A fair chance for all

The Commission is releasing its preliminary findings and recommendations so the final report can benefit from review and critique by a wide range of stakeholders.  

The inquiry focuses on the overall settings of the “public management system”. The Commission has deliberately taken this whole of system view, rather than assessing policies and services in one or two government sectors. 

The Commission has looked across the whole public management system to understand what is creating the inequities in people's lives in the first place, why certain groups are more vulnerable to persistent disadvantage in New Zealand, and how the public management system contributes to that. The Commission developed this report based on evidence and research we carried out or commissioned, which you can access below 'Research'.

• Read the interim report 
• Read the overview

We will be hosting a free webinar on our preliminary findings and recommendations on Thursday 6 October from 10.30-11.30am, with presentation followed by an audience Q&A. 

Speakers

• Dr Ganesh Nana, Chair of the New Zealand Productivity Commission 
• Catherine Proffitt, Inquiry Director 

Sign up for the webinar.

We want the findings and recommendations in this interim report to open the conversation about what change is needed, and the Commission welcomes feedback from individuals and organisations. The submissions period is open until 11 November. 

 You can share your views with us in the following ways: 

• The Commission is seeking public submissions through our usual process - make a written submission
• We also have a shorter online questionnaire  
• You can also make submissions verbally or by video – please email info@productivity.govt.nz to arrange this

A child’s development is shaped by their family, their community, and the environment they live in. Poverty has been identified as an important force in shaping children’s lives – alongside other factors like poor housing, living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation, and having parents disconnected from work, their community and their support networks. 

We have commissioned research as part of this inquiry, to use the Growing Up in New Zealand study to tease out these relationships and better understand the long term effects. 

•  Read this report

 The report authors are also holding a free seminar speaking to the results of this. Register to attend the seminar.