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Working Paper 2019/02 Lists of Government Department Strategies from 1 July 1994 This publication forms part of the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand. See www.gdsindexnz.org. Contents Title Working Paper 2019/01 – Methodology for the Government Department List A GDSs in operation as at 31 December 2018 [148] 4 Strategies Index New Zealand [Version 1 as at 6 May 2019] List B All GDSs between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2018 [413] 44 Published Copyright © McGuinness Institute Limited, May 2019 ISBN – 978-1-98-851816-9 (paperback) List C Additions since the 2015 GDS Index [97] 156 ISBN – 978-1-98-851817-6 (PDF) List D Archived GDSs between 1 July 2015 and 31 December 2018 [90] 178 This document is available at www.mcguinnessinstitute.org and may be reproduced or cited provided the source is acknowledged. List E ‘Jointly held’ GDSs between 1 July 2015 and 31 December 2018 by publication date [34] 200 Prepared by The McGuinness Institute, as part of Project 2058 List F Replaces a previous GDS [135] 212 List G ‘Ownership transferred’ GDSs between 1 July 2015 and 31 December 2018 by publication date [9] 252 2018 research team Madeleine Foreman (lead), Wei Kai Chen (assistant lead), Reuben Brady, Holly Diepraam, Isabella Smith and Freya Tearney List H Sectors by GDS: H.1–H.4 256 Past research team Annie McGuinness, Renata Mokena-Lodge, George Spittle, Karri Shaw List I GDSs by series since 1994: I.1–I.8 260 and Hannah Steiner-Mitchell List J GDSs updated since their original publication date [4] 264 List K Documents not treated as GDSs [16] 265 Designers Becky Jenkins and Billie McGuinness List L Labour or National-led Governments since 1990 269 Editor Ella Reilly List M Budget priorities since 2006 270 List N Government priorities as laid out in the Prime Ministers’ statements since 2006 274 For further McGuinness Institute information Phone (04) 499 8888 List O GDSs that are either explicitly or implicitly referred to in legislation: O.1–O.2 278 Level 2, 5 Cable Street PO Box 24222 Wellington 6142 The purpose of this working paper is to provide a record of the key lists of government department strategies New Zealand (GDSs) as part of the GDS Index NZ. For further details on this see www.gdsindexnz.org. These lists are www.mcguinnessinstitute.org discussed in detail Working Paper 2019/04 Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2018: An overview. Disclaimer The McGuinness Institute has taken reasonable care in collecting and presenting It is the McGuinness Institute’s intention to update the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand the information provided in this publication. However, the Institute makes no each year, with an eye to establishing a culture of ‘best practice’ and guidelines for devising GDSs in the representation or endorsement that this resource will be relevant or appropriate public service. for its readers’ purposes and does not guarantee the accuracy of the information at any particular time for any particular purpose. The Institute is not liable for any This publication forms part of the 2018 GDS Index NZ. All documents listed below can be found at adverse consequences, whether they be direct or indirect, arising from reliance on www.mcguinnessinstitute.org/publications and www.gdsindexnz.org. the content of this publication. Where this publication contains links to any website or other source, such links are provided solely for information purposes, and the Institute is not liable for the content of such website or other source. Handbook Government Department Strategies Handbook – He Puna Rautaki Working Paper 2019/01 Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand Working Paper 2019/02 Lists of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 Publishing The McGuinness Institute is grateful for the work of Creative Commons, which December 2018 [this document] inspired our approach to copyright. This work is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence. To Working Paper 2019/03 Scoring Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies view a copy of this licence visit: in Operation as at 31 December 2018 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/nz Working Paper 2019/04 Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2018 LIST A: GDSs IN OPERATION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 [148] List A: GDSs in operation as at 31 December 2018 [148] In operation Government Government Name of strategy Original Duration Number Signed off by Signed off by Published This GDS Originally Transferred Notes as at 31 department sector on GDS Index publication of (general) (detail) during a replaces published to December currently date pages Labour or by (NB: This 2018? [148] holding the National-led is under the GDS Government Handbook as ‘Transferred