Report
Fit for the future: boosting resilience in the face of uncertainty
This report finds that the resilience of New Zealand households should be an explicit focus of government policy.
Report
Conditions for channel shift behaviours and simplification in business individuals' and small businesses’ online interactions with government
This research explores what would make it easier for business individuals and small businesses to deal with government agencies and use online channels instead of traditional channels in their interactions with government.
Journal article
The policy worker and the professor: understanding how New Zealand policy workers utilise academic research
How do policy workers actually use academic research and advice? While there are several recent studies regarding this question from other Westminster jurisdictions, similar academic studies have been rare in New Zealand. So far, most of the local research in this field has been conducted by the prime minister’s chief science advisor and the Office...
Video
Police use of social media for public engagement
NZ Police has a large, and growing, online and social media presence. Social media is used for community engagement, prevention advice, recruitment and investigative purposes. Nationwide NZ Police and the public affairs team manage 36 live Facebook pages including regional, workgroup and neighbourhood policing team pages; 7 active twitter feeds including national and regional feeds...