Open AccessGovernment decision making during a crisis
Author(s) -
Michael S. Webster
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v17i1.6724
Subject(s) - cabinet (room) , promulgation , government (linguistics) , public administration , prime minister , politics , political science , business , public relations , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy
A key component of New Zealand’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic was how the government was organised and supported to make decisions in relation to the health, economic, social, foreign policy, legal and other policy issues it faced. The New Zealand system of central government decision making, as set out in the Cabinet Manual and operated by the Cabinet Office, was continually adapted to ensure that the Prime Minister and Ministers, and the officials working to them, were provided with a system that facilitated both rapid and considered decision making and promulgation of those decisions.