Information Release - First Report of the 2025 Taskforce
Page updated 13 Aug 2010
The material on this page provides official information about the establishment and operation of the 2025 Taskforce up to and including the release of its first report. It includes:
- Reports to Ministers regarding the establishment of the Taskforce and appointment of members;
- Agendas and notes for Taskforce meetings;
- Information requested by the Taskforce;
- A record of Taskforce expenditure.
Note that additional Background Material used by the 2025 Taskforce was also released on 11 February 2010.
Following the release of the second report (due by 31 October 2010), this page will be updated to release any further information about the operation of the 2025 Taskforce.
Deletions to Documents
Some of the content of these documents has been deleted where it is considered necessary to:
- protect the privacy of natural persons, including deceased people;
- protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials; or
- maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinion.
Documents are listed in date order with the oldest documents at the top. Documents are available in Adobe PDF format only and HTML versions of documents can be supplied on request by the 2025 Taskforce Secretariat: secretariat@2025taskforce.govt.nz. Help with Using PDF Files
Agendas and Notes from 2025 Taskforce Meetings
| Document Date | Created By | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce Initial Meeting with Secretariat, 19 August 2009 Agenda | fr2t-a-19aug09.pdf (11 KB) |
| 7 Sep 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 1 Agenda | fr2t-a1-7sep09.pdf (19 KB) |
| 7 Sep 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting One | fr2t-n1-7sep09.pdf (19 KB) |
| 21 Sep 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 2 Agenda | fr2t-a2-21sep09.pdf (15 KB) |
| 21 Sep 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Two | fr2t-n2-21sep09.pdf (20 KB) |
| 28 Sep 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 3 Agenda | fr2t-a3-28sep09.pdf (17 KB) |
| 28 Sep 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Three | fr2t-n3-28sep09.pdf (20 KB) |
| 5 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 4 Agenda | fr2t-a4-5oct09.pdf (18 KB) |
| 5 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Four | fr2t-n4-5oct09.pdf (26 KB) |
| 12 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 5 Agenda | fr2t-a5-12oct09.pdf (13 KB) |
| 12 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Five | fr2t-n5-12oct09.pdf (22 KB) |
| 23 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 6 Agenda | fr2t-a6-23oct09.pdf (14 KB) |
| 23 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Six | fr2t-n6-23oct09.pdf (19 KB) |
| 28 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 7 Agenda | fr2t-a7-28oct09.pdf (13 KB) |
| 28 Oct 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Seven | fr2t-n7-28oct09.pdf (18 KB) |
| 2 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 8 Agenda | fr2t-a8-2nov09.pdf (13 KB) |
| 2 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Eight | fr2t-n8-2nov09.pdf (25 KB) |
| 9 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 9 Agenda | fr2t-a9-9nov09.pdf (14 KB) |
| 9 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Nine | fr2t-n9-9nov09.pdf (23 KB) |
| 17 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Meeting 10 Agenda | fr2t-a10-17nov09.pdf (14 KB) |
| 17 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Ten | fr2t-n10-17nov09.pdf (23 KB) |
| 23 Nov 2009 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce: Notes from Meeting Eleven | fr2t-n11-23nov09.pdf (15 KB) |
Cabinet Papers and Other Material
| Document Date | Created By | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2009 | Offices of the Minister of Finance and Minister for Regulatory Reform | Memorandum to Cabinet Expenditure Control Committee: Establishment of the 2025 Productivity Taskforce - ECC (09) 21 | fr2t-ecc-09-21-29jun09.pdf (542 KB) |
| 20 Jul 2009 | The Treasury | Aide Memoire: 2025 Productivity Commission | fr2t-am-20jul09.pdf (24 KB) |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Office of the Minister of Finance | Memorandum to Cabinet: Oral Item: Nominations for the 2025 Taskforce | fr2t-cab-3aug09.pdf (16 KB) |
| 17 Aug 2009 | Offices of the Minister of Finance and Minister for Regulatory Reform | Memorandum to Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee - 2025 Taskforce: Appointments - APH (09) 130 | fr2t-aph-09-130-17aug09.pdf (385 KB) |
| [19 Aug 2009] | The Treasury | 2025 Taskforce: Treasury View of Key [Productivity] Issues | fr2t-tsy-ki-19aug09.pdf (18 KB) |
| [Sep 2009] | The Treasury | International Connections: Some Issues for Discussion | fr2t-tsy-ic-sep09.pdf (64 KB) |
| 21 Sep 2009 | The Treasury | Presentation: Innovation and Skills: Links to Productivity Growth | fr2t-tsy-is-21sep09.pdf (493 KB) |
| 21 Sep 2009 | The Treasury | Treasury Report T2009/2173: 2025 Taskforce - Letters of Appointment | fr2t-t09-2173-21sep09.pdf (29 KB) |
| [23 Sep 2009] | Offices of the Minister of Finance and Minister for Regulatory Reform | [Letters to 2025 Taskforce Members:] Appointment to the 2025 Taskforce | fr2t-min-letters-23sep09.pdf (34 KB) |
| [28 Sep 2009] | The Treasury | 2025 Taskforce: Ballpark Tax Calculator (Approximate Figues Only) | fr2t-tsy-btc-28sep09.pdf (15 KB) |
| [Oct 2009] | The Treasury | Draft Literature Review: Trans-Tasman Currency Union: What Can New Zealand Learn from Recent Analysis and Events? | fr2t-tsy-ttcu-oct09.pdf (182 KB) |
| [Oct 2009] | The Treasury | Productivity Estimates [OECD and Measured Sector Labour Productivity Comparisons] | fr2t-tsy-pe-oct09.pdf (63 KB) |
| [Oct 2009] | The Treasury | Reviewing Exchange Rate Behaviour and Consequences for Productivity and Exports in New Zealand | fr2t-tsy-rer-oct09.pdf (119 KB) |
| [Oct 2009] | The Treasury | Background Material: Dimensions to the Exchange Rate Issue | fr2t-tsy-deri-oct09.pdf (62 KB) |
| [20 Oct 2009] | The Treasury | Initial Reaction to 'Winning in the New Global Economy' | fr2t-tsy-note-20oct09.pdf (21 KB) |
| 23 Oct 2009 | National Infrastructure Unit | Presentation to 2025 Taskforce: Infrastructure Decision Making | fr2t-tsy-idm-23oct09.pdf (140 KB) |
| [13 Nov 2009] | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | 2025 Taskforce - Context and Role [Annex to Treasury Report T2009/2504] | fr2t-tsy-2tcr-13nov09.pdf (13 KB) |
| 13 Nov 2009 | The Treasury | Treasury Report T2009/2504: Meeting with the 2025 Taskforce on 17 November | fr2t-t09-2054-13nov09.pdf (32 KB) |
| 20 Jul 2010 | 2025 Taskforce Secretariat | Expenses to date relating to the first 2025 Taskforce report | fr2t-tsy-exp-20jul10.pdf (134 KB) |
