The quality of policy advice has become “a standing joke” among New Zealand’s public servants, with most saying they prefer to avoid the risks involved in giving “free and frank” advice to ministers, according to a study by leading policy academics.
Chris Eichbaum (above) from Victoria University of Wellington and Richard Shaw from Massey University surveyed more than 600 members of the NZ Institute of Public Administration.
They found that 53 per cent of participants said they would not “provide a minister with comprehensive and free and frank advice”.
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