75 working groups and reviews

National has pointed out the Government now has more reviews and working groups than it has MPs. They are up to 75. If they keep this up we should hit zero unemployment for consultants in the near future. The 75 reviews are:

1. 31 October 2017 Review of Whanau Ora.
2. 3 November 2017 Investigation into circumstances around former Waikato
DHB boss Nigel Murray.
3. 5 November Govt reviews six contracts for new charter schools.
4. 5 November Govt review to look at how to control prison population.
5. 17 November 2017 Youth advisory group on education.
6. 21 November 2017 Review of Christchurch Regeneration Anchor Projects.
7. 23 November 2017 Tax Working Group.
8. 25 November 2017 Housing stocktake report.
9. 5 December 2017 New Ministerial Advisory Group on Health.
10. 7 December 2017 Crown Irrigation Review.
11. 7 December 2017 Investigation into potentially contaminated water.
12. 13 December 2017 Government inquiry into fuel pipe outage at Marsden
Point.
13. 13 December 2017 KiwiFund member’s bill to establish an independent
working group.
14. 14 December 2017 Review into NCEA system.
15. 15 December 2017 Digital Advisory Group.
16. 18 December 2017 Climate Commission.
17. 18 December 2017 Continue to review New Zealand’s copyright law.
18. 18 December 2017 Government plans review of kauri dieback programme.
19. 19 December 2017 Independent Expert Advisory panel to review Reserve
Bank Act.
20. 19 December 2017 New Chief Technology Officer role created.
21. December 2017 Review of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.
22. 10 January 2018 Local Government rates inquiry.
23. 15 January 2018 Primary Growth Partnership review.
24. 19 January 2018 Review of Waste Minimisation Act.
25. 23 January 2018 Mental Health Inquiry.
26. 23 January 2018 Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles
reconvened.
27. 29 January 2018 Film Industry Working Group.
28. 31 January 2018 Pike River Recovery Agency.
29. 31 January 2018 Small Business Advisory Group.
30. 1 February 2018 State Care Abuse Royal Commission.
31. 2 February 2018 NZ aid spending review planned.
32. 8 February 2018 Review of Electricity Sector.
33. 9 February Working group formed to tackle Auckland housing crisis.
34. 13 February 2018 Independent review into National Bowel Screening
programme.
35. 15 February 2018 Review of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act.
36. 16 February 2018 Review into whistleblower laws.
37. 16 February 2018 Justice Minister Andrew Little takes on abortion law
reform.
38. 21 February 2018 Review into culture at the Human Rights Commission.
39. 21 February 2018 Three Year Review into Education System.
40. 22 February 2018 World Digital Rights Working Group.
41. 23 February 2018 Upper North Island Supply Chain strategy development.
(Ports review)
42. 25 February 2018 Public Media Advisory Group.
43. 1 March 2018 Independent Ministerial Advisor to speed up EQC claims.
44. 2 March 2018 Australia-New Zealand review into how to work better
together.
45. 2 March 2018 Joint NZ-AUS project to boost trans-Tasman exports.
46. 7 March 2018 Bid to host International Working Group on Women in Sport
in 2022.
47. 7 March 2018 Comprehensive review of Charities Act.
48. 8 March 2018 Working Group to develop solutions to freedom camping.
49. 8 March 2018 Review of New Zealand’s insurance laws.
50. 13 March 2018 Shane Jones reveals the panel who will help steer the $3b
provincial growth fund.
51. 15 March Review to weigh up tobacco tax.
52. 16 March 2018 A broader digital economy and inclusion network.
53. 17 March 2018 Andrew Little announces a review into the Family Court.
54. 17 March 2018 Review of legal aid is planned.
55. 19 March 2018 Hui to help shape Crown/Māori Relations.
56. 19 March 2018 Review of the Residential Tenancies Act.
57. 19 March 2018 A new Future Technology Leadership Group.
58. 20 March 2018 Review of the Threat Management Plan (TMP) for Hector’s
and Māui dolphins.
59. 20 March 2018 Independent inquiry into EQC.
60. 21 March 2018 Review the Defence Capability plan.
61. 26 March 2018 Set up a Criminal Cases Review Commission.
62. 26 March 2018 Creation of a committee for monetary policy decisions.
63. 26 March 2018 Ardern urges DHB’s to establish ‘independent panel’ to
reach settlement.
64. 29 March Govt to hold road safety summit.
65. 4 April Vehicle recall monitoring group.
66. 5 April Early Learning Strategic Plan Ministerial Advisory Group.
67. 5 April Early Learning Strategic Plan Reference Group.
68. 9 April Review of a new trade policy.
69. 9 April MBIE future of work.
70. 11 April Operation Burnham Inquiry.
71. 12 April Refresh of the Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan.
72. 12 April Australian racing expert to review NZ racing industry.
73. 16 April Establishment of IGIS Reference Group.
74. 17 April Interim Climate Change Committee Announced.
75. 18 April Criminal Justice Summit.

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