Angela and Public Policy
My working life has revolved around policy analysis and policy advice.
  • Policy analysis uses research, modelling and policy development methodologies to create options for change.
  • Policy advice is the way in which, through writing, through New Zealand's machinery of government processes and through bringing people and entities along with you, that change is influenced, considered and accepted.
I've had lots of wins over 30 years in my career in the public sector working for Ministries, departments, Crown agents and local authorities. I've worked as a contractor for more than 20 of those years. I've managed large policy projects and I've managed teams. Some of the highlights of my career include:
  • Managing teams for the Porirua City Council, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Office for Disability Issues, Ministry of Transport and the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • Reviewing legal aid fees (family, civil and criminal) for the Ministry of Justice.
  • Regulatory stewardship, reviews of legislation such as the Privacy Act, and the application of new law e.g. into legal aid, into regulations. 
  • Designing and costing new assistance for low income families to act as a financial incentive to move off benefit; the genesis of the In-Work Tax Credit now in place.
  • Statistical analysis and writing to tell a family-centred story of social change over generations in New Zealand. 
  • Management of a $4 million investment in cultural diplomacy for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, culminating in cultural activities launched in China to support New Zealand's trade, tourism and diplomatic accomplishments in this country of strategic importance.
  • Working for Treasury on the housing desk.
Current roles (2021):
  • Arts Access Aotearoa.
  • Ministry of Social Development.
  • South Wairarapa District Council.
Please contact me if you'd like to see my full CV, or connect with me on LinkedIn.
Angela's Qualifications
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration (Marketing); Massey University.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Science Research; Victoria University of Wellington.
Graduate Diploma in English (Creative Writing); Massey University.
Bachelor of Arts (Religious Studies); Victoria University of Wellington.
Speech and Drama:
  • Associate of New Zealand Speech Board Diploma (ASB).
  • Associate of Trinity College of London Diploma (ATCL).
A Selection of Published Research & Evaluation
Author for the Families Commission (Superu). 2008. The Kiwi Nest: 60 Years of Change in New Zealand Families. Library Catalogue. The report examines the factors that affect the formation and existence of families, and how families adapt to change. If families are adaptable, communities and society benefit.

Author for ALAC. April 2002.  Assessment of the Health Impacts of Lowering the Minimum Legal Age for Purchasing of Alcohol in New Zealand. Occasional Paper No. 16.  Library Catalogue and assessment-health-impacts-lowering-minimum-legal-age-purchase.

Author for Housing Corporation. 1991. Inside/outside: family violence and housing. Library Catalogue.
Author for Housing Corporation. 1991. Support housing, who supports it? Community attitudes to local housing for psychiatric consumers. Library Catalogue.

Boards and Committees 


Angela's Pro Bono Work
South Wairarapa District Council. District Licensing Commissioner| Chair of the District Licensing Committee. 2021 - current.
Labour Party. Masterton Branch. Chair. 2020.
Harlequin Theatre, Masterton. 2013.
Athena Montessori College Board of Governors.  2008.
Stopping Violence Services Wairarapa. 2013. Successful funding submission.
Gracefield Early Childhood Centre.  2012.  Strategic plan to guide restructuring.
Oxfam New Zealand.  2009. Policy and advocacy internship.
Port Nicholson Rotary Club. 2002-2006.

Associations
New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA). Information about the NZSA can be found here. Angela's page on the NZSA website can be found here.
Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ). Information about IPANZ can be found here.
Awards
Silver Medal in the 2019 Global Ebook Awards in the Historical Literature Fiction-Contemporary Category for The War of Gwylim Harris.