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What is Cabinet? Cabinet is the central decision making body of executive government. Ministers are appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. All Ministers are members of the Executive Council. A list of the names and...

Summaries of Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers are prepared and published by the Cabinet Office once the submission has the status of lodged and the submission has been confirmed for consideration at the nominated Cabinet or Cabinet committee meeting...

The Cabinet Office publishes Cabinet material on CabNet when the final version is to be made available to relevant users. A user will be notified of documents that are published. Refer to the section on navigating CabNet to find out more about how to...

There are four page types that CabNet users should be familiar with: the homepage, calendar, meeting and submission preview. Homepage Following login a CabNet user will be presented with the homepage of CabNet. The navigation bar runs...

There are two types of items that are not lodged in CabNet: highly classified papers and additional items for which there are no accompanying papers. Refer to the page on Cabinet and committee items not uploaded into CabNet for further information....

An oral item is a verbal update given by a Minister to Cabinet on a matter of particular urgency, sensitivity, or significance, or to a Cabinet committee on a government priority area or work programme. Oral items must not be used to seek decisions on...

What types of items are not lodged in CabNet? There are two types of Cabinet and committee items that are not uploaded into CabNet: highly classified papers – papers classified Confidential or higher (or with certain endorsements) cannot be uploaded...

CabNet user accounts CabNet is used by government agencies that require access to Cabinet material. CabNet is operated under a devolved accountability and user-administration model - agencies that use CabNet are responsible for administering the...

Cabinet and Cabinet committee minutes are the formal record of a decision, and are prepared and published by the Cabinet Office once a Cabinet paper or oral item has been considered by Cabinet or a Cabinet committee. Important note: All decisions by a...

Calendar of meetings The CabNet calendar contains all Cabinet, Cabinet committee and Executive Council meeting events within an upcoming year. For those officials who do not have access to CabNet, a schedule of the next week’s meetings is...

When considering Cabinet papers at Cabinet committees, Ministers will sometimes ask officials to come in to answer questions or speak to them about the matter when they need further information. This is likely to be the case for papers involving...

On some occasions papers may not go ahead for consideration at a meeting that they have been lodged for, or a Cabinet committee might decide that a paper should not proceed. In these instances, Ministers may choose to withdraw a submission from a meeting...

Officials’ committees have been established for most Cabinet committees to support Cabinet committee chairs in progressing the government’s policy agenda. Officials’ committees support the chairs of Cabinet committees in ensuring that: critical...

The need for Executive Council action on a particular matter will be indicated in the relevant statutory provision by the words “in Council” (i.e. “the Governor-General in Council” or “by Order in Council”). Matters that require action by EC are as...

Cabinet papers and minutes must be proactively released within 30 business days of final decisions being taken by Cabinet, unless there is good reason not to publish all or part of the material, or to delay the release. This policy applies to all...

Key points “Cabinet material” includes Cabinet and Cabinet committee agendas, papers, minutes, and memos. You are responsible for ensuring that the Cabinet material you have access to is handled securely. CabNet is set up to allow “need to know”...

The New Zealand Order of Merit The Queen has been pleased to make the following appointment to The New Zealand Order of Merit: GNZM To be an Additional Dame Grand Companion of the said Order: Dame Alcyion Cynthia KIRO, DNZM Governor-General...

This website contains the Honours lists from 1995 to the present day, including the regular Queen's Birthday and New Year Honours Lists, and a number of special lists which are published as required.  A historical archive of all honours lists...

Documents prepared for uploading to CabNet need to be formatted to ensure that they will display correctly for electronic access and viewing. The types of documents that should be uploaded into CabNet are as follows: papers – upload...

The Queen's Service Order The Queen has been pleased to make the following appointment to The Queen's Service Order: QSO To be an Additional Companion of the said Order: Sir David Rendel Kingston GASCOIGNE, KNZM, CBE Dated at Wellington this...

Cabinet paper consultation with departments Departments that prepare Cabinet papers are responsible for ensuring that appropriate consultation is undertaken, that other departments are given reasonable time to comment, and that views are accurately...

The Cabinet policy paper template is intended as a guide for the preparation of Cabinet policy papers, and outlines the headings and type of information that need to be included in each section. The actual content and structure of a paper should be...

To open either a PDF or a Word version of the nomination form, click one of the links below. Honours nomination formpdf244.27 KB Honours nomination formdocx33.33 KB Printed copies of the nomination form are available from Members...

Background The New Zealand Bravery Awards are designed to recognise the actions of those persons who save or attempt to save the life of another person and in the course of which they place their own safety or life at risk. The awards are primarily for...

Who can nominate someone for an honour Anyone can nominate someone for an honour. Nominate someone for a New Zealand honour Read the nomination guidelines and complete an honours nomination form. If you nominate someone for an honour The...