This report proposes drafting instructions for a Fast-track Supermarket Entry and Expansion Omnibus Bill, which would rapidly approve retail grocery developments at scale and cut through complex barriers that are preventing new supermarket chains from entering the New Zealand market. This would enable stronger retail grocery competition.

This report outlines significant developments in workers’ compensation schemes across all jurisdictions of Australia and New Zealand during 2024. It provides an overview of administration and scheme delivery changes, policy developments and legislative amendments. Workers’ compensation in Australia is predominately jurisdictionally based, while New Zealand has a no-fault accident insurance scheme covering everyone who is...

This paper investigates the effect of interpersonal and institutional trust on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in New Zealand. The findings clearly show that higher trust correlates with lower vaccine hesitancy. By understanding how trust affects vaccine choices, it will be possible to build more effective public health campaigns in the future.

This paper presents a process model to guide the production of quality policy advice. The 5D Model defines five key domains: understanding Demand, being open to Discovery, undertaking Design, identifying critical Decision points, and shaping advice to enable Delivery.

The report measures social cohesion in New Zealand across five dimensions with Australian comparison: sense of belonging, sense of worth, social inclusion and justice, participation, and acceptance and rejection. It finds that New Zealand’s social cohesion is 8 percentage points lower than in Australia and New Zealand lags on every dimension.