News Directory
Community-led Development
Taking a community-led approach to addressing our country's social, economic and environmental issues offers new possibilities, as outlined in an IPANZ seminar by Inspiring Communities and The Todd Foundation.
- 19 Sep 2017
Calling Emerging New Zealand Leaders
Gain
first-hand knowledge and build contacts in your field that will be highly
relevant to the New Zealand context and future New Zealand and United States
links. Apply now for a Harkness Fellowship.
- 28 Aug 2017
IPANZ Annual Report 2016-17
As of the end of March 2017, 170 organisations were members of IPANZ, up from 143 for the same time last year.
- 24 Jul 2017
Te Urewera - DOC Tūhoe Partnership wins Deloitte IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Awards 2017
Te Urewera - DOC Tūhoe Partnership won the Prime Minister’s Award at the Deloitte IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Awards 2017, held in Wellington last night (5 July).The judges said that this programme was, “An excellence initiative, demonstrating a transformation in the relationship. Most notably there were no direct examples to draw on anywhere in the world - that is true innovation.”
- 06 Jul 2017
Online Volunteer Hub Goes Live
A new digital marketplace is now live, which connects professionals keen to donate their skills and not for profits needing their expertise.
- 15 Jun 2017

New Better Public Services targets
Prime Minister Bill English has outlined a new set of 10 targets which set the Government’s expectations for the public service, building on the success of the initial targets set in 2012. See: http://ssc.govt.nz/better-public-services-next-steps
- 01 May 2017

DIA's SmartStart programme wins top international award
A key initiative by the Department of Internal Affairs, SmartStart, has won a prestigious international award.
- 20 Apr 2017
Excellence in disaster response recognised in national planning awards
A joint response to complex planning and technical challenges following the Canterbury Earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 in parts of the Waimakariri District north of Christchurch has achieved the supreme accolade at this year’s New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) awards.
- 01 Apr 2017
PS News 30 March: Upcoming events
In May, IPANZ has sought speakers from outside of core government to provide their insight on how we interact with the public. Registration will open throughout April.
- 30 Mar 2017

Jeff Montgomery, Registrar-General spoke to IPANZ in Auckland on 21 March
His talk was: Digital Babies - shifting baby-related transactions with government from paper to digital
- 22 Mar 2017
Hon Steven Joyce speech to IPANZ
Hon Steven Joyce gave the IPANZ annual address to an audience of about 250 people at the Beehive today, 21 February.
- 21 Feb 2017