If data maturity assessments are to be of value as a business tool, they must express their results with clarity, meaning, and relevance to the executive leadership responsible for investment decisions. With this in mind, we propose a high-level and qualitative model.
This walkthrough will help you correctly set up Creative Commons licences for your data layers in ArcGIS Online open data portal. Setting licences correctly here flows through to data.govt.nz when you make use of automated harvesting.
The minutes for each meeting of the Data Ethics Advisory Group from 2026, grouped by date, are summarised here.
June 2026
April 2026
March 2026
Meeting summaries from 2025
Meeting summaries…
About this guidance
This guidance is intended to be high-level, introducing basic concepts to stimulate further investigation and thinking. There are various pieces of work underway to…
This paper proposes a simple approach/tool (VPAt) for identifying the value propositions of explicit data management domains for stakeholder business imperatives.
BackgroundData management frameworks are traditionally unrelatable…
This guidance note provides practical advice for agencies when selecting the formats for releasing public information and data for re-use in accordance with the NZ Government Open…
The refreshed Data Strategy and Roadmap for Aotearoa NZ, commissioned by the Government Chief Data Steward and published by Stats NZ in September 2021.
An early paper on the data flow model, with a particular emphasis on how it was being implemented at Stats NZ. This paper was written by…
A detailed set of guidelines for creating a steady state data flow map
Creating a joined-up, consistent, and transparent approach around how government collects, manages, and uses the data it holds on behalf of New Zealanders. This includes developing data policy, infrastructure, strategy, and planning as well as ensuring agencies have the capability and right skills to maximise the value they get from data.