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Public Sector Complexity and Accountability

In his address, Len Cook talked about some of the critical issues for the public sector coming in to 2020. He focused particularly upon public accountability, especially to citizens, to Maori and the most vulnerable and explore with the audience what evidence we use to assess how we are performing and the validity of this evidence.

  • 24 Oct 2019
  • 2019
  • Auckland
  • Public Service

The Christchurch Call: Regulatory Implications for the Public Service

In this session, Peter Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Media Studies Programme, Victoria University of Wellington provided an enlightening picture of the key social media platforms and the challenges for public service policy makers when responding to the proliferation of violent extremist content online, particularly from a regulatory point of view.

  • 16 Oct 2019
  • 2019
  • Information Technology
  • Policy Advice
  • Public Servant
  • Wellington

Deloitte & IPANZ New Professionals - Future Proofing Local Government

This session brought together panelists Dr Mike Reid, Principal Policy Advisor, LGNZ, Michael Macaulay is Professor of Public Administration at the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, and Anne Molineux, Associate Director, Deloitte, to discuss the key issues faced by local government and how we can change to meet these, while recognising the need for our local body institutions to continually evolve to ensure they are future proofing to meet upcoming challenges.

  • 08 Oct 2019
  • 2019
  • Local Government
  • Wellington

Understanding Intelligence

Intelligence and the activities of Intelligence and Security agencies are often featured in popular culture and are shrouded in mystique. But what is intelligence, and how do intelligence and security agencies really work? Rebecca Kitteridge, Director-General of Security provided a comprehensive overview of the role of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.

  • 18 Sep 2019
  • 2019
  • Wellington

IPANZ New Professionals - The Future of Open Banking

The IPANZ New Professionals Auckland Network teamed up with the INFINZ Young Finance Professionals to gather a panel of industry leaders to discuss The Future of Open Banking, particularly what it is and why it is becoming so important.

  • 16 Sep 2019
  • Auckland

Parliament in Practice

Parliament in Practice offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn about the operations of Parliament, from those working within Parliament's walls.

  • 04 Sep 2019
  • 2019
  • Parliament
  • Public Servant
  • Wellington

IPANZ Deloitte Public Sector Conference - Public Service Reform

The IPANZ Deloitte Public Sector Conference was held on Thursday 15 August 2019. The conference provided a forum for public servants to discuss, gain knowledge and share insights on issues facing New Zealand so they can contribute to a public service that is compassionate, unified and motivated by a spirit of service to the community.

  • 15 Aug 2019
  • 2019
  • Wellington

New Professionals - Courageous Conversations

Courageous Conversations is a new event series aimed at providing a space for new professionals in the public sector to honestly and openly discuss some of the trickier aspects of the 9-5 grind.

We’ll be partnering with different organisations to start a conversation and bring you tools, ideas and advice on overcoming challenges to live your best work life.

  • 06 Aug 2019
  • 2019
  • New Professionals
  • Public Servant
  • Wellbeing
  • Wellington

Axford Fellowships in Public Policy - 2019 Fellows' Report-Back Seminar

  • 30 Jul 2019
  • 2019
  • Public Service
  • Research
  • Wellington

IPANZ AGM with Guest Speaker Dr Chris Eichbaum

  • 29 Jul 2019
  • 2019
  • Public Service
  • Wellington

New Professionals Auckland Network - Meet the Chiefs with Mark Allen

Mark Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Community Waitakere, a community development organisation supporting connected, thriving and sustainable West Auckland Communities, shared highlights from his 20 year journey through the public service and his transition into the not-for-profit sector. He also provided insight into how he used a dynamic public sector career and leveraged those skills into other fields.

  • 27 Jun 2019
  • 2019
  • Auckland
  • Leadership
  • New Professionals
  • Public Servant

Meet the Chiefs: New Professionals Breakfast with Andrew Kibblewhite

Andrew Kibblwhite, Secretary for Justice & Chief Executive of the Ministry for Justice shared his journey through the public service - from studying Botany at the University of Canterbury, to his start at the Treasury, through to his senior leadership positions across the sector.

