In search of a golden thread: recent developments in public management across New Zealand and Australia

ABSTRACT

This article looks at key developments in public policy and management across the last decade in New Zealand and Australia.

KEYWORDS:

• Aotearoa New Zealand
• Australia
• well being
• outcomes-based policy
• collaboration

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1. (https://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/2019/wellbeing/approach/index.htm)

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Michael Macaulay

Michael Macaulay is Professor of Public Administration at the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington (NZ). He was previously Professor of Public Management at Teesside University (UK), and has held visiting professor posts in the UK and South Africa. Michael has worked with numerous international government agencies and NGOs including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) the Council of Europe and Transparency International. Within New Zealand, he has co-authored evaluations on NZ Police and the State Services Commission and has advised SSC, SFO, and numerous other agencies on anti-corruption, workplace misconduct and whistleblowing. Michael is also a former judge, having spent 7 years on the Teesside Bench in the UK.