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Our vision is to lift living standards for all New Zealanders. The Beehive, the Treasury, and the Reserve Bank, Wellington, New Zealand It’s important that New Zealand’s economy supports higher living standards for this and future...

Our name, Te Tai Ōhanga, the tide of the economy, reflects our role at the heart of government. We both lead and serve to lift living standards for all New Zealanders. At the Treasury, we work with passion and pride on a breadth of issues...

The Treasury recognises that journalists are a key audience for its work, and an important channel to the public. Below we've included some useful links to information on the Treasury website, along with information on how journalists can get in...

Overview of the government's finances including financial reporting for the government as a whole, the government's revenue and expenditure, its assets and liabilities and its fiscal strategy. Advice to Government Advising the government on its...

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 regular summary New Zealand economic data.  The most recent versions of this are below.

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 is on sabbatical from February 2021 until the end of the year. 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....

Struan is an economist with over 30 years of experience in finance and public sector management. Struan first joined the Treasury in 1987, after completing his postgraduate diploma in Economics at Otago University. Several years later he served as the...

  Our Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is the top leadership body here at the Treasury. It is responsible for the strategic leadership of the organisation, driving its performance, and the overall health of the organisation. Responsibilities...

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 Dr Megan Woods: Minister for Infrastructure, Housing, Energy and Resources, and Building and Construction Lead Ministers in Infrastructure Sector (or related) Portfolios Corrections: Hon Kelvin...

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...

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...