from’) Yes, GDS001 Department of Environment Biodiversity Strategy February, 2000 2000–NK 149 Crown only Crown: Fifth Labour N/A Department of N/A Conservation sector Rt Hon Helen Clark, Government Conservation Prime Minister Yes, GDS002 Department of Environment Subantarctic Islands May, 2005 2005–NK 40 Other (not Other: Fifth Labour N/A Department of N/A Conservation sector Research Strategy Crown or Kevin O’Connor, Government Conservation department Conservator, staff) Southland Conservancy Yes, GDS003 Department of Environment Hector’s and Maui’s August, 2007 2007–NK 298 Not signed Not signed Fifth Labour N/A Department of N/A Conservation sector Dolphin Threat Government Conservation Management Plan Yes, Department of Environment National Education March, 2011 2010–2030 (240 8 Chief Executive Chief Executive: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A A copy of GDS004 Conservation sector Strategy 2010-2030 months) only Al Morrison, Government Conservation the 2011 Director-General, GDS has page 1 not been found. The 2017 GDS has been scored. Duration on cover. GDS was updated in May 2017. Email was sent to DoC on 29 March to see if a PDF can be obtained. Yes, GDS005 Department of Environment Information Systems April, 2015 2015–2019 (48 46 Chief Executive Chief Executive: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Conservation sector Strategic Plan months) and other Lou Sanson, Government Conservation department Director-General, staff page 4 Other: Ashley Mudford, Chief Information Officer, page 5 Yes, GDS006 Department of Environment Mātauranga July, 2017 2017–2021 (48 36 Crown only Crown: Fifth National N/A Jointly by N/A Conservation sector Whakauka Taiao months) Hon Nicky Wagner, Government Department of – Environmental Associate Minister Conservation and Education for of Conservation, Ministry for the Sustainability page 1, Hon Dr Nick Environment (jointly held between Smith, Minister for DoC and MfE)* the Environment, page 1 4 LIST OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT STRATEGIES BETWEEN 1 JULY 1994 AND 31 DECEMBER 2018 | MCGUINNESS INSTITUTE WORKING PAPER 2019/02 LIST OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT STRATEGIES BETWEEN 1 JULY 1994 AND 31 DECEMBER 2018 | MCGUINNESS INSTITUTE WORKING PAPER 2019/02 5 LIST A: GDSs IN OPERATION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 [148] In operation Government Government Name of strategy Original Duration Number Signed off by Signed off by Published This GDS Originally Transferred Notes as at 31 department sector on GDS Index publication of (general) (detail) during a replaces published to December currently date pages Labour or by (NB: This 2018? [148] holding the National-led is under the GDS Government Handbook as ‘Transferred from’) Yes, GDS007 Department of Environment National Compliance August, 2017 2017–2020 (36 14 Chief Executive Chief Executive: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Conservation sector Strategy months) only Lou Sanson, Government Conservation Director-General, page 1 Yes, GDS008 Department of Justice sector National Historic October– 2013–NK 46 Not signed Not signed Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Corrections Heritage Strategy December, Government Corrections 2013 Yes, GDS009 Department of Justice sector Our Drug and March, 2016 2016–2020 (48 18 Crown and Crown: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Corrections Alcohol Strategy months) Chief Executive Hon Judith Collins, Government Corrections Through to 2020 Minister of Corrections, page iii Chief Executive: Ray Smith, Chief Executive, page iv Yes, GDS010 Department of Justice sector Health and Safety May, 2016 2016–2020 (48 20 Crown and Crown: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Corrections Strategy 2016–2020 months) Chief Executive Hon Judith Collins, Government Corrections Minister of Corrections, page 2 Chief Executive: Ray Smith, Chief Executive, page 3 Yes, GDS011 Department of Justice sector Change Lives Shape March, 2017 2017–NK 28 Chief Executive Chief Executive Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Corrections Futures: Investing in only Ray Smith, Government Corrections Better Mental Health Chief Executive, for Offenders page 4 Yes, GDS012 Department of Justice sector Change Lives Shape March, 2017 2017–NK 20 Chief Executive Chief Executive: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Corrections Futures: Reducing only Ray Smith, Government Corrections Re-offending Among Chief Executive, Māori page 3 Yes, GDS013 Department of Justice sector Change Lives Shape June, 2017 2017–2021 (48 24 Chief Executive Chief Executive: Fifth National N/A Department of N/A Corrections Futures: Wahine - E months) only Ray Smith, Government Corrections rere ana ki te Pae Chief Executive, Hou – Women's page 3 Strategy* Yes, GDS014
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