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Using land for housing: public views sought
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 10:04 am | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission is seeking comment from industry, local authorities and the public on ways to improve how local government makes land available for housing. More >>
More effective social services: Commission seeks views
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 2:16 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has just released the issues paper on its new inquiry into improving outcomes for New Zealanders from social services. Submissions are invited by 18 November . Video introducing the inquiry: http://bit.ly/socipvid More >>
Using land for housing
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 9:39 am | Productivity Commission
The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to investigate ways to improve the way local authorities regulate to make land available for housing. More >>
Regulatory Institutions and Practices final report released
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 12:59 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has just released the final report for its inquiry into Regulatory Institutions and Practices. The report contains the Commission’s guidance on designing and establishing new regulatory regimes and regulators. More >>
New Zealand regulation not keeping pace
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 12:45 pm | Productivity Commission
New Zealand regulators often have to work with out-of-date legislation, quality checks are under strain, and regulatory workers need better training and development. More >>
Enhancing productivity and value in public services
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 2:24 pm | Productivity Commission
The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to investigate ways to improve the delivery of public services in New Zealand. More >>
Final report released on services sector productivity
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 3:20 pm | Productivity Commission
What is very big, diverse and full of promise - but underperforming? No, we’re not referring to the Auckland Blues. Rather, it is New Zealand’s services sector – representing around 70% of New Zealand’s GDP, deeply intertwined with our primary ... More >>
Explaining the high prices of goods and services in NZ
Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 2:43 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission commissioned Professor Norman Gemmell, the Victoria University of Wellington Chair in Public Finance, to compare consumer prices in New Zealand with those overseas and to explain any differences identified. More >>
Low innovation and weak international connections
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 12:57 pm | Productivity Commission
Although productivity growth is picking up, New Zealand still has a large productivity gap compared to other OECD countries. More >>
Speech to Regulatory Reform conference, Canberra
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 3:38 pm | Productivity Commission
Today, I will be providing some reflections on what we at the New Zealand Productivity Commission have learned aboutregulatory design and practice in our short history. Although these lessons are drawn from New Zealand circumstances, they are of broader ... More >>
Productivity Commission kicks the tyres on our regulations
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 3:25 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has today released its draft report on the design and operation of New Zealand’s regulatory system. The draft report provides practical guidance for government officials involved in designing new regulatory regimes and ... More >>
Boosting Productivity in the Services Sector - Report
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 3:11 pm | Productivity Commission
This report examines two topics important to raising services-sector productivity: increasing successful application of information and communications technology by service firms, and stimulating competition in service markets. More >>
Competition, ICT key to unlocking services’ potential
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 3:28 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has released its draft recommendations on how to increase competition and the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in New Zealand’s service industries. The 2nd interim report, now out for consultation, ... More >>
Why New Zealand industries lag behind Australia
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:40 pm | Productivity Commission
Low investment in capital and inefficient use of both capital and labour contribute to the productivity shortfall in New Zealand industries compared to their Australian counterparts. More >>
Why New Zealand industries lag behind Australia
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 9:43 am | Productivity Commission
Low investment in capital and inefficient use of both capital and labour contribute to the productivity shortfall in New Zealand industries compared to their Australian counterparts. More >>
Submissions reminder - Regulatory Inquiry
Monday, 21 October 2013, 4:46 pm | Productivity Commission
This is a reminder that submissions are invited by the end of this week (Friday 25 Oct) for our inquiry into the design of regulatory institutions and practices in New Zealand. Your feedback will help us form findings and recommendations for our ... More >>
Productivity by the Numbers - Commission Research Paper
Monday, 23 September 2013, 10:52 am | Productivity Commission
Our overall finding of a generally poor productivity performance – both at the economy-wide and industry levels – underscores the need for New Zealand’s policy environment to be strongly supportive of productivity growth and for firms to have ... More >>
Inquiry on the services sector: topics for in-depth analysis
Friday, 30 August 2013, 4:46 pm | Productivity Commission
In late July, I emailed to inform you that the Productivity Commission had released the first interim report for its inquiry into Boosting Productivity in the Services Sector (www.productivity.govt.nz/inquiry-content/services-sector). More >>
Getting regulation right: Commission seeks views
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 3:07 pm | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper on its latest inquiry into the design and operation of government regulatory regimes in New Zealand. Submissions are invited by 25 October. More >>
Getting Regulation Right: Productivity Commission Seeks View
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 11:21 am | Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper on its latest inquiry into the design and operation of government regulatory regimes in New Zealand. Submissions are invited by 25 October. More >>
