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Unique ID |
Source of idea |
Idea |
Why |
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64B5828B |
Net Hui 2019 |
Register of Government's innovation activities. |
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021C8833 |
Net Hui 2019 |
Evaluate government public consultation processes and the impact they have had. |
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CB682513 |
Net Hui 2019 |
Improve access to authoritative government information, e.g. improved readability of government websites - in plain English and plain Te Reo. |
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8C24D4F9 |
Net Hui 2019 |
Extend the scope of current Commitment 11 [Authoritative dataset of government organisations as open data for greater transparency] to include the structure that organisations use, white spaces and overlaps. |
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29DFE14F |
Individual |
Any complex legislative proposal amending existing law results in the release of a marked-up version of the legislation containing the proposed amending provisions to assist potential submitters. |
The provision of such marked-up material greatly assists submission preparation, allowing submitters’ time to be focused on identifying areas for legislative improvement, thereby also improving productivity by no longer requiring multiple parties considering making submissions to complete similar work marking up legislation. The Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill is an example where the failure of officials to provide a marked-up version of the Financial Markets Conduct Act led to duplicate work having to be completed by multiple parties that I believe likely impacted upon the submission process to the detriment of obtaining better legislation. Further, following the passage of the Financial Services Legislation Bill, there is still no easy way of seeing what it will eventually look like, because the Financial Markets Conduct Act will not be updated on the NZ Legislation website until the amended legislation actually comes into force in June 2020, again making it difficult to understand and plan for the change. In this circumstance, I submit that consideration should also be given to providing a version of the legislation containing the new provisions ahead of the provisions actually coming into force, appropriately marked up to ensure that there is no misunderstanding as to what applies when. |
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112264BF |
NZ PSA |
Cooperation and coordination between agencies on the scheduling of consultations/engagement of interest to civil society. |
As an illustration of why this would be useful I’ve included below a table of the public consultation deadlines my small team of currently two needs to meet over your consultation period. Submission Date due Mental health guidelines - MoH 17 January Public Service Legislation Bill 31 January. Oral subs in Feb. Productivity Commission Future of Work Inquiry 7 February Protection of First Responders and Prison Officers Bill 12 February MBIE protection of contractors consultation 14 February Education and Training Bill 14 February Holidays’ Act (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Bill 14 February Disability Employment Action Plan 21 February Taumata Arowai – the water rights regulator- Bill 4 March Infrastructure Funding and Financing Bill 5 March Consultation on New Zealand’s next Open Government Partnership Action Plan Jan to March |
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Papakura Youth Council |
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What gets in the way of young people having their say about the services they use (public transport, NCEA etc) and what can we do about that? People think we’re too young Lack of a youth-friendly platform Not knowing the process Thinking you have to be of age to complain Too much of an effort, writing a whole submission (would be different if someone came to you, or explored different forms of submission) Which part of government to ask (is it local board question? A government question? How do we find out who to ask?) Brainstorm of govt services that affect us: Public transport, NCEA, uber, flamingo and other e- scooters, ownership of dogs, parks, houses, zones, Barriers: Age |
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7846ECEF |
Papakura Youth Council |
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Barriers: People not having the platform (things are often small scale), fear of going unheard or being underestimated, scared to stick out, people being too prideful about issues they’re facing. |
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519275AF |
Papakura Youth Council |
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How to influence: de-stigmatise stigma around age, for example the whole boomer thing - older people having a perception of young people. Some people are a bit uneducated about mental health so it should be about fighting ignorance first. Peer mentoring age is a potential area of growth. At the same time, we acknowledge that our peers are often not licensed counsellors who can help with severe mental health issues, but there is a lack of services that are relatable and user friendly for rangatahi, and especially rangatahi from marginalised groups. |
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EBF0866E |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
OIA - need to be released in a usable form. |
Should be easy to get information about services people are entitled to - simplification of process and information - need to be intuitive to the user. |
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FC549AF5 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Don't assume everybody is connected - provide information in a way that is accessible to everyone (multiple channels) functional illiteracy - access to all means access to everyone |
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7BC9E9AE |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Government "librarians" in the community - community brokers - roles for non-government intermediaries - navigators. |
Work with local communities and councils |
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90C3B811 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Safe spaces to go to for the simplest human needs |
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63993D7E |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
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Ability to influence decision making - representation on Boards etc - really recognising diversity. |
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0D799A4D |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Does Government really do continuous improvement? Accountability for change occurring. Means KPIs that agencies report against but are about participation, responsiveness and engagement |
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F222BBDA |
Wellington Youth Council |
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You should be referred to the right person/agency. There should be personal handover. |
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E528F5A4 |
Individual |
Citizens of New Zealand need precise definition of responsibilities of Ministers, the limitations of their powers, the liabilities they are subject to and the extent of the obligation - or absence of, to enforce Sections of the Acts within the portfolios they, having taken the Oath or Declaration, have the responsibility for administering under the terms of their Ministerial Warrant. |
Currently , there seems to be no wording stipulating that ministers are obliged to enforce any given Section of any Act that they are responsible for administering. The effect of the existing nebulous and limited language currently used is that Ministers have the discretionary/arbitrary power to refuse to enforce Sections of Acts which is allowing dysfunction and injustice to occur. If Ministers can choose to refuse to enforce Sections of Acts within the portfolios they hold, the effect of the law is lost. e.g. from 2006-2013, a succession of three Ministers of Local Government refused to enforce section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 which would have compelled the Kaipara District Council to consult with democratically elected representatives of Mangawhai Ratepayers and Residents' Association, despite their continuous appeals for Ministerial intervention. The result is a community divided, $57,000,000 owing in illegally struck loans, inappropriate and unaffordable infrastructure (sewerage reticulation) widespread cynicism among voters leading to withdrawal from the political process , $179,000 in costs awarded against the democratically elected community leaders by the Court of Appeal on behalf of the Northland Regional Council. The absence of a clear definition of Ministers' responsibilities and obligations left appellants without a reference point. |
