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FOMA Business Summit

26 April 2023

Commission Chair Dr Ganesh Nana addressed the hui on the opening day.

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New research reports on accountability and learning systems

17 March 2023

Commissioned for the Fair Chance for All inquiry

Ganesh Nana with Anne Probert and Kelvin Wright

Taranaki Insights 2023

24 February 2023

Key note address from Dr Ganesh Nana at Taranaki Insights 2023

Research

Does high-speed internet boost exporting?

21 December 2022

The Productivity Commission’s latest working paper has just been published.

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End of year message from Productivity Commission Chair

16 December 2022

Despite a stubbornly ongoing pandemic and a deteriorating global situation, it is critical for us al…

Dr Diane Ruwhiu new Productivity Commissioner

NZ Productivity Commission welcomes new Commissioner

7 October 2022

The New Zealand Productivity Commission Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa welcomes Dr Diane Ruwhiu (Ng…

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Inquiry update: A fair chance for all

8 April 2022

What's happening in our Fair chance for all inquiry?

Join one of our online sessions this month to …

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Webinar: Joined-up social services

15 March 2022

The Productivity Commission asked Consulting Economist Julie Fry to review the recent progress of jo…

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Rethinking the policy process

24 February 2022

The Productivity Commission and IPANZ recently hosted an online roundtable with policy leaders to di…

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Together alone: A review of joined-up social services

14 February 2022

The Productivity Commission asked consulting economist Julie Fry to review the recent progress of jo…

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Regulatory institutions and practices

2 December 2021

The Productivity Commission completed its inquiry into regulatory institutions and practices in 2014…

A fair chance for all

Thanks for your feedback

30 August 2021

Over the last six weeks, input from across Aotearoa has helped the Commission focus a new inquiry in…

Snakes and ladders

The story of disadvantage in New Zealand

23 July 2021

This great piece by Max Rashbrooke for The Spinoff dives into the Productivity Commission's new inqu…

Productivity in New Zealand

Productivity matters for wellbeing

6 July 2021

Achieving higher productivity – producing more with what we have (people, knowledge, skills, produce…

What is productivity

What is productivity, and why does it matter?

4 June 2021

Productivity matters for wellbeing.

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