Q. What is the deadline for formal submissions?
Feedback should be given by 31 March 2009 and can be addressed to:
Building Better Government Engagement
C/o Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector
PO Box 1556
Wellington 6140.
or e-mailled to ocvs@msd.govt.nz
Q. Where are the face-to-face meetings beng held?
The BBGE reference group is holding meetings in Auckland (19 Feb), Waitakere (19 Feb), Hamilton (20 Feb), Christchurch (9 March) and Wellington (13 March). Invitations to take part in these discussions have been sent to a range of people in both government and sector positions who have considerable experience of stakeholder engagement.
There are a limited number of places at each venue, but if you have specific expertise in this field and want to participate, please e-mail ocvs@msd.govt.nz. (Spaces are limited, so we may not be able to fit you in, but we will try if we can.)
Even if you don't attend one of the meetings, we still want to hear your thoughts - join in the discussions here or make a formal submission.
Q. Who are the members of the BBGE reference group?
Members were drawn from government and non-government backgrounds, selected on the basis of their personal skills and knowledge in terms of relationship building, communications, dialogue and deliberation, government and political systems, civil society, and human resources and training.
The members are:
* Sue Driver - ChangeMakers Refugee Forum
* Tony Mayow - Community Waitakere
* Charlie Moore - Families Commission
* Tina Reid - NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations
* Mary-Jane Rivers - Community-Led Development Trust
* Anne Shaw - Department of Internal Affairs
* Laura Sommer (from Oct 2008) - State Services Commission
* Roger Tweedy - Wellington City Council
* Hata Wilson - Te Puni Kokiri
* Rosemary Hannah-Parr (until Sept 2008) - State Services Commission
* Nikki Wright (to July 2008) - Department of Conservation
The project manager is Diana Suggate (OCVS), supported by Kathryn King (Department of Internal Affairs), Kathryn Paton (OCVS), and Judith le Harivel to July 2008 (OCVS contractor).
Q. How do I make a formal submission?
Submissions can be addressed to:
Building Better Government Engagement
C/o Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector
PO Box 1556
Wellington 6140.
or e-mailled to ocvs@msd.govt.nz
If you simply want to make a comment or share an idea - use the discussion forums on this website