Overview of this research workstream
Critical assessments of how government agencies serve — or fail to serve — the public interest, focusing on cronyism, regulatory capture, and misuse of procurement.
Purpose and activity
How well do government agencies perform in protecting and advancing the public interest? Or do they aid vested interests? These outputs examine the public service, focusing on integrity issues, cronyism and capture by vested interests. They will highlight poor procurement, wastage, and the role of agencies in properly regulating business and society.
Scheduled investigations:
- “Cronyism in the public sector”: A report on who gets appointed by governments to Crown agencies and positions
- “Cronyism Annual Report” – political appointments made in the last year
- Social Investment case study
- “Ministry of Regulation Annual Report” – a watchdog report on how reducing regulations is helping or harming the public interest and vested interests
- Public sector procurement report – with a special focus on the use of consultants and contractors
- Integrity in the public service: Annual report on the health of the public service, and what needs improving
The Lead Researcher on Public Sector Investigations is Jem Traylen
