Public Comment: Hāpai Public and looking ahead

01/09/2026

Public Sector, Winter 2026, by Kathy Young

In the second of four anniversary articles, leaders of Hāpai Public considered what the organisation should focus on over its next 90 years. I said that building capability includes helping public servants support ministers to govern well under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. That means understanding that kāwanatanga and rangatiratanga must both be held in view, and that rangatiratanga is exercised by Māori institutions in many forms. It also means recognising that a public servant’s job is to make sure ministers have the evidence and advice they need to understand how the two are being balanced in any decision.

Read the article: https://issuu.com/ipanz/docs/public_sector_journal_49.2_-_winter_2026

Reference
Young, K. (2026). Looking ahead. Public Sector, 49(2), 8–9. https://issuu.com/ipanz/docs/public_sector_journal_49.2_-_winter_2026

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