GDS Index Publications
The GDS Index aims to illustrate how New Zealand might strengthen government department strategies (GDSs) to be more effective, responsive, measurable, comparable and durable through public consultation, engagement and ownership. Learn more about the GDS Index. GDS Index research contributes to the McGuinness Institute’s Project StrategyNZ.
This page showcases all GDS Index publications since the Institute began GDS research in 2014. Each updated GDS Index has its own series of corresponding papers, which can be downloaded from Working Papers. GDS Index Handbooks can be downloaded from GDS Index.
2023 GDS Index
Government Department Strategies Index Handbook – He Puna Rautaki as at 31 December 2023
The 2023 GDS Index aims to illustrate how New Zealand might strengthen GDSs to make them more effective, responsive, measurable, comparable and durable through public consultation, engagement and ownership.
December 2024
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Working Paper 2024/09 – Analysis of Climate Change in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2023
Analysis of Climate Change provides indepth discussion of mentions of climate change in GDSs.
December 2024
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Working Paper 2024/08 – Methodology for the 2023 Government Department Strategies Index as at 31 December 2023
The Methodology explains why the Institute produces and publishes a GDS Index and how, in detail, the 2023 GDS Index was created.
December 2024
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2021 GDS Index
Working Paper 2022/08 – Analysis of Poverty in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2021
November 2022
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Working Paper 2022/07 – Analysis of Climate Change in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2021
November 2022
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Working Paper 2022/05 – Best Practice: Guidance for Policy Analysts Preparing Government Department Strategy Documents
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/04 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2021
December 2022
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Working Paper 2022/03 – Scoring Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 31 December 2021
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/02 – Complete Lists of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2021
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/01 – Methodology for the 2021 Government Department Strategies Index
August 2022
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2021 GDS Index
Working Paper 2022/08 – Analysis of Poverty in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2021
November 2022
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Working Paper 2022/07 – Analysis of Climate Change in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2021
November 2022
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Working Paper 2022/05 – Best Practice: Guidance for Policy Analysts Preparing Government Department Strategy Documents
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/04 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2021
December 2022
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Working Paper 2022/03 – Scoring Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 31 December 2021
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/02 – Complete Lists of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2021
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/01 – Methodology for the 2021 Government Department Strategies Index
August 2022
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2021 GDS Index
Working Paper 2022/08 – Analysis of Poverty in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2021
November 2022
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Working Paper 2022/05 – Best Practice: Guidance for Policy Analysts Preparing Government Department Strategy Documents
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/02 – Complete Lists of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2021
July 2022
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Working Paper 2022/07 – Analysis of Climate Change in Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2021
November 2022
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Working Paper 2022/04 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2021
December 2022
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Working Paper 2022/01 – Methodology for the 2021 Government Department Strategies Index
August 2022
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Working Paper 2022/03 – Scoring Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 31 December 2021
July 2022
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2018 GDS Index
Government Department Strategies Handbook
On 2 May 2019 the Institute launched the 2018 GDS Index. For the first time the Institute also published the Government Department Strategies Handbook – He Puna Rautaki.
May 2019–December 2020
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Working Paper 2021/02 – List of Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2020
April 2021
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2019/04 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2018
May 2019
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2019/03 – Scoring Tables Collating Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 31 December 2018
May 2019
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2019/02 – Lists of Government Department Strategies from 1 July 1994
May 2019
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2019/01 – Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand
May 2019
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2018 GDS Index
Government Department Strategies Handbook
On 2 May 2019 the Institute launched the 2018 GDS Index. For the first time the Institute also published the Government Department Strategies Handbook – He Puna Rautaki.
May 2019–December 2020
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Working Paper 2021/02 – List of Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2020
April 2021
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2019/04 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2018
May 2019
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2019/03 – Scoring Tables Collating Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 31 December 2018
May 2019
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2019/02 – Lists of Government Department Strategies from 1 July 1994
May 2019
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2019/01 – Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand
May 2019
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2018 GDS Index
Government Department Strategies Handbook
On 2 May 2019 the Institute launched the 2018 GDS Index. For the first time the Institute also published the Government Department Strategies Handbook – He Puna Rautaki.
May 2019–December 2020
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Working Paper 2021/02 – List of Government Department Strategies as at 31 December 2020
April 2021
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2019/02 – Lists of Government Department Strategies from 1 July 1994
May 2019
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2019/04 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 31 December 2018
May 2019
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2019/01 – Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand
May 2019
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2019/03 – Scoring Tables Collating Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 31 December 2018
May 2019
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2015 GDS Index
2015/11 – Observations from the GDS Index 2015
October 2015
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2015/10 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2015 – An overview
November 2015
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2015/09 – Profiles Scoring Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2015
November 2015
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2015/08 – Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2015
November 2015
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2015/07 – List of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2015
October 2015
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2015/06 – Profiles Scoring Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2014
February 2015
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2015/05 – Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2014
February 2015
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2015/04 – Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand
February 2015
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2014/02 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2014 – An overview
December 2014
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2014/01 – List of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2014
September 2014
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2015 GDS Index
2015/11 – Observations from the GDS Index 2015
October 2015
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2015/10 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2015 – An overview
November 2015
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2015/09 – Profiles Scoring Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2015
November 2015
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2015/08 – Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2015
November 2015
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2015/07 – List of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2015
October 2015
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2014/02 – Analysis of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2014 – An overview
December 2014
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2015/06 – Profiles Scoring Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2014
February 2015
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2014/01 – List of Government Department Strategies Between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 2014
September 2014
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2015/05 – Tables Collating and Ranking Government Department Strategies in Operation as at 30 June 2014
February 2015
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2015/04 – Methodology for the Government Department Strategies Index New Zealand
February 2015
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