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Handling Cabinet material: Access with clearance and on a need to know basis Transmission Handling Storing & copying Disposal In Confidence Restricted Secret Confidential Top Secret Use NZSIS-approved document shredder (grade 4 crosscut) Use NZSIS-…

Drafting Cabinet material: Applying a security classification and endorsement Cabinet Office, September 2026 https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/cabguide Four Principles Classifications ‘Special Handling Required’ endorsement used with Sensitive for…

Template Form for a Power to Act Request, Instructions for using the form:, · Select the entire form below the red box, · Copy the entire form, · Paste the entire form into the body of an email, · Fill in the form in the email, · Copy the email address…

1 Cabinet Office CO (26) 4 Circular 21 September 2026 Intended for All Ministers All Chief Executives All Senior Private Secretaries Speaker of the House of Representatives Chief Parliamentary Counsel Controller and Auditor-General Chief Ombudsman…

Key points, 1 This circular provides guidance on the management of parliamentary business after Parliament has been dissolved. The key points are as follows: 1.1 on, Thursday, 1 October 2026, , at approximately 11am, the 54th Parliament will be dissolved…

This work programme operated between 2023 and December 2024, Disinformation, is false or modified information knowingly and deliberately shared to cause harm or achieve a broader aim., Misinformation, is information that is false or misleading, though not…

  In July 2023, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet convened a civil society Multi-Stakeholder Group to explore ways to strengthen all-of-society resilience to disinformation in New Zealand. The group was drawn from across New Zealand, and…

A one-off fund to catalyse and support community-based initiatives that build resilience against the harms of disinformation was delivered in partnership with  InternetNZ, Ipurangi Aotearoa over 2023-2024. The fund was intended for projects that created…

Surveys have consistently shown more than 80% of New Zealanders are concerned about the impacts of disinformation. We need to understand the extent of disinformation to effectively counter it and build societal resilience to its harms. Independent…

Historical programmes that the department has housed or coordinated, including special units, task forces, reviews and programmes. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) (2014 – 2025) Cyclone Recovery Unit (2023 - 2025) All of Government COVID-19…

Template Form for a Paper Direct to Cabinet Request, Instructions for using the form:, · Select the entire form below, · Copy the form, · Paste the form into the body of an email, · Fill in all sections of the pasted form, · Copy the email address…

Template Form for a Paper Direct to Cabinet Request, Instructions for using the form:, · Select the entire form below, · Copy the form, · Paste the form into the body of an email, · Fill in all sections of the pasted form, · Copy the email address…

All Template Form for an Oral Item Request, Oral items can be used by a Minister to brief or update Cabinet on a matter of particular urgency, sensitivity, or significance, or to test preliminary support for a proposal. They can also be used at Cabinet…

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, ASTON, Mrs Nona, For services to the community Mrs Nona Aston has made significant contributions to the Gisborne-East Coast community through a wide range of organisations. Mrs Aston has been an active…

New Zealand faces many increasingly complex National Risks - serious hazards and national security threats - that could trigger a national level crisis at any time and cause significant harm to our collective safety, security and prosperity., New Zealand’…

Alphabetical by surname. This list is updated from time to time to reflect new appointments and deaths of holders of the title. Please contact the Honours Unit if you have any queries about the list. Queen Elizabeth II approved the use and grant of the…

Rolls of the Order. By honour, then alphabetical by surname., Current members, Knights or Dames Grand Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (GNZM),   Dames Grand Companion (GNZM) Date appointed ARDERN, The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell…

Accessible version, If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Documents held by the Prime Minister's office relating to the Smith v Fonterra litigation and related matters" as a reference.…

Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister: Documents held by the Prime Minister’s office relating to the Smith v…

Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister: Documents held by the Prime Minister’s office relating to the Smith v…

Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister: Documents held by the Prime Minister’s office relating to the Smith v…

Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister: Documents held by the Prime Minister’s office relating to the Smith v…

Accessible version, If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Report on Overseas Travel: Prime Minister, Hon Nicola Willis and Hon Todd McClay - May 2026 ( CAB-26-SUB-0241 )" as a reference.…

Accessible version, If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Report on Overseas Travel: Prime Minister - June 2026 ( CAB-26-SUB-0247 )" as a reference. The following document has been…

Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister: Report on Overseas Travel: Prime Minister - June 2026 The following documents…

Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister: Report on Overseas Travel: Prime Minister, Hon Nicola Willis and Hon Todd…

Cabinet Office Proactive release register: 1 January to 30 June 2026 1 The table below is a summary of certain actions taken by Ministers to manage actual and potential conflicts of interest during the period 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026. It includes…

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest, 1 January 2026 - 30 June 2026,   1 The table below is a summary of certain actions taken by Ministers to manage actual and potential conflicts of interest during the…

Ministerial Conflicts of Interest, Cabinet Office processes, Information on the management of ministerial conflicts of interest is set out at paragraphs 2.59-2.83 of the Cabinet Manual 2023: Conduct, public duty, and personal interests: Ministers'…

The Queen’s Service Medal:, AGNEW, Mrs Jennifer (Jenny), For services to historical research and the Chinese community Mrs Jenny Agnew was a secondary school teacher for more than 40 years in Darfield, Winton and Christchurch and has contributed…

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, BANFIELD, Mrs Jeanette Mary (Jenny), For services to philately Mrs Jenny Banfield was President of the New Zealand Philatelic Federation from 2004 to 2007 and Trustee and Convenor of the New Zealand…

Rolls of the New Zealand Gallantry Awards (established 1999)., The Victoria Cross for New Zealand, For most conspicuous gallantry, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy or of…