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Our vision is to be a world-leading treasury working towards higher living standards for New Zealanders. The Beehive, the Treasury, and the Reserve Bank, Wellington, New Zealand It’s important that New Zealand’s economy supports...

Every person working at the Treasury has a role to play in helping to achieve higher living standards for New Zealanders.  The Treasury offers interesting, diverse and stimulating work that addresses the big opportunities and complex challenges...

The Treasury recognises that the media are a key audience for its work, and an important channel to the public. Here are links to some key information, such as our annual report and briefings to incoming Ministers (BIMs), along with links to...

The Treasury plays an important leadership role in the state sector and publishes a range of guidance for departments and other entities as well as information on state sector performance. What is the State Sector? The state sector is the broad range...

The Treasury provides a number of additional key services to public assisting with unclaimed money, ownerless property, and provding transparency of the Treasury's processes through Official Information Act (OIA) requests.

Tim Ng is responsible for ensuring that the Treasury’s policy advice on raising New Zealand living standards is supported and strengthened by sound economic theory and evidence. Tim is a macroeconomist by training, with extensive international...

Infrastructure refers to the fixed, long-lived structures that facilitate the production of goods and services, including transport, water, energy, social assets, and digital infrastructure such as our broadband and mobile networks. Infrastructure...

Ministers with Infrastructure Responsibilities Hon Shane Jones - Minister for Infrastructure, Regional Economic Development and Associate Minister of Finance, Transport Hon Grant Robertson - Minister of Finance Lead Ministers in Infrastructure...

In addition to the Treasury, a large number of other government agencies are involved in planning, implementing and advising on infrastructure. Infrastructure Areas and Related Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies Area...

Media statements and speeches by Infrastructure ministers and by senior National Infrastructure Unit or Treasury officials relating to infrastructure are listed here. Media statements, speeches, and other features relating to the infrastructure...

John has a broad range of management and directorial experience with, and in, a variety of different of business sectors including banking, investment, venture capital, technology, infrastructure, construction, and engineering. He has had wide-ranging...

Margaret Devlin is Chair of Watercare Services, Harrison Grierson Engineering and the Joint Committee for the development of the Waikato Spatial Plan.  She is a director of Aurora Energy, IT Partners, MetService  and Hamilton...

Edward Guy is the Managing Director of Rationale, an independent advisory company that helps government and business leaders make great investment and infrastructure decisions. Edward has played a key role in setting the direction for hundreds of...

Carl Hansen was Chief Executive of the Electricity Authority since it was established in November 2010 until June 2018. Carl has been involved in the evolution of the New Zealand electricity market as a senior executive and director, independent...

Geoff Hunt is the McConnell Group President having previously been the CEO of Hawkins Group.  He is Auckland-based and over the past 25 years has led a number of construction and maintenance companies operating in the electricity...

Fiona Mules, who is Canterbury-based, brings expertise in public sector funding and procurement, especially in relation to large-scale infrastructure and the delivery of public-private partnerships. Fiona previously led the Treasury’s Public-Private...

Abstract The lecture gives an overview of possible water risks and how they might be managed with the a Risks and Options  Assessment for Decision (ROAD) process. ROAD offers an approach to: (a) understand risks, especially systemic water...

Abstract Estimating the welfare effects of a new policy, like a cut in unemployment benefits, is difficult. Economists lack dependable methods to measure all of the costs and benefits of potential policy changes. As a result, politicians often end up...

Abstract Citizens demand for public (and private) services that are driven by their individual needs, and enabled by digital infrastructure and common outcomes across government agencies, is increasing the pace and complexity of change we must manage....

Abstract Iwi and hapū have long and deep relationships with the freshwater, rivers, streams and lakes that are integral to the ecology of their whenua (land) and rohe (region). But as the role of freshwater use for commercial purposes comes into focus,...

About Ann Pettifor Distinguished Economist and Commentator on Public Policy Ann Pettifor has a distinguished international reputation as a macro-economist and commentator on public policy. She is the Director of Policy Research in Macro-economics (...

On November 26th Statistics New Zealand will host a one day workshop on 'Working Together' to mark another year of collaboration on the Living Standards Framework. The workshop will showcase new and emerging research and seek a range of perspectives...

As required under the Public Finance Act, the Treasury will publish the audited Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand on Tuesday 7 October 2014. Interested journalists and analysts are invited to register their interest to attend an...

In the lead-up to release of the 2013 Investment Statement, Treasury is holding a series of seminars aiming to foster interest in, and discussion on, balance sheet matters as well as the sharing of knowledge across the public sector and beyond. By...

In the lead-up to release of the 2013 Investment Statement, Treasury is holding a series of seminars aimed at fostering interest in, and discussion on, balance sheet-related matters as well as the sharing of knowledge across the public sector and beyond...

Abstract: The Royal Society of New Zealand released in mid-2014, a "major issues" paper on "The 2013 census and New Zealand's changing population". Gary Hawke chaired the Panel which prepared the report. While the 2013 census confirmed many...

Abstract With a blend of experience as a top-level academic researcher and a hands-on policy advisor, Julian Le Grand is ideally placed to provide insight and perspective on the different ways that government-funded social services are organised and...

  Access will be available to the Banquet Hall from 10.00am. The Minister of Finance will attend the Budget Lock-up briefing. Documents will be available from 10.30am and Treasury officials will be available to answer technical questions arising...

Abstract At all levels of the New Zealand public service, people are searching for ways to achieve greater impact on social and economic outcomes.  There is an increasing recognition that some of our established ways of doing things get in the way...

Abstract New Zealand's Living Standards Framework (LSF) represents an opportunity to transform the way policy advice is provided to Government. This presentation examines the LSF in light of the Global Ecological Crisis (GEC), and what some commentators...