This document sets out the New Zealand Ministry of Health’s strategic focus, functions and priorities. It identifies six strategic priorities covering: leadership, systems, future-proofing and adaptation in response to recent health system reform. The strategy also details the integration of the Ministry with other government bodies and its role in system-level leadership and the provision...

Examining recent Supreme Court decisions that have sparked widespread concern among legal scholars, practitioners, and politicians, this report warns of a looming constitutional crisis in New Zealand, as the Supreme Court increasingly oversteps its bounds, threatening the balance of power between the courts and Parliament.

By supporting developing countries to reduce emissions through offshore mitigation, New Zealand hopes to boost its global climate contribution beyond the domestic. This paper looks at the country's failure to deliver on the offshore mitigation targets set in the Paris Agreement, outlining the context, challenges, and enablers to boost international cooperation. This paper argues that...

This strategy responds to the recommendations made by the North Island Severe Weather Events Inquiry, which found that the emergency management system in place was not fit for purpose. The strategy links the previous recommendations with new priorities in emergency management to create a framework for the system's development from 2024 to 2030.

Arguing that the New Zealand health system is in crisis, this paper recommend investment in five key priorities based on the principle that to minimise cost growth and increase long-term sustainability without compromising quality, the system needs to be efficient and flexible, and it needs to contribute to economic growth as well as being supported...