Guides others on stewardship matters and constructively challenges short-term thinking in policy…

  Knowledge needed to incorporate Te Ao Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori Crown relationships in policy making. Can apply a Te Ao Māori lens, matāuranga and kaupapa Māori, te Tiriti frameworks, and can identify diverse Māori rights and interests…

Develops and applies fit-for-purpose measures and indicators to monitor policy outcomes. Builds results of evaluation into policy making. Learning the importance of planning monitoring and evaluation early. Developing an understanding of what to measure…

Develops and applies fit-for-purpose measures and indicators to monitor policy outcomes. Builds results of evaluation into policy making. Promotes the benefits of using high quality evaluation to create a shared understanding of the policy objectives and…

The Policy Skills Framework describes the mix of knowledge, skills, practices, and behaviours required by a modern policy practitioner to be able to deliver quality policy advice. Each element of the Framework is described at varying levels of experience…

  The Policy Project   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 approach, Our work programme focuses on building a high performing…

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. You can also see a copy of Justice Goddard’s Legislation Checklists…

This set of checklists can help policy advisers and law makers with the development and review of legislative reform. The checklists are an extract from Appendix 1 of David Goddard, Making Laws That Work: How Laws Fail, and How We Can Do Better (Hart…

In 2017, Sally Washington (Inaugural Director of the Policy Project) and Michael Mintrom (School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia) co-wrote this article on the context and creation of the Policy Project, its contributions,…

Good policy decisions, informed by free and frank advice, optimise services and results for New Zealanders, including future generations. Investing appropriately in policy stewardship means we are well placed to provide free and frank advice to successive…

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. The workshop brought together two Policy Project cross-agency working groups; the…

On 23 August 2016, the Prime Minister and the Head of the Policy Profession officially launched the Policy Project’s three policy improvement frameworks. The Prime Minister delivered a speech which he said: “I’m impressed with the Policy Project…

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

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.

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:

In December 2020, a report was released by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch Masjidain. In response to recommendation 38 in that report, the Policy Project within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet was…

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

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

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. The purpose of the…

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. The report…