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The 2025 Procurement Capability Index (PCI) results show steady progress across several areas of procurement capability, demonstrating agencies' commitment to strengthening procurement practices.

In this edition we sit down and talk with Tessa Cullen - a Policy Advisor who worked in New Zealand Government Procurement from 2017 until 2019. Tessa now works at the World Bank, and was visiting Wellington last week with a Cambodian delegation of public finance officials.

Government agencies are making great overall progress with the implementation of the latest edition of the Government Procurement Rules.

Giving bad news is never easy. It can be even harder when you've received dozens or even hundreds of responses to a tender.

Tod shares the complexities of procurement at Corrections and why we need to get out from behind the desk and understand the world behind the price tag.

Identifying expert knowledge to support major investigations undertaken by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) is vital.

Whether you’re a remote school or one of the largest agencies serving the nation and the wider Pacific, there was something for everyone at the latest Knowledge Hour conversation.

The next reporting deadline is 1 October 2026

Sarah has built a career that spans continents, crises and some of the world’s most complex public-sector challenges.

The Procurement Workforce Survey is open until Friday 7 August 2026. Everyone working in procurement across the public service is welcome to respond.