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…

Mātai Tōrangapū, Hononga Tāwāhi | School of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury asked me to give a guest lecture on the importance of the Public Service Act 2020. I begin with the State Sector Act 1988, which made chief executives accountable to ministers through purchase agreements and fixed-term contracts. Drawing…