A spirit of service to the community: public service motivation in the New Zealand public service

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The first author is an employee, and the second author is a statutory officer of the New Zealand public service. However, the views expressed in this document are the authors' own and do not necessarily represent the views of the New Zealand government.

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Rodney Scott

Rodney Scott is an Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at the University of New South Wales, Kaitohutohu Mātāmua/Chief Policy Advisor for the Public Service Commission of New Zealand, and an affiliated researcher with the Bennett Institute of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. He has contributed to public policy and legislation since 2008, including New Zealand’s Public Service Act 2020, and written books on collaboration, goal commitment, system dynamics, and institutional memory.

Peter Hughes

Peter Hughes is Te Tumu Whakarae mō Te Kawa Mataaho | Public Service Commissioner and Head of the New Zealand Public Service. Prior roles include Chief Executive of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Development, Department of Internal Affairs, and Health Funding Authority; and Professor of Public Management and Head of the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the State.