March 16, 2017 9:00am by David Farrar

Better Public Services update

The 2016 results for the 10 Better Public Service targets are now available. Some key results are:

ECE participation rate gone from 93.6% in 2008 to 96.7% in 2016
Maori ECE participation rate gone from 88.7% in 2008 to 95.0% in 2016
Pasifika ECE participation rate gone from 84.4% in 2008 to 92.9% in 2016
8 month old immunisation rate gone from 64% in 2009 to 93.3% in 2016
Rheumatic fever rates gone from 4.0 per 100,000 in 2009 to 3.0 in 2016
Maori Rheumatic fever rates gone from 12.4 per 100,000 in 2009 to 6.9 in 2016
NCEA Level 2 achievement rates gone from 74.3% in 2011 to 85.2% in 2016
Maori NCEA Level 2 achievement rates gone from 57.1% in 2011 to 74.7% in 2016

These are health and education outcomes that make a real difference.