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The Te Puni Kōkiri approach to quality is to ensure our written and oral policy advice is of a consistently high standard which meets the expectations of the Minister of Māori Affairs, and the Minister Responsible for Whānau Ora.
Te Puni Kōkiri received formal feedback from the Minister of Māori Affairs and the Minister Responsible for Whānau Ora in an annual Ministerial assessment of the quantity, quality, and timeliness of policy advice. This was in addition to regular meetings, between the Chief Executive and his officials and both Ministers’ throughout the year, where oral feedback was obtained and detailed discussions on issues or priorities occurred.
In addition, an independent expert in public sector policy assessed the quality of policy advice in six Cabinet papers selected at random. The assessment was based on the quality criteria outlined in the Te Puni Kōkiri Policy Guide and Quality Assurance Handbook. A random sample of significant papers was assessed.
The independent reviewer rated the quality of policy advice on a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 = poor, 2 = adequate, 3 = satisfactory, 4 = good, 5 = very good, and 6 = excellent. The results are reported with a comparison to 2009/10 in the table below.
