Advising the prime minister in New Zealand: The origins, functions and evolution of the prime minister's advisory group

Politics ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Boston
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Advisory Group

scholarly journals Better Public Services: a window of opportunity

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Ryan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The State ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
State Sector

Led by an advisory group, Better Public Services is the government’s programme to reform the state sector to provide high-quality, flexible and cost-effective public services. The advisory group was established May 2011 and reported December 2011, with the report released March 2012 (Better Public Services Advisory Group (BPSAG), 2011). It comprised eight members: (then) Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet chief executive, Maarten Wevers (chair); Watercare Services Ltd (Auckland) chief executive Mark Ford; Air New Zealand group general manager, people and technical operations, Vanessa Stoddart; Wise Group chief executive Jacqui Graham; the state services commissioner, Iain Rennie; State Services Commission deputy commissioner Sandi Beatie; secretary to the Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf; Victoria University School of Government professor Peter Hughes 

scholarly journals Seismic shifts: designing and growing innovation capability

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Washington ◽  
Rachel Groves
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Chief Executives ◽  
Group Report

The Better Public Services Advisory Group report (November 2011) noted that innovation in the New Zealand public management system is currently ‘stifled by a lack of capability, an undue degree of risk aversion on the part of chief executives, boards and Ministers and little consideration of how to manage risk in this context’ (Better Public Services Advisory Group, 2011, p.20). In launching the Better Public Services report and results, the prime minister called for ‘a public sector that embraces innovation’ 

Japan joining Five Eyes would mean tough compromises

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Foreign Policy Issue ◽  
Opening Up

Significance The possibility of Japan joining the alliance is now seriously discussed in Tokyo and the capitals of the Five Eyes members -- the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Joining Five Eyes would signal Japan’s even deeper integration into US alliance structures, regionally and globally, and raise expectations for Japan to act as a fuller ally in all sorts of contingencies. Impacts Japan’s greatest potential contribution to allies is probably in signals and imagery intelligence, especially vis-a-vis China. The prime minister will avoid opening up a controversial foreign policy issue so close to a general election; his successor may be bolder. Japan’s partners still run a risk of leaks due to Japan’s lag in cybersecurity and institutional arrangements, but this is decreasing.

Does Membership Matter?

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Auerswald ◽  
Stephen M. Saideman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The Military

This chapter looks at two countries, Australia and New Zealand, that are partners with but not members of NATO. Australia and New Zealand have British-style political institutions, with the key decisions made by the prime minister and his or her minister of defense. The chapter then assesses whether membership in NATO makes a difference. It argues that non-membership can actually be a shield that countries use to deflect harder choices and more responsibilities. Otherwise, the domestic dynamics work like they do in Great Britain or Canada, demonstrating that the military constraints imposed by nations are driven far more by domestic politics than by NATO institutions.

scholarly journals Pandemic leadership: Lessons from New Zealand’s approach to COVID-19

Leadership ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suze Wilson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Complete Control ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Leadership Lessons

This case study analyses the leadership approach and practices of the New Zealand government, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in the response thus far to the COVID-19 pandemic. It reports on how a shared sense of purpose has been established, that of minimizing harm to lives and livelihoods, for which the government has sought – and secured – New Zealanders’ commitment. Key leadership practices comprise the government’s willingness to themselves be led by expertise, its efforts to mobilise the population, and to enable coping, all of which serve to build the trust in leadership needed for transformative, collective action such as the pandemic demands. At the time of writing, New Zealand appears well on track to achieve its ambitious goal of achieving rapid and complete control over the COVID-19 outbreak – not just ‘flattening the curve’ as other countries are struggling to do – at least in part due to these leadership contributions. A framework of good practices for pandemic leadership is offered drawn from this case study, in the hope transferable lessons can be taken to aid others in the continuing struggle to limit the harm COVID-19 poses to lives and livelihoods throughout the world.

The state of earthquake engineering in New Zealand

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
John Hare
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Structural Engineering ◽  
The State ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Future Direction

The Canterbury earthquakes have afforded the author a unique opportunity to view the state of engineering from a different perspective. The development of the Detailed Engineering Evaluation (DEE) procedure and the related activities of the Engineering Advisory Group have required thorough consideration of structural engineering practice. This has extended to an overview of the outputs from the DEEs completed by a wide range of engineers, over a wide range of buildings. From these and more general observations of engineering practice in contrast with that of other countries, a view on the state of earthquake engineering in New Zealand is offered with some thoughts on future direction and development needs.

Departure of New Zealand’s Key may open 2017 election

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Minority Government ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
President Elect ◽  
National Coalition

Significance The unexpected departure of a popular prime minister opens up more space for opposition parties in the next election due by early November 2017. On Key’s watch, New Zealand weathered the 2007-09 global financial crisis, rebuilt from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, strengthened public finances and kicked off negotiations for the now moribund Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal to tie its export-driven economy to growing markets on the Pacific Rim. Impacts A re-elected National coalition or minority government reliant on New Zealand First would lead to greater policy instability. The next prime minister could inherit the problem of rising interest rates hitting leveraged homeowners. US President-elect Donald Trump’s positions on security, trade and climate policy could see Wellington focus more on ties with Asia.

ANZUS Pacific Security Pact

1959 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-331
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The United States ◽  
Armed Force ◽  
Free World ◽  
Secretary Of State ◽  
Peaceful Settlement ◽  
The Press ◽  
Major Emphasis

The Council of the ANZUS Pacific Security Pact met in Washington on October 2, 1958. It was reported that the major emphasis during the meeting was given to the situation existing in the Formosa Straits. Thus in a statement issued following the meeting, the three member governments, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, called on the Chinese communists to discontinue their attacks on Quemoy and Matsu as a first step to a peaceful settlement. According to the press, the statement also expressed the principle that armed force should not be used to achieve territorial ambitions, and indicated agreement among the participants that militant and subversive communist expansionism remained the greatest threat to the peaceful progress of the free world. The member governments of ANZUS were represented as follows: for the United States, Mr. Dulles (Secretary of State), for Australia, Mr. Casey (Minister for External Affairs), and for New Zealand, Mr. Nash (Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs).

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