Institute for Governance and Policy Studies

IGPS News & Events For Wednesday January 29 A proposed new version of the State Sector Act is currently with Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee. The following is an excerpt from IGPS Director Simon Chapple's submission on this crucial piece of legislation. 

Fonterra delaying the release of their annual financial results is a very bad sign, writes Peter Fraser. Has the dairy giant learned any lessons from its litany of recent mistakes?

Fonterra's $700 million bombshell | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington

Our local councils are missing the boat when it comes to getting citizens involved and taking advantage of democratic energy, writes Max Rashbrooke.

More openness please, councilors | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington Our local councils are missing the boat when it comes to getting citizens involved and taking advantage of democratic energy, writes Max Rashbrooke

Silver bullet "solutions" to methane emissions are about protecting the business-as-usual farming model, not about ecological sustainability or economic gains, write Peter Fraser and Mike Joy.

Silver bullets won't kill NZ's cow problem | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington

The government's Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy opens the door for real and urgently needed change, writes IGPS board member and Barnardos General Manager Advocacy Claire Achmad.

Free school lunches: a good start, but just a start | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington

A promise to fix housing affordability helped elect this government, and that promise is now broken, writes IGPS senior associate Bryce Edwards.

Broken KiwiBuild promises deserve an election loss | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington

Free public event on open government, this Friday Sept 27

Open Government: Getting It Right | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington How can New Zealand meet its open government goals? Keitha Booth takes a hard look at the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan.

Free tax justice event at VUW Tuesday 24

The Grass Can Be Greener: Sharing the Cost of the Climate | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington Russell Norman, Richard Wagstaff and Catherine Leining will discuss how taxes can help us shift towards a carbon-neutral economy.

Mike Joy and Nathan Surendran discuss Biophysical Economics: why we need it and what it is.

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Who Do We Trust? Institute's 2018 trust survey shows New Zealanders trust government more, churches and charities less.

Who Do We Trust? | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington A new study commissioned by the Institute shows the number of New Zealanders who trust government has risen substantially since 2016, while trust in churches and charities has fallen significantly..

Institute Director Simon Chapple’s “trenchant submission on tax” reported in the New Zealand Herald.

Brian Fallow: Who said tax was meant to be fair? COMMENT: Tax Working Group has been told to aim for fairness - a near-impossible task

Measuring trust in New Zealand in 2018 - release of second IGPS survey. Register now for the seminar on 11 June.

Measuring Trust in New Zealand in 2018 | Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Victoria University of Wellington The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies has released its second Trust Survey, and Dr Simon Chapple, Director of the IGPS, will present the latest results and compare these with the results of our 2016 inaugural survey.