  • 27 Jun 2019
  • 2019
  • Leadership
  • New Professionals
  • Public Servant
  • Wellington

The Wellbeing Budget and Child Poverty

This event had Girol Karacaoglu, Head of School, and Jonathan Boston, Professor of Public Policy, in the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington, provide insights into the Wellbeing Budget and how it might succeed in its ambition to improve the wellbeing of all New Zealanders, with particular focus on the wellbeing of children.

  • 21 Jun 2019
  • 2019
  • Budget
  • Vulnerable Children
  • Wellbeing
  • Wellington

Digital Government - hopes, aspirations and reality for the public sector workforce

Karl Lofgren, Associate Professor, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington shared his thoughts on the myths and realities of the use of modern technologies in the public sector.

  • 31 May 2019
  • 2019
  • Information Technology
  • Innovation
  • Public Servant
  • Wellington

Deloitte and New Professionals Panel Discussion - What does wellbeing mean?

On the eve of the Government's 2019 Wellbeing Budget, a panel of Alex Mitchell and Anne Molineux from Deloitte and Arthur Grimes, Chair of Wellbeing and Public and Policy in the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington, discussed wellbeing from a number of angles and shared insights prior to the official budget release.

  • 29 May 2019
  • 2019
  • Budget
  • Wellington

New Professionals - Climate Change and Intergenerational Equity

Isobel Bruun-Kiaer and Freya Schaumkel from the Chief Sustainability Office at Auckland Council shared their approaches to ensuring Intergenerational Equity is factored into their policy decisions on climate change.

  • 29 May 2019
  • 2019
  • Auckland
  • Climate Change
  • Local Government
  • New Professionals
  • Sustainability

Parliament in Practice

Parliament in Practice offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn about the operations of Parliament, from those working within Parliament's walls.

  • 17 Apr 2019
  • 2019
  • Parliament
  • Public Service
  • Wellington

Insights from a PM's Office

Wayne Eagelson, former Chief of Staff, to Dr Don Brash, John Key and Bill English shared insights into the day to day workings of a PM's office.

  • 16 Apr 2019
  • 2019
  • Leadership
  • Public Servant
  • Wellington

Civil Leadership as the Future of Leadership

Dr Steven de Waal shared his thoughts about the impact new technologies have on the public sector, providing citizens more knowledge and information, public and political influence, and tools to organise themselves and so to disrupt politics, democracy and public services.

  • 15 Apr 2019
  • 2019
  • Information Technology
  • Innovation
  • Public Service
  • Wellington

Meet the Chiefs Breakfast with Bernadette Cavanagh

In the first, IPANZ New Professionals - Meet the Chiefs Breakfast for 2019, Bernadette Cavanagh, Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage shared her journey through the public service.

  • 11 Apr 2019
  • 2019
  • Leadership
  • New Professionals
  • Public Servant
  • Wellington

Managing Information into the Future with Richard Foy


Richard Foy, Chief Archivist and General Manager of Archives New Zealand shared the vision driving Archives New Zealand's approach to managing information into the future.

  • 10 Apr 2019
  • 2019
  • Big Data
  • Information Technology
  • Public Service
  • Wellington

Government Management and Use of Data


Paul Stone, Leader of the New Zealand Open Government Data Programme discussed issues around the expectations for the public service managing data, clarified the differences between sharing and opening data and the ways in which data is and can be used and reused.

  • 03 Apr 2019
  • 2019
  • Big Data
  • Information Technology
  • Innovation
  • Public Service
  • Wellington

Effective Engagement with Maori

This one day workshop focussed on developing attendees understanding of Te Ao Maori - the Maori world view, the Treaty of Waitangi, and explored strategies for consulting with Iwi and building genuine and enduring partnerships.

  • 27 Mar 2019
  • 2019
  • Collaboration
  • Maori-Crown Relationships
  • Public Service
  • Wellington

Wellbeing and Inequality - 2019 State of the Nation

Alan Johnson, Senior Social Policy Analyst from the Salvation Army presented the 2019 State of the Nation report Are you well? Are we safe?.

  • 26 Mar 2019
  • 2019
  • Auckland
  • Budget
  • Wellbeing

Parliament in Practice

Parliament in Practice offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn about the operations of Parliament, from those working within Parliament's walls.

  • 26 Feb 2019
  • 2019
  • Public Service
  • Wellington