All posts tagged "New Zealand"

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  ‘Machinery of government expert’ becomes New Zealand PM

  Incoming New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has said that the government is currently doing “too much too fast” and has pledged an increased focus on tackling inflation in his

  • Posted January 23, 2023
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  New Zealand’s prime minister resigns; Taiwan passes climate bill enshrining promotion of plant-based foods: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Jacinda Ardern steps down as prime minister of New Zealand citing burnout New Zealand’s

  • Posted January 19, 2023
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  US Senate passes bill to abolish ‘government speak’ in agency documents

  A bipartisan bill aimed at replacing existing legislation on clear writing in government has passed unanimously through the US Senate in a fresh move towards making official documents easier to

  • Posted December 19, 2022
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  New Zealand launches public inquiry into COVID response; Australia rolls out long-awaited myGov app: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. New Zealand announces public inquiry into COVID-19 response New Zealand is preparing to launch

  • Posted December 8, 2022
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  Israel to prepare climate change readiness plans; Australia made ‘significant mistakes’ in COVID response, review finds: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Israeli government departments to prepare climate change readiness plans All government departments in Israel

  • Posted October 27, 2022
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  Australia’s ‘wellbeing budget’ inspired by New Zealand – with related targets to come

  The Australian government unveiled what has been described as a ‘wellbeing budget’ on Tuesday, having taken inspiration from New Zealand’s approach to economic policy which aims to put the health

  • Posted October 26, 2022
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  Post-COVID comeback: rebooting tourism for a new age  

  When COVID-19 hit and countries moved to close borders to protect their populations, the tourism industry shut down almost overnight, with big implications for the economy. Now countries have reopened,

  • Posted October 26, 2022
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  New Zealand lawmakers debate bill banning jargon from government communications

  The government could be legally bound to use jargon-free language in its communications with the public under a new bill currently being debated by lawmakers. The Plain Language Bill seeks

  • Posted September 27, 2022
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  ‘Urgent’ need to streamline Australian Public Service, review finds

  A review of hierarchies within the Australian Public Service (APS) has recommended that its senior structures be modernised and that investment be made into the capability of future leaders “urgently”.

  • Posted August 31, 2022
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  Contingent collaboration: inside New Zealand’s ‘what works, when’ approach to joined up government

  The ability to solve problems through cross-agency collaboration has become something of a holy grail for public servants, but best practice examples have become almost overwhelmingly prolific. In his new

  • Posted June 21, 2022
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