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574D991D |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
OGP values as a guide to responsiveness. |
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A29290C2 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
It starts with the culture, CEOs, SLTs. Don't protect, don't hide. |
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3DA7E4A0 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Co-design of services and mix of services and budget. Principles of Te Tiriti. |
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0CE2B898 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Use data, information and analysis to change services to evolving community needs. |
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5C07BC11 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
People's forums to assist agencies in New Zealander engagement |
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00FAE645 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Use experts to spot gaps in info and data. |
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E0037233 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Inform practice via Principles of a Kaupapa Māori ethical framework see https://whatworks.org.nz/ |
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1DDD443B |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Ministry of Education make their contacts clear not to use this under unsolicited Act |
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9DC6629C |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Requirement to publish submissions and the analysis of them, the response to them (their disposition). |
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53FCE7AF |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Line of communication need to be clear and specific |
Phone numbers etc not always clear, |
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3ABBF435 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
You should get first and last name of officials |
You never get first and last name. |
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245B98AA |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Need numbers to call that have people on the other end who know what you're talking about or how to connect you always but especially when online forms break e.g.: for consultation. |
Who do you go to for help? |
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7F45F7CD |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Surveys are not always user friendly e.g.: you can prepare in advance to help you fill them out but that information isn't given. |
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F21267AA |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Clarity about people/ who to contact is needed. A public service that answers telephones. |
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DEB5AF62 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Not everyone has digital access so government needs to support engagement through other channels or government needs to ensure everyone has digital access. |
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7101DF64 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Publish the results of consultation. |
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757D98FE |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Services - some key services need to be available to all in different formats, platforms, regions: simplified |
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49A0032E |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
PDF and word versions of documents. |
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333BA61F |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Not everyone has access to computers - need to think about different tools |
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F2988870 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Government needs to think about tools that can engage a broader audience |
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7D09E4F4 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Answer the phone |
Customer service responsiveness only captures one part of what government does. Sometimes I want to influence on foreign policy, the budget etc. |
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ADF34BA6 |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
Better referral process needed. No connection to IT people when the submission forms break, receptionists don't know who to put you through to and when you get the team they say they don't do IT. |
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17BCA78B |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
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If you ask people around the country about responsiveness you would get very different answers than clued up Wellingtonians |
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D9C4772D |
Wellington NAP4 Workshop 2020 |
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Pest management consultation was a good example that worked well. |
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186486A3 |
Commonwealth Youth NZ |
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35CDA0C0 |
Dunedin Youth Council |
Use social media. If there was something interesting about government as I was scrolling that would be awesome. |
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C03FB23A |
Dunedin Youth Council |
Accessible avenues for students to have a say, as many as possible to suit different needs like videos, focus groups, school visits, workshops etc. |
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4A1F66C9 |
Dunedin Youth Council |
Can there be an email address for youth? (brought up police havemysay email for armed trial feedback as an example where they could use their voice) |
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00F85C88 |
Dunedin Youth Council |
Google forms are really simple and easy to use |
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D3602200 |
Dunedin Youth Council |
Engagement is usually out of our way, make it easy and simple. |
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5EBC6B64 |
Individual |
#openresponse needed in NZ, as in othe countries |
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C7A90DEE |
Individual |
Given the chance to run a trial, or at least get started on, a representative deliberative process some things occur to me. Since there is no experience in NZ of Government commissioning a representative deliberative process, nor within the private or not-for-profit sectors of organising, running and facilitating such a process, it seems me that there is a need for a working group within the OGP setup to look in some depth into how an “empower” level process should be trialled, at what policy problem it should be aimed, and which of the 12 OECD models would be appropriate (probably either a full Citizens’ Assembly or at least a Citizens’ Jury). Absent any organisation in NZ with direct experience of running representative deliberative processes, and able reliably to provide independent organising and facilitating skills, the new Democracy foundation in Australia would, I am pretty sure, be happy to help. |
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C4A2D935 |
Tupu Tai Workshop |
Make sure that there are different channels of communication, such as over the phone or online for the people who are not comfortable with face to face connections. |
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7F7F1BEC |
Tupu Tai Workshop |
Make conversations more personal, not just talking to a machine, not condescending, not patronizing. Don't forget that the people asking for help don't know things that you're |
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5797C989 |
Tupu Tai Workshop |
Put work into relationships. Have monthly meetings and go even if you don't have something to ask - especially with Māori, the group might want to raise something. |
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C69820E1 |
Tupu Tai Workshop |
Have one place for information that can be trusted. E.g. For COVID-19, you could rely on Ashley Bloomfield. You did not have to go through 7 websites or 7 links to access information. |
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