Premium Insights and analysis New Zealand public service embroiled in war over words Community & Social The New Zealand public service is being told official business should be conducted in English, no te reo Maori.
Promoted eBook: Global government digital performance and inclusion benchmark (NZ) March 13, 2024 By Adobe With all the advancements the public services go through, a risk of exclusion remains for people with lower digital literacy skills.
Largest ever COVID-19 study shows vaccines overwhelmingly safe February 27, 2024 By Dan Holmes The study involved more than 99 million people across Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand and Scotland.
Indonesia overtakes New Zealand as top travel destination for Aussies February 18, 2024 By Dan Holmes Foreign Affairs & Immigration Around 1.37 million Australians travelled to Indonesia in 2023, while 1.26 million travelled to New Zealand.
First Australian long-term insights briefing released October 27, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology The long-term insights briefing is designed to look at longer-term issues for government and will be a regular part of the APS reform agenda.
What jurisdictions the government is looking to for in-house consulting model August 28, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal A question on notice sheds light on where the APS Reform office is looking for Australian Government Consulting.
NZ’s first national security strategy signals a ‘turning point’ and the end of old certainties August 7, 2023 By Alexander Gillespie Defence A broad defence and security reset aims to prepare New Zealand for what may be ahead.
We’re in another COVID wave. But it’s not like the others June 13, 2023 By James Wood, Freya Shearer and James McCaw Editors' Picks Australia is in the middle of its fifth COVID wave. It’s been slow and drawn out and the health impacts are very different to earlier waves.
Government unveils closer immigration, economic ties with New Zealand April 24, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Community & Social From July 1, New Zealanders can apply for Australian citizenship after meeting a four-year residency requirement.
NZ beats Australia in latest corruption perceptions index February 1, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal This year’s corruption perception index put Denmark in first place, Finland and NZ equal second place, and Australia 13th place.
Ardern’s resignation as New Zealand prime minister is a game changer for the 2023 election January 20, 2023 By Grant Duncan Editors' Picks Labour knows who will take over from Ardern. Front runners to be leader could include Kiri Allan, who could be the first Māori PM.
A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so violent. It’s a wake-up call January 16, 2023 By Shane Cronin Editors' Picks Tonga’s volcano eruption was of a type of eruption never seen before and a call to pay more attention to threats from submarine volcanoes.
Government’s wellbeing framework could create a more sustainable Australian economy October 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A number of economists argue that adopting a wellbeing approach to how governments budget may be the best bet for us yet.
Premium Insights and analysis Economists see sense in ‘slowly does it’ approach to wellbeing framework October 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Only time will tell whether the wellbeing concept sticks, but the government’s approach may transform the way policy shapes Australia’s future.
How many sick days on average do public servants take in New Zealand? October 21, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal A new report on NZ public service payroll data published by the Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission aims to help agencies lift their game.