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Behavioural Insights Community of Practice - embedding the use of behavioural insights
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Register of Assigned Legislation
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Hurunui/Kaikōura Earthquakes Recovery Act 2016
Ministerial Review: Better Responses to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies in New Zealand
Policy Advisory Group
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National Security Group
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National Security Systems
Intelligence and Assessments
National Security Policy
National Cyber Policy Office
National Risk Unit
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Strategy, Governance and Engagement Group
Child Poverty Unit
Child Wellbeing Unit
Our programmes
New Zealand Royal Honours
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New Zealand Royal Honours nomination guidelines
Nomination Form and Guide to making Nominations
Bravery Award Nominations
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal: Nomination Guidelines
Honours lists and recipients
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Knights and Dames of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Knights and Dames of the Orders of Chivalry
The New Zealand Gallantry Awards
The New Zealand Bravery Awards
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal
The Privy Council
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Wearing of insignia
Order of wear: orders, decorations and medals in New Zealand
Method of mounting insignia
The New Zealand Royal Honours system
Overview of the New Zealand Royal Honours system
Forfeiture of Honours
History
Components of the New Zealand Royal Honours system
The Order of New Zealand
The New Zealand Order of Merit
The Queen's Service Order
Gallantry and Bravery Awards
New Zealand Gallantry Awards
New Zealand Bravery Awards
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
Other distinctive New Zealand Honours
"The Right Honourable"
The Right Honourable in New Zealand
"The Honourable"
Roll of The Honourables
Privy Council
Order of Wear
Rules relating to the acceptance and wearing of Foreign Honours
New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary
New Zealand Royal Honours Image Gallery
The Policy Project
News and events
Policy improvement frameworks
Policy capability
Policy skills
Development Pathways
Use the tool
How we developed the Tool
Policy quality
Policy methods toolbox
Start Right
Commissioning Conversations
Exploration
Green Light
Behavioural insights
Behavioural Change Models
Design thinking
Journey mapping
Role play
Prototyping
Experience interviews
Personas
Public participation
Citizen juries
The policy community
Policy leaders
Head of the Policy Profession
Tier 2 Policy Leaders Network
Capability leads
Managers
Practitioners
About the Policy Project
What people are saying about us
Publications
Greater Christchurch recovery and regeneration
Our regeneration partners
Recovery and regeneration plans
Cranford Regeneration Plan
Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Plan
Snapshot of Greater Christchurch regeneration
Orders in Council
Section 71 proposals
Residential Unit Overlay District Plan Changes
Yaldhurst Recreation and Sports Facility
Redcliffs School relocation
National security and intelligence
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
Why did we need new legislation?
What is intelligence?
Defining national security
Bringing the agencies further into the public service
Powers and warrants
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The authorisation framework
Protections for New Zealanders
Strengthening oversight of NZSIS and GCSB
Whistleblowing and protecting classified information
Cover and immunities
Cover and assumed identity arrangements
Immunities from legal liabilities
Sharing information
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The National Assessments Bureau
Case studies
Counter-terrorism
Investigating a suspected terrorist
Counter-espionage
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New Zealand’s national security system
Coordination across government
National security objectives
National security principles
Counter-terrorism
Role of central government
DPMC’s role
National security governance structure
ODESC governance boards
ODESC(G)
Security and Intelligence Board
Hazard Risk Board
Strategic Risk and Resilience Panel
Working Groups and committees
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National security system during a crisis
Activation of the national security system
Case study of a real activation
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ODESC
Watch Groups
Working groups and specialist groups
Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS)
National Crisis Management Centre
National exercise programme
Child and youth wellbeing strategy
Seeking views and ideas
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