Working papers
Working papers record events and/or the current state of play on a specific issue of interest, usually to help shape or inform an existing project.
At the beginning of each year, the Institute sets out its work programme for the next 12 months. It is at this time we designate the numbers of each of our proposed working papers. As the year progresses the working paper numbers or titles may change as new topics take priority or topic titles are tightened. At the end of the year, we provide a status update below each publication (see notes below). For example, many working papers proposed in 2024 were not published. Most of these now form part of the 2025 work programme. This was due to the time and energy required to publish COVID Nation Dates (2nd edition). We apologise in advance for any confusion.
2025
Working Paper 2025/01 – Methodology for the 2024 Government Department Strategies Index
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Working Paper 2025/04 – Mapping Climate-related Public Policy Instruments
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Working Paper 2025/09 – Analysing New Zealand’s Climate Futures Through the Lens of Existing Climate Scenarios
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Working Paper 2025/10 – Analysing Climate-Transition Strategies in Corporate New Zealand
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Working Paper 2025/11 – Illustrating What 1 Megatonne of Carbon Looks Like in a New Zealand Context
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Working Paper 2025/16 – Exploring the Charitable Status of Big Businesses in New Zealand
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Working Paper 2025/17 – Analysing Tax, Market Capitalisation and Net Assets in 2018–2024 Annual Reports of NZSX-listed Companies
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Working Paper 2025/18 – Review of New Zealand’s Long-term Insights briefings
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Working Paper 2025/19 – List of climate-related public policy changes from October 2023
Status: This working paper has been moved to 2026.
2024
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Working Paper 2024/02 – Mapping Climate-Related Public Policy Instruments
Working Paper 2024/03 – New Zealand's Climate Strategy Mapped as at December 2023
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Working Paper 2024/05 – Illustrating What 1 Megatonne of Carbon Looks Like in a New Zealand Context
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Working Paper 2024/06 – Reviewing Non-GAAP Financial Information in Annual Reports and Market Announcements of NZSX-listed Companies
Note: This working paper was moved to 2025 and was published as Working Paper 2025/05.
Working Paper 2024/08 – Methodology for the 2023 Government Department Strategies Index
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Working Paper 2024/10 – Lists of all Government Department Strategies Published Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2023
Working Paper 2024/11 – Illustration of the Government’s Financial Reporting System
October 2024
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Working Paper 2024/12 – List of Climate-related Cabinet Papers Dated Between 2001 and 2024
Note: This working paper was moved to 2025 and was published as Working Paper 2025/03.
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Working Paper 2024/13 – Analysing Carbon Offset Information Disclosed in 2021–2024 Annual Reports of NZSX-listed Companies
Note: This working paper was moved to 2025 and was published as Working Paper 2025/07.
2023
Working Paper 2023/03 – Appearances of the Treaty/te Tiriti in New Zealand Legislation
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Working Paper 2023/05 – Analysing COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Information Disclosed in 2020–2022 Annual Reports of NZSX-Listed Companies
2022
Working Paper 2022/14 – Reviewing TCFD Information in 2017–2021 Reports of NZSX-Listed Companies
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Working Paper 2022/13 – Analysis of COVID-19 Wage Subsidy in 2020 Annual Reports by NZSX-Listed Companies
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Working Paper 2022/12 – Analysis of NZSX-Listed Companies in Terms of Market Capitalisation and Net Assets in Their 2018-2021 Annual Reports
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Working Paper 2022/11 – Analysis of Non-IFRS Information in 2020 Annual Reports by NZSX-Listed Companies
Working Paper 2022/10 – New Zealand King Salmon Key Documents 2012–2022
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Working Paper 2022/09
Working Paper 2022/01 – Methodology for the 2021 Government Department Strategies Index
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2021
Working Paper 2021/15 – Looking For a Taxonomy for Aotearoa New Zealand’s Oceans
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Working Paper 2021/12 – Analysis of Non-IFRS Information in 2020 Annual Reports by NZSX-Listed Companies
Working Paper 2021/10 – Analysis of Existing Scenarios in Aotearoa New Zealand
May 2022
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Background to Project ForesightNZ and Project ClimateChangeNZ
Working Paper 2021/09 – Analysis of Climate Change Reporting in the Public and Private Sectors
December 2021
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Background to Project ReportingNZ
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Working Paper 2021/08 – Methodology for the 2021 Government Department Strategies Index Aotearoa New Zealand
Note: This working paper has been moved to 2022.
Working Paper 2021/07 – Scoping the Use of the Term ‘Climate Scenarios’ and Other Climate-Related Terms in Aotearoa New Zealand and International Literature.
May 2022
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Appendix 1: Climate-scenario bibliography
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Background to Project ClimateChangeNZ
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Working Paper 2021/05 – Climate Change Glossary
Note: This working paper has been combined into Working Paper 2021/07 – Scoping the use of the term ‘climate scenarios’ and other climate-related terms in Aotearoa New Zealand and international literature.
