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Secretary For Transport And Chief Executive Ministry Of Transport Appointed
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 11:05 am | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Audrey Sonerson to the position of Secretary for Transport and Chief Executive, Ministry of Transport. The Ministry of Transport is the Government’s ... More >>
Meritorious Public Service Acknowledged
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:10 am | Public Service Commission
Last night 35 New Zealanders received Te Tohu Ratonga Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | The New Zealand Public Service Medal at Government House for outstanding public service. Her Excellency, The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, GNZM, QSO, hosted the ceremony, attended ... More >>
Secretary For Women And Chief Executive Ministry For Women Appointed
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 11:04 am | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Kellie Coombes to the position of Secretary for Women and Chief Executive, Ministry for Women. The Ministry for Women leads and influences key policy makers, ... More >>
2022 Public Service Workforce Data Published
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 10:32 am | Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has published the 2022 ‘ Public Service Workforce Data’ , which shows the Public Service is becoming more reflective of the communities it serves. The data provides a snapshot of trends in the Public Service ... More >>
Secretary For Culture And Heritage And Chief Executive, Manatū Taonga – Ministry For Culture And Heritage Appointed
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 2:09 pm | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Laulu Mac Leauanae to the position of Secretary for Culture and Heritage and Chief Executive, Manatū Taonga – Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Manatū ... More >>
Welfare Response Wins Prime Minister’s Award
Friday, 16 September 2022, 9:49 am | Public Service Commission
The Care in the Community welfare joint agency response to COVID-19 won this year’s Prime Minister’s Award at Te Hāpai Hapori | Spirit of Service Awards. Te Tohu a te Pirimia | The Prime Minister’s Award was jointly awarded to: Ministry of Social ... More >>
New OIA Measures Published For The First Time
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 10:30 am | Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has today published expanded performance measures of the Official Information Act for government agencies. It is the first time the Public Service has collected and published data on the use of extensions, ... More >>
Chief Executive, Whaikaha - Ministry Of Disabled People Appointed
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 11:02 am | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Ms Paula Tesoriero MNZM to the position of Chief Executive, Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People. Whaikaha is a new departmental agency, established ... More >>
Acting Chief Executive Ministry For Disabled People Appointed
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 2:07 pm | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Ms Geraldine Woods to the position of Acting Chief Executive, Ministry for Disabled People. The Ministry for Disabled People is a new departmental agency, to be established ... More >>
Acting Director-General Of Health Appointed
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 11:29 am | Public Service Commission
The Deputy Public Service Commissioner has today announced the appointment of Dr Diana Sarfati as Acting Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the ... More >>
Commissioner, Inland Revenue Appointed
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 10:59 am | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Peter Mersi to the position of Commissioner and Chief Executive, Inland Revenue Department. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue holds important roles as the principal ... More >>
Independent Review Into Fire And Emergency’s Workplace Culture And Complaint Handling Practices
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:34 am | Public Service Commission
Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter QSO has today announced an independent review of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s progress to address workplace culture and complaint handling practices. The review will independently assess the progress ... More >>
Director-General Of Health To Step Down In July
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 10:41 am | Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has today announced the Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, has chosen to step down at the end of July. The Commissioner said Dr Bloomfield had done an outstanding job leading the Government’s ... More >>
Latest OIA Statistics Released
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:47 am | Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has today announced he will be expanding the performance measures of the Official Information Act for government agencies. The Commissioner said the next data release for the six months to June 2022 will ... More >>
Public Service Commissioner Announces Findings Of Kāinga Ora Review
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:38 am | Public Service Commission
The public housing agency, Kāinga Ora, fell short of the standards expected on political neutrality when it published an article about a political candidate, Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has found. The Commissioner said Kāinga Ora got ... More >>
New Zealand Public Service Among Most Trusted In The World
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 10:19 am | Public Service Commission
New Zealand has again been ranked first equal, along with Denmark and Finland, as the country considered to be the least corrupt. The recently released 2021 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index measures how corrupt a country’s public ... More >>
Oranga Tamariki Acting Chief Executive Term Extended
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 3:55 pm | Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has today announced Acting Secretary for Children and Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki, Chappie Te Kani, will remain in the role for a further 12 months. Mr Te Kani has commenced the implementation of ... More >>
2021 Public Service Workforce Data And Census Information Published
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 11:13 am | Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has published the 2021 ‘ Workforce Data’ , which includes information collected in the inaugural Te taunaki e anga whakamua ai te Ratonga Tūmatanui | 2021 Public Service Census. Together, the data provides ... More >>
Public Service Is Building Capability To Engage With Māori
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 10:39 am | Public Service Commission
Public servants are building their capability to engage with Māori and are supported by their agencies to do so, according to data from New Zealand’s inaugural Public Service Census. Carried out earlier this year, 40,000 public servants responded to ... More >>
Diversity In Public Service Workforce Is Building
Friday, 26 November 2021, 10:35 am | Public Service Commission
The Public Service is becoming more ethnically diverse, including in leadership roles, and we now know most public servants feel they work in an inclusive environment. The latest workforce data shows diversity at the senior management level continues ... More >>
