Lecture: The evolution of the public management model in Aotearoa

01/02/2023

In this lecture I trace the evolution of the public management model in Aotearoa through five models: rangatiratanga, the Old Public Service of the settler state, New Public Management, New Public Governance, and the New Public Service taking shape under the Public Service Act 2020. I read each model through nine component parts, from its statute and theoretical roots through to its resource allocation mechanism, value base and accountability, so that the models can be compared part by part. I place rangatiratanga first, with tikanga as its statute, Te Ao Māori as its theoretical roots and katoa koutou as its accountability. For the New Public Service I flag the questions that remain open: a state that may be hollowed out, procurement functions that may not be sufficient, and accountability that is decentred and, in parts, surprisingly weak.

Te Kawa, D. (2021). The evolution of the public management model in Aotearoa (Version 1.6) [Lecture slides]. School of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury.

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