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The case for making structural change to the Public Service

Report criticises hierarchical nature of its management.

The precinct around Parliament is the home of the Wellington bureaucracy.

Brent Edwards Tue, 10 Sep 2024

A new report into the Public Service questions the notion that all those working in it are “unsung heroes” who make the system work.

Instead, the New Zealand Initiative report – titled ‘Demystifying the State’ – suggested public servants were often flawed and driven by self-interest, not

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Brent Edwards Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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