New Zealand Results Report 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

In 2025, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the Results Report for New Zealand’s fourth OGP action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report reviews the level of completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... More and early open government results for commitments in the action plan.

In New Zealand the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

“New Zealand’s fourth action plan supported community engagement by government agencies. Following a change of government and reprioritisation of reforms, progress on commitments slowed. The OGP process would benefit from rebuilding trust between government and civil society stakeholders.”

The public is invited to review and comment on this report from 27 June 2025 until 11 July 2025. Comments can be submitted here, below, or by email to [email protected]