A public watchdog for New Zealand outcomes and public money
CivicNZ checks official numbers — spending, procurement, promises and living standards — so citizens can see whether the country is getting better. Every figure has a date and a source. The same rules apply to every party and agency.
What we do
We publish an NZ Index of official outcomes, a government watchdog on appropriations and GETS procurement, and a promises tracker. Verdicts are derived from the source — never hand-set, and never written to favour a party.
How we stay non-partisan
We score against published evidence, stated objectives and measurable series. We do not score ideology. Methods, weights and source links are public. Corrections are published when we get something wrong.
What you can read
NZ Index
Health, housing, safety, affordability and wellbeing — official series scored against a 2015–2024 baseline.
Government watchdog
Current public-service agencies, GETS awards, and a value-for-money reading that withholds a grade when the evidence is thin.
Promises
Coalition commitments checked against official follow-through, with the same rubric for every party.
Our data
CivicNZ uses official New Zealand sources only: Stats NZ, Treasury, Te Kawa Mataaho, GETS / MBIE open data, Health NZ, MSD and other public releases. We do not invent missing values.
- Every displayed figure carries a date and a source link
- Data older than 12 months is marked stale
- Methods pages document how verdicts are derived
Read the numbers
Start with the NZ Index, or follow public money through the government watchdog.