What works in New Zealand
19 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for New Zealand
New Zealand has implemented several large-scale equity and access programmes: a NZD 2 billion pay-equity settlement raising wages 15–50% for 55,000 predominantly female care and support workers, a NZD 24 million digital connectivity programme connecting 676 of 877 eligible marae to free broadband and Wi-Fi, and a free period products programme distributed over 600,000 packs in its first year across 2,100+ schools. The evidence also shows targeted digital inclusion efforts: subsidised mobile broadband reaching 31,776 active connections for low-income households and free smartphone courses producing statistically significant gains in digital knowledge and confidence among older adults. These practices demonstrate government investment in reducing inequity across gender, geography, income and age, though the evidence presented is observational pre–post or descriptive and does not quantify long-term social or economic outcomes beyond immediate uptake and self-reported satisfaction.
Drawn from: New Zealand Care and Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlement Act 2017 · Marae Digital Connectivity Programme · SilverTech Smartphone Digital Literacy Course · Skinny Jump – Subsidised Mobile Broadband for Low-Income Households · New Zealand Free Period Products in Schools Programme (Ikura) · New Zealand National Wilding Conifer Control Programme · Inland Revenue — AI-assisted tax compliance screening (New Zealand) · Kopuatai Peat Dome Ramsar Wetland Management (Waikato, New Zealand)
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +0.67
Efficiency +0.483
Transparency, ethics & data protection +0.305
Documented learning +0.276
Demonstrated reach +0.265
Transparency, fairness & accountability +0.231
Effectiveness +0.189
Sustainability (ongoing) +0.186
Impact on gender equality +0.173
Evaluated outcomes +0.163
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Weaknesses
Innovation level -0.189
Curator validation -0.25
Top good practices here
New Zealand Care and Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlement Act 2017 · 96
Marae Digital Connectivity Programme · 92
SilverTech Smartphone Digital Literacy Course · 88
Skinny Jump – Subsidised Mobile Broadband for Low-Income Households · 88
New Zealand Free Period Products in Schools Programme (Ikura) · 85
New Zealand National Wilding Conifer Control Programme · 73
Inland Revenue — AI-assisted tax compliance screening (New Zealand) · 73
Kopuatai Peat Dome Ramsar Wetland Management (Waikato, New Zealand) · 67
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