This research aims to understand how New Zealanders think about fairness in order to help policy advisors provide more informed advice on the equity implications of policy choices. It also considers to what extent New Zealander’s perceptions of fairness are grounded in reality and how perceptions of fairness vary across group markers including gender, age...

This evaluation focussed on Health NZ’s Early Years Programme – particularly on the Community Innovation Fund (the Fund). The purpose of this evaluation was to provide Health NZ with insights and learnings to support the ongoing development of the program, based on what has been important and made a difference for those involved.

This report presents data and insights that demonstrate the worsening state and continued inequity of child health in New Zealand, and calls for concerted action that is grounded in robust evidence. The report shows that Māori children, Pasifika children, and children living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation are significantly disproportionately affected by key health concerns.

This report challenges common perceptions of New Zealand's state sector and calls for fundamental reforms to improve its performance. It provides analysis of how the state sector functions to examine its real-world limitations and potential for improvement. It finds hierarchy, disengaged motivation, information limits, and lack of accountability constrain the state sector.

This report provides the strategic intentions for the new Ministry for Regulation including the role, purpose, strategic objectives and priorities and outcomes. The Ministry will focus on lifting quality across all regulatory systems and supporting agencies with regulatory responsibilities to align with good practice.