What’s at stake: Public service agencies are under a legal obligation to build capability to engage with Māori, but Parliament and the public still cannot clearly see whether that work is improving services, relationships or outcomes.
Background: The audit examines progress five years after the Public Service Act required public service agencies to develop and maintain the capability to engage with Māori and understand Māori perspectives.
Main players: Auditor-General Grant Taylor, senior performance auditor Rachel Patrick, Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, the Ministry for Primary Industries, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Internal Affairs.
A new audit tabled in Parliament this afternoon has found the public service has been unable to clearly show what difference it is making in its efforts to better engage with Māori.
Five years after the Public Service Act was passed, requiring government agencies and departments to plan for,
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What’s at stake: Public service agencies are under a legal obligation to build capability to engage with Māori, but Parliament and the public still cannot clearly see whether that work is improving services, relationships or outcomes.
Background: The audit examines progress five years after the Public Service Act required public service agencies to develop and maintain the capability to engage with Māori and understand Māori perspectives.
Main players: Auditor-General Grant Taylor, senior performance auditor Rachel Patrick, Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, the Ministry for Primary Industries, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Internal Affairs.
