Cross-agency initiatives

Social Investment is about improving the lives of New Zealanders by applying rigorous and evidence-based investment practices to social services.

Better Public Services focuses on the State Services working better to deliver improved results for New Zealanders. Better Public Services seeks to retain the strengths of our State services while addressing weaknesses such as fragmentation, government agencies working in silos, and inefficiencies.

The Administrative and Support Services Benchmarking exercise (BASS) provided information on the cost, efficiency, and effectiveness of administrative & support services across the

Robust performance information is vital to effective asset management.

During 2013 the Treasury implemented a new process for gaining assurance on the internal control environment in departments (CIPFA TICK).

The Government commissioned the Review of Expenditure on Policy Advice in August 2010 to provide advice on the cost and quality of policy advice, as well as the alignment between policy expenditure and the Government's priorities.

This page contains resource materials and presentations that explain the changes made by the amendments.

Baseline reviews are a “deep dive” into a ministry’s financial performance, and is completed jointly by The Treasury and the relevant ministry.