Projects

Morrison Low was engaged by a consortium of healthcare providers to help them develop a strategy to engage with policy reform, and to ensure that they were well positioned. Advice has ranged from design of the constitution for the consortium, to business planning and the development of presentations and advice for Ministers.

Morrison Low was engaged by a government department to provide advice on best practice Board appointments and governance practices.

Morrison Low was appointed to provide a New Zealand council with advice regarding options for funding and partnering for a sustainable homes programme for its region. The purpose of the sustainable homes programme is to promote climate and economic resilience in the community.

In association with the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, Morrison Low contributes teaching time and course development to training courses taught through Wellington Uni-Professional (the Victoria University Centre for Lifelong Learning)

Morrison Low was engaged as the lead analyst to support the independent review of the response to M. bovis. The M. bovis programme represented the largest response to an animal health biosecurity in NZ history. Our engagement involved advising on Terms of Reference, helping to designing the review process, developing the analytical approach and framework, and testing the analysis as it was undertaken. The Independent Review Panel has successfully delivered its report and recommendations.

Morrison Low was appointed to lead a board and business strategy refresh for a Crown entity.

Morrison Low was commissioned to complete a service delivery review (Section 17A review) for the delivery of three councils' waste services.

Morrison Low is proud to be working alongside the five councils of Hawke’s Bay in a major project to review three waters service delivery options for the region. Working collaboratively means this project is at the forefront of water reform in New Zealand.

Morrison Low was engaged to assist two councils with joint procurement for their refuse and recycling collection services.

Morrison Low has been engaged by a central agency to be an independent advisor to internal quality of policy advice processes. This project has involved regularly reviewing a suite of papers against the New Zealand Policy Quality Framework. Morrison Low scores papers against the framework, and then participates in panel reviews to allow management to assess and calibrate performance in developing advice. This engagement takes place on an ongoing basis to enable the organisation to monitor progress.