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Inquiry into New Zealand’s most productive firms confirmed
Monday, 13 January 2020, 12:33 pm | Productivity Commission
The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to identify policies and interventions that could maximise the economic contribution of New Zealand’s frontier firms . The Commission has received the terms of reference from the Minister of Finance which ... More >>
Productivity Commission suggests improved income security
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 8:55 am | Productivity Commission
New Zealand is stuck with low wages because of low productivity and low technology adoption. The challenge is to encourage labour market dynamism and the flexibility of the economy to create new jobs, while also providing security for workers when ... More >>
Report highlights major changes in where Kiwis live & work
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 9:12 am | Productivity Commission
Research released today by the Productivity Commission shows how New Zealanders have experienced big changes in the jobs they do and the places they live and work. These changes reflect shifts in the industries in which people work. Between 1976 and 2013 ... More >>
Time to prepare for the future of work, but no time to waste
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 8:27 am | Productivity Commission
“Technology adoption supports higher productivity growth, higher income growth and increased resources to pay for the things New Zealanders’ value. But the main problem facing New Zealand today isn’t too much technology, it’s not enough,” ... More >>
Local Government funding: Not broken but will need help
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 8:09 am | Productivity Commission
The New Zealand Productivity Commission today released its draft report on local government funding and financing arrangements. It is the most substantial look at these issues since the 2007 Shand report. In releasing the draft report, Commission ... More >>
Technology’s impact on the future of work to be examined
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 5:53 pm | Productivity Commission
The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to examine and report on Technological change, disruption and the future of work . Minister Robertson announced the Commission’s new topic at the Work in Progress Conference today. More >>
Local government funding and financing: public views sought
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 9:59 am | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission today published an issues paper for its inquiry into local government funding and financing. More >>
Health care homes early evidence in Wellington
Friday, 5 October 2018, 8:59 am | Productivity Commission
Early evidence suggests a team-based primary health care practice model can reduce emergency department admissions to hospitals. More >>
Act now to achieve a low-emissions future
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 9:07 am | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission today released its final report on how New Zealand can transition to a low-emissions economy. More >>
State Sector Productivity: the missing keys
Friday, 17 August 2018, 11:39 am | Productivity Commission
Higher state sector productivity is critical to delivering more and better public services now and into the future, yet many government agencies lack the cultures, capability and encouragement to make these gains, says the Productivity Commission ... More >>
New joint research project welcomed
Monday, 6 August 2018, 1:57 pm | Productivity Commission
Murray Sherwin, Chair of the New Zealand Productivity Commission, welcomes a new project with the Australian Productivity Commission into Growing the digital economy and maximising opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) . More >>
Local government inquiry terms of reference confirmed
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 9:17 am | Productivity Commission
The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to examine and report on local government funding and financing arrangements. The Commission is delighted to receive the terms of reference from the Minister of Finance and Minister for Local Government ... More >>
Getting to Zero: challenging but achievable
Friday, 27 April 2018, 9:37 am | Productivity Commission
Today we released our draft report on how New Zealand should transition to a low-emissions economy. More >>
Productivity Improvements Needed for Higher Wages
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 8:54 am | Productivity Commission
A report released today by the Productivity Commission shows that when productivity goes up wages tend to follow. The growth of labour productivity and wages has slowed. Between 1996 and 2000 the average amount produced from one hour of work in the private ... More >>
The Productivity Commission - inquiries, research and a BIM
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 3:52 pm | Productivity Commission
The Commission has had another busy year. We’ve completed two inquiries - New models of tertiary education and Better urban planning , published several research papers on productivity-related matters, and continued to work with our partners to ... More >>
Public sector productivity: a $40 billion mystery
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 11:24 am | Productivity Commission
The New Zealand Productivity Commission today released its draft report Measuring and improving state sector productivity . More >>
How can New Zealand transition to a low emissions economy?
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 10:23 am | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission today published an issues paper for its inquiry into New Zealand’s transition to a low emissions economy. More >>
Submissions sought on state sector productivity
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 10:33 am | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission is seeking submissions on its inquiry into measuring and improving state sector productivity. More >>
What's happening at the Productivity Commission?
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 2:30 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has two new inquiry topics A low emissions economy The Government has asked the Commission to identify how New Zealand can maximise the opportunities and minimise the costs and risks of transitioning to a lower net-emissions ... More >>
Urban planning - moving beyond the wheel spin
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 10:08 am | Productivity Commission
The Commission released its final Better urban planning report today. The inquiry examined the current urban planning system in New Zealand and points the way to a future, better-performing system. More >>
