Jem Traylen

Career update - I'm leaving BusinessDesk to take up a role as senior researcher at new think tank The Integrity Institute linkedin.com/posts/jemtrayl…

Public Service 'Correction': are net workforce figures a strategic mirage? Yesterday's data release from @TeKawaMataaho Public Service Commission inspired me to get back into some data journalism. linkedin.com/posts/jemtrayl…

In my first column, written under The Integrity Institute banner, I reflect on 30+ years of "OIA shenanigans" - written from both an insider's perspective as a former public servant and an outsider's perspective as a former journalist. linkedin.com/pulse/still-ga…

Right? @victoriayoung03 @coughlthom @Jasonwalls92 @AzariaHowell @LukeRMalpass @AnnaCwhyte @TovaOBrien @JennaLynchNZ @JonoMilne @jo_moir @GuyonEspiner @marcdaalder @SamSachdevaNZ @bernardchickey @journobedwards @MaikiSherman @GlennMcCNZ @dan_brunskill @ClaudetteHauiti

NZ Press Gallery please note that @TeKawaMataaho is "absolutely" doing all it can to walk the talk on openness & transparency & @JudithCollinsMP is OK with newsworthy docs being buried/dumped on a Fri at the beginning of a long recess. I'm sure y'all cool with that right? 🤔🤔🤔

where's Grammerly when you need names spell checked ... 🤦‍♀️

Sir Biran Roche kindly provided an update on his "project" but that didn't stop my usual sparring with his people - there's a lot on my hobby horse of open government and transparency in this one ....

Here it is, my final column for the taonga that is BusinessDesk. Yes, BD is worthy of such an appellation. Consider how hard it must be to start a profitable media enterprise in the recent climate ... 🧵 businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy…

I will be writing more actively on social media (LI) for the next few weeks, while I sort out a more permanent outlet for my observations on the public sector. So this is certainly not farewell ...

@GraemeEdgeler @drdeanknight @dpfdpf @Publicwrongs You're correct in saying my summary of the press conference wasn't totally accurate. I couldn't find a verbatim recording, but I did find this - youtube.com/watch?v=TLxKYJ…

@JemTraylen @drdeanknight @dpfdpf @Publicwrongs That's not what he said!

Peters said he didn't need to consult Luxon cos he made him PM @drdeanknight @GraemeEdgeler @dpfdpf @Publicwrongs

OK, that may not be an entirely accurate summing up of the press conference on my part - here are TVNZ's edited highlights (I couldn't find a verbatim recording) youtu.be/TLxKYJVvd2o?si…

By acting alone in 'sacking' Goff did Peters breach the Cabinet manual, as well as the coalition agreement, that he signed with Luxon? This is one for the constitutional trainspotters among us. linkedin.com/posts/activity…

Public sector watchers! The Peter Hughes-led PIF 2.0 (Performance Improvement Framework) had a test drive on @NZIRDMedia @motnz & @Pacific_Peoples A case of star people = star performance, or as someone once said he tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata... linkedin.com/posts/jemtrayl…

Just-released papers outline the difficulties the Government had in making spending cuts in this year's Budget. @JemTraylen reports. businessdesk.co.nz/article/policy…

@chamfy List as a granny flat 🤔

@drdeanknight Replaced in April publicservice.govt.nz/assets/ELOE24-…

Hmmm. Do folk know if this enduring letter of expectations to Crown entities is still active? 🤔

Hmm. Seymour’s letter of expectation to Pharmac? Do we have a copy? 🤔

For my thoughts about this, see linkedin.com/posts/jemtrayl…

MPI says it needs a big team at the top to engage with senior sector leaders. @JemTraylen reports.