Kapasa: The Pacific Policy Analysis tool

The Kapasa tool supports policy professionals to include data and information about Pacific peoples…


Free and frank advice, and policy stewardship

Providing free and frank advice is integral to the development and delivery of policy stewardship,…


SIA’s Beginners’ Guide to the IDI

The Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) is a large research database curated by Stats NZ,…


Best practice regulation: Setting targets and detecting vulnerabilities

New Zealand’s 1991 Building Act created a new regulatory environment, but led to the leaky building…


An evidence rating scale for New Zealand: Understanding the effectiveness of interventions in the social sector

Evidence-based policy is important, which means that policy professionals need to make judgements…


A new way of thinking: Critical Treaty analysis

The authors studied a group of policies to see how well they embedded Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and…