The Commission was established by the New Zealand Productivity Commission Act in December 2010 and disestablished by the New Zealand Productivity Commission Act Repeal Act 2024 in February 2024.
The principal purpose of the Commission was to provide advice to Government on improving productivity in a way that is directed to supporting the overall well-being of New Zealanders, having regard to a wide range of communities of interest and population groups in New Zealand society.
The Commission's work focused on:
- Undertaking in-depth inquiries on topics referred to it by the Government
- Carrying out productivity-related research that assists improvement in productivity over time
- Promoting understanding of productivity issues.
The Productivity Commission's final annual report was published on 29 May 2024. See New Zealand Productivity Commission Annual Report 1 July 2023 - 29 February 2024.
Re-published material and redirects
The Commission's website was shut down on Wednesday, 22 May 2024. Key material (around 3285 files) has been re-published here on the Treasury website so it can remain publicly accessible. All productivity.govt.nz web traffic is redirecting to this page.
The Treasury released on 26 August 2024 a data file that maps legacy productivity.govt.nz file and page URLs to their equivalents on the Treasury website if they have been re-published. See Productivity Commission Website URLs Mapped to Treasury Website URLs.