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7 entries in the record match “trust in government”, closest first.

  1. Candidate cause

    Policy churn: programmes reversed at and between changes of government

    Open 0 of 4 support, 0 against; partly supported needs two more.

    A three-year parliamentary term, annual Budgets and three-yearly land-transport policy statements mean large programmes outlast several decision cycles. Programmes are stopped, re-scoped or restarted at changes of government and within terms, which wastes planning spend and raises delivery risk. Te Waihanga says a stop-start approach 'can undermine market confidence and add costs'.

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  2. Symptom of hollowing · Ideology and division

    Trust gap: the civil service against political parties

    26 pts (2025) Below level

    Trust in the civil service minus trust in political parties: 26 percentage points (2025 wave).

    At level when: Watch below 20 points (about the OECD average gap); at level below 10 (the narrowest national gaps in 2025).

    derived · data to · OECD, Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions 2026 Results: New Zealand country note (29 Jun 2026)

  3. Symptom of hollowing · Ideology and division

    Trust in the public service (Kiwis Count)

    60% (2026Q2) Below level

    60% of Kiwis Count respondents trusted the Public Service in 2026Q2.

    At level when: Watch below 55%; at level below 50%.

    measured · data to · Public Service Commission, Kiwis Count latest quarterly results (Jun 2026 quarter)

  4. Candidate cause

    Under-funded renewal of long-lived public assets

    Open 1 of 4 support, 0 against; partly supported needs one more.

    Hospitals, schools, water networks and roads are renewed more slowly than they wear out, whether they are funded by central Budgets or by council rates. The shortfall builds up as a hidden deficit in asset condition and surfaces years later as degraded service. Weak asset management and low investment efficiency reduce what each dollar renews.

    tested

  5. Symptom of hollowing · Public goods

    Elective treatment within four months

    72.6% (2026-06) Watch

    72.6% of patients on the elective waitlist had waited under four months at the end of 2026-06. The level was 97.9% in June 2017.

    At level when: Watch below 95%; at level below the government’s own 70% milestone.

    measured · data to · Health New Zealand, Health targets 5 and 10 years of results Q4 2025/26 (2026)

  6. Capture warning · Accountability

    Executive response to adverse independent findings

    3 of 3 instances within 3 years Tripped

    Three instances in the last three years: Acts in 2024, 2025 and 2026 each ended a live Tribunal, Authority or commission matter before it was decided. The same search of earlier terms found one in 2008–11 and one in 2014–17.

    Trips when: Three in three years of declining to act on a court, Tribunal or Auditor-General finding, or of legislation ending jurisdiction over a live matter. Recommendations and negotiated settlements excluded.

    measured · data to · Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Act 2010, Sch 2 cl 7

  7. Capture warning · Law and policy

    Donations from beneficiaries of legislation

    1 of 3 instances Watch

    Entities linked to fast-track applications donated over NZ$1 million to parties since 2022. The Auditor-General found the conflicts system sound but warned the perception erodes trust. No impropriety is alleged.

    Trips when: Three recorded instances of donations from beneficiaries of fast-track or Crown Minerals decisions following those decisions. Timing only; no impropriety is implied.

    measured · data to · Audit Office, 2025, summary