Contemplates the fundamental components of anticipatory governance - anticipating tomorrow’s problems, protecting the long-term public interest, and endeavouring to ‘future-proof’ the state - as a critical ingredient of good governance. Sets out global risks as assessed by the World Economic Forum in 2015 and five top global risks in terms of likelihood and impact, 2013–15. Suggests criteria for assessing the quality of anticipatory governance, and how it can be improved. Assesses how well New Zealand is fulfilling the role of anticipatory governance.