Each year, as we move towards Matariki, I gather the seeds of knowledge I found most valuable in the previous year and offer them to others. In 2021, I offered knowledge on good public sector governance, focusing on collaboration and anticipatory governance. I did this because I observed that the authorising environment was struggling with…

Each year as we move towards Matariki, I gather the seeds of knowledge I have found most useful in the year just gone, and I offer it to others. In 2021 I offered knowledge on good public sector governance, with a focus on collaboration and anticipatory governance. Last year my list focussed on decolonising anglo…

This Matariki I am sharing my favourite readings on decolonising the state and indigenous public management. This year the Poneketanga has been all about those for and against the bi-cultural state, while those involved in building and running indigenous public institutions have just been getting on with the mahi. It’s been a year of wahahukatanga…

Each Matariki I share my favourite readings on a particular topic or research area in public management. This year the Poneketanga korero has been all about co-governance. Here are some critical readings on governance; its philosophy and anglo-origins, some definitions, the concept of networked and collaborative governance and how governance interacts with public policy. Philosophy…