Working Paper 2021/04 – Reviewing Voluntary Reporting Frameworks Mentioned in 2018–2020 Annual Reports
December 2021
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Background to Project ReportingNZ
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Working Paper 2021/03 – Analysis of Independent Bodies’ Responses to Climate Change
Note: This working paper has been combined into Working Paper 2021/01 – Timeline of climate change institutions and instruments since 1980 and Discussion Paper 2022/01 – Establishing reference climate scenarios for Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Working Paper 2021/02b – Analysis of Poverty in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2020
Note: This working paper has been moved to 2022.
Working Paper 2021/02 – List of Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2020
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Background to Project ClimateChangeNZ
Working Paper 2021/01 – Timeline of Climate-Related Policy (Institutions, Legislation, International Commitments, Instruments and Conference of Parties)
November 2021
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Background to Project ClimateChangeNZ
2020
2020/12
Working Paper 2020/12 – An Analysis of the Responses to the ‘Open Letter to District Health Boards (dated 25 March 2020)’
April 2021
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Early drafts were circulated from early December 2020 and the working paper was then recirculated to DHBs for final comment. This is the final.
Schedule of DHB correspondence between 28 April 2020 and 17 September 2020.
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Excel of DHB stock data between April 2020 and 17 September 2020. This Excel is as at 19 March 2021.
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2020/11
Working Paper 2020/11 – A List of Coalition Agreements and Support Agreements Since 1996
December 2020
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2020/10
Working Paper 2020/10 – A List of Royal Commissions Between 1868 and 2020
March 2021
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2020/09
Working Paper 2020/09 – A Forestry-Centric Investigation of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
November 2020
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2020/08
Working Paper 2020/08 – Analysis of the 2017 Labour-Green Party Confidence and Supply Agreement, Three Years On
September 2020
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2020/07
Working Paper 2020/07 – Analysis of the 2017 Labour-New Zealand First Coalition Agreement, Three Years On
September 2020
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2020/06
2020/05
2020/04
2020/03
Working Paper 2020/03 – Reporting Requirements of Five Types of Entities
June 2020
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2020/02
2020/01
Working Paper 2020/01 – Analysis of Options if P2/N95 Masks Are No Longer Available
April 2020
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2019
2019/06
Working Paper 2019/06 – Analysis of Climate Reporting in the Public and Private Sectors
September 2019
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Background to Project ReportingNZ and Project ClimateChangeNZ
2019/05
Working Paper 2019/05 – Reviewing Voluntary Reporting Frameworks Mentioned in 2017 and 2018 Annual Reports
September 2019
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Background to Project ReportingNZ and Project ClimateChangeNZ
2018
2018/01
2018/01
2018/01
Working Paper 2018/01 – NZSX-listed Company Tables
March 2018
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Supporting Paper 2018/01 – Methodology for Working Paper 2018/01
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Background to Project ReportingNZ
2017
2017/02
Working Paper 2017/02 – Letter to the Minister on New Zealand King Salmon
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Excel sheet – Figures 1, 2 & 3
Excel sheet – Figures 4 & 5
Excel sheet – Figure 6
Excel sheet – Figure 8
Excel sheet – Figure 9
Excel sheet – Reconciliation of Table 41 from the PwC Economic Impact Assessment
Background to Project OneOceanNZ
2016
2016/03
Working Paper 2016/03 – History of Education in New Zealand
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Background to Project TalentNZ
2016/01
Working Paper 2016/01 – History of Strategy Stewardship in the New Zealand Public Service 1980–2016
July 2016
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2015
2015/11
Working Paper 2015/11 – Observations from the GDS Index 2015
October 2015
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2015/06
Working Paper 2015/06 – Profiles Scoring Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2014
February 2015
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2015/05
Working Paper 2015/05 – Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2014
February 2015
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2015/04
Working Paper 2015/04 – Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand
February 2015
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2015/03
Working Paper 2015/03 – Legal Instruments of New Zealand's Oceans Management
March 2015
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2015/02
2015/01
Working Paper 2015/01 – Ocean Management in New Zealand: Findings from a structured discussion
January 2015
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Background to Project OneOceanNZ
2014
2014/02
Working Paper 2014/02 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2014 – An overview
December 2014
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2014/01
Working Paper 2014/01 – List of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2014
September 2014
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Background to Project StrategyNZ
2013
2012
2012/01
2012/02
Working Paper 2012/02 – International Data Management for Government
2012
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Background to Project ReportingNZ
2011
2011/20
Working Paper 2011/20 – Foresight in New Zealand
December 2011
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Prepared for the International Conference on Strategic Foresight in National Government, held in Seoul on December 6–8, 2011.
2011/18
2011/17
2011/16
Working Paper 2011/16 – StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future Participant Feedback
July 2011
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Background to Report 13 – StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future Strategy Maps
2011/15
2011/14
2011/13
Working Paper 2011/13 – March 2011 Survey: What strategic uncertainties keep New Zealanders awake at night?
May 2011
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Background to Report 13 – StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future Strategy Maps
2011/12
2011/11
2011/10
2011/09
2011/08
2011/07
2011/06
2011/05
2011/04
2011/03
2011/02
2011/01
2010 and earlier
2010/05
2010/04
2010/03
2010/02
2010/01
2009/05
2009/04
2009/03
2009/02
2009/01
Working Paper 2009/01 – Developing principles for Project 2058
March 2009
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Background to Project 2058: Methodology – Version 3