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2018 School of Government Prize-giving Hosted by Deputy Prime Minister

The School of Government was honored to have Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters host their annual prize-giving and sixteenth anniversary event at Parliament's Banquet Hall on 26 November.

2018 School of Government prize-winners – Pictured from left seated: Prof Jonathan Boston, Emeritus Prof Claudia Scott, Prof Girol Karacaoglu, Provost Wendy Larner, Rt Hon Winston Peters, Dame Margaret Clark. Prize-winners standing from left: Mark Harris, Richard Davies, Julia Marshall, Will Collin, William Townsend; Sam Hart; Maudie Johnson-Hunter, Cushla Anich (accepting for Marko Garlik).
Pictured from left seated: Prof Jonathan Boston, Emeritus Prof Claudia Scott, Prof Girol Karacaoglu, Provost Wendy Larner, Rt Hon Winston Peters, Dame Margaret Clark. Prize-winners standing from left: Mark Harris, Richard Davies, Julia Marshall, Will Collin, William Townsend; Sam Hart; Maudie Johnson-Hunter, Cushla Anich (accepting for Marko Garlik)

Provost Wendy Larner and Head of School Professor Girol Karacaoglu were among the esteemed guests and friends gathered to celebrate the prize-winners and the School's successful year.

Eight prizes were awarded, acknowledging the achievements of students who had shown academic excellence and a high commitment to their studies.

This year has been another busy and productive one for the School. Highlights of the year include welcoming a new Chair in Regulatory Practice, Professor Jeroen van der Heijden.

Lord Gus O’Donnell, former UK Cabinet Secretary was hosted as the Sir Frank Holmes Visiting Fellow and presented on global problems and national solutions.

Delegates from around the Pacific were welcomed for a Pacific Islands Public Sector Symposium. Sessions were held on policy practice, performance development, agency coordination and capacity building.

In August the School organised a highly successful conference which examined restorative and Maori justice approaches to the prison crisis. The School continues to work towards hosting of the International Research Society for Public Management conference in April 2019.

A significant new Chair has been appointed and will be hosted at the School of Government. It is the Prime Minister's ANZSOG Chair in Public Sector Ethics and Integrity and will focus on principles, values and behaviours in the public service. Teaching and research will be done alongside government agencies in New Zealand and Australia.

Finally, the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families is shifting to the School of Government.

2018 School of Government prizewinners

  • Julia Marshall, Prime Minister’s Prize in Public Policy
  • Richard Davies, Prime Minister’s Prize in Public Management
  • Maudie Johnson-Hunter, Institute of Public Administration New Zealand Prize in Public Administration
  • Samuel Hart, Society Of Local Government Managers Prize in Public Policy
  • Marko Garlik, Seamus Hogan Prize in Public Economics
  • Mark Harris, Laurie Cameron Scholarship
  • William Townsend, Bernard Galvin Prize
  • Will Collin, Holmes Prize