Institute for Governance and Policy Studies

Institute for Governance and Policy Studies The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) fosters discussion, research and publication of current issues of domestic and foreign policy.

Aims
The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) fosters discussion, research and publication of current issues of domestic and foreign policy. We particularly link academic research and public policy by providing opportunities for independent and detached study, and for neutral and informed discussion of important and relevant issues. Our goal is to engage the broadest possible range o

f informed opinion, particularly in drawing people together from the universities, the public service, the business community and the wider public community. Our three catchwords might be summed up as study, engage, inform. Structure
The Institute of Policy Studies was established in 1983 as part of Victoria University of Wellington. Over the decades the university environment has changed dramatically. When the School of Government was formed in 2002, the IPS became its ‘window’ for applied research, discussion and publication. In July 2012 the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies came into being. While it has subsumed many of the functions of the Institute of Policy Studies, it seeks to build upon its predecessor's roles and reputation, with the aim of becoming New Zealand's foremost provider of independent, high quality, policy-oriented research, informing the policy-making process and influencing policy development and implementation across many significant areas of public life. General Information
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23/02/2020

A proposed new version of the State Sector Act is currently with Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee. The following is an excerpt from IGPS Director Simon Chapple's submission on this crucial piece of legislation. 

Fonterra delaying the release of their annual financial results is a very bad sign, writes Peter Fraser. Has the dairy g...
29/09/2019

Fonterra delaying the release of their annual financial results is a very bad sign, writes Peter Fraser. Has the dairy giant learned any lessons from its litany of recent mistakes?

Our local councils are missing the boat when it comes to getting citizens involved and taking advantage of democratic en...
29/09/2019

Our local councils are missing the boat when it comes to getting citizens involved and taking advantage of democratic energy, writes Max Rashbrooke.

Our local councils are missing the boat when it comes to getting citizens involved and taking advantage of democratic energy, writes Max Rashbrooke

Silver bullet "solutions" to methane emissions are about protecting the business-as-usual farming model, not about ecolo...
23/09/2019

Silver bullet "solutions" to methane emissions are about protecting the business-as-usual farming model, not about ecological sustainability or economic gains, write Peter Fraser and Mike Joy.

The government's Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy opens the door for real and urgently needed change, writes IGPS boar...
23/09/2019

The government's Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy opens the door for real and urgently needed change, writes IGPS board member and Barnardos General Manager Advocacy Claire Achmad.

A promise to fix housing affordability helped elect this government, and that promise is now broken, writes IGPS senior ...
23/09/2019

A promise to fix housing affordability helped elect this government, and that promise is now broken, writes IGPS senior associate Bryce Edwards.

Free public event on open government, this Friday Sept 27
23/09/2019

Free public event on open government, this Friday Sept 27

How can New Zealand meet its open government goals? Keitha Booth takes a hard look at the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan.

Free tax justice event at VUW Tuesday 24
23/09/2019

Free tax justice event at VUW Tuesday 24

Russell Norman, Richard Wagstaff and Catherine Leining will discuss how taxes can help us shift towards a carbon-neutral economy.

Mike Joy and Nathan Surendran discuss Biophysical Economics: why we need it and what it is.
14/10/2018

Mike Joy and Nathan Surendran discuss Biophysical Economics: why we need it and what it is.

Capture, manage, and search all your video content.

11/06/2018

Who Do We Trust? Institute's 2018 trust survey shows New Zealanders trust government more, churches and charities less.

A new study commissioned by the Institute shows the number of New Zealanders who trust government has risen substantially since 2016, while trust in churches and charities has fallen significantly..

Institute Director Simon Chapple’s “trenchant submission on tax” reported in the New Zealand Herald.
08/06/2018

Institute Director Simon Chapple’s “trenchant submission on tax” reported in the New Zealand Herald.

COMMENT: Tax Working Group has been told to aim for fairness - a near-impossible task

08/06/2018

Measuring trust in New Zealand in 2018 - release of second IGPS survey. Register now for the seminar on 11 June.

The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies has released its second Trust Survey, and Dr Simon Chapple, Director of the IGPS, will present the latest results and compare these with the results of our 2016 inaugural survey.

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