In this draft report, the New Zealand Productivity Commission looks at how work-related education and training can support a more dynamic labour market.

The scope of local government in New Zealand and its sources of revenue (mainly property taxes) are much more constrained than in most other high-income countries. This paper compares New Zealand with other high-income countries in the distribution of functions across central and local government, and in the sources of funding for local government.

This draft report outlines three options for improving income security in New Zealand.

This paper uses census data to document and analyse the changing nature of jobs in regional New Zealand between 1976 and 2013.

This draft report looks at the factors affecting technology adoption and how technological adoption affects the labour market. It also examines how technology affected work in the past, including in New Zealand.