New Zealand Productivity Commission

The New Zealand Productivity Commission is an Independent Crown Entity, created to carry out inquiries into productivity-related matters. The Commission is intended to fill a gap in the existing institutions for providing policy advice to the Government, including government departments and ad hoc taskforces. The gap that has been identified is for an independent institution with specialised internal investigative capacity and a mandate to actively survey the views of a range of stakeholders and to undertake inquiries regarding productivity.

Productivity is intended to be defined broadly, and inquiries will be directed to take into account the overall well-being of New Zealanders. This is to ensure that the Commission examines a broad range of factors when undertaking its analysis and preparing its advice. The Commission's functions are similarly broad. It can undertake inquiries into any productivity related matter referred to it by the Government. It can inquire into productivity related matters in both the private and public sectors.