Oranga Tamariki voted best paying government agency

Oranga Tamariki voted best paying government agency

We asked you to let us know which Government Agencies are the best and worst at paying their bills. We were surprised to find many agencies were listed as both the best and the worst payers. The question we asked via our survey of NZRise members was to rate each...
Government Procurement a Popular Topic

Government Procurement a Popular Topic

Judging by the level of interest shown at the recent NZRise member’s event, Government Procurement as presented by the team from MBIE is a very popular topic in the market. On Wednesday 28th August, NZRise together with ITP offered up the topic of the...
Moving towards more open procurement

Moving towards more open procurement

NZRise attended a workshop on Open government contracting recently  – represented by Shane Ross and Laurence Millar. The purpose of the workshop was to give an update on progress on “Contract Award Notices as Open Data”. As a member of the Open Government...
Procurement and the Emperor’s New Clothes

Procurement and the Emperor’s New Clothes

An opinion piece by NZRise Board Member, Shane Ross. The story about the Emperor’s new clothes was brought front of mind when I reviewed the proposed 4th Edition of the Government Procurement Rules. On first glance – and certainly the overall statement –...