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Responsibilities include leading New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance and the implementation of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.

Responsibilities include regulation of the racing industry and betting services.

Responsibilities include ensuring that rural communities can thrive in the face of emerging challenges, providing a rural perspective in government decisions, and improving the resilience of rural communities (adverse events and mental wellness support).

Responsibilities include leading the policy and strategic direction for the immigration system, certifying immigration instructions which set the rules and criteria for the grant of visas and entry permission, and decision-making in regard to individual...

Responsibilities include oversight of the management of the Crown mineral estate, allocation and management of petroleum and mineral permits, management of relevant geoscience data, ensuring well-functioning and competitive energy markets, promoting...

Responsibilities include protecting and promoting the productivity, sustainability and export performance of New Zealand's agricultural sector.

Responsibilities include investment in transport infrastructure and services, regulation, and developing the transport system to maximise economic and social benefits while minimising harm.

Responsibilities include overall climate change policy direction, including the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and targets for emissions reduction.

Responsibilities include setting expectations and priorities for SOEs.

Responsibilities include supporting and promoting tourism.

Responsibilities include early childhood education, primary and secondary schooling, and tertiary education.

Responsibilities include being the senior Law Officer of the Crown with principal responsibility for the government’s administration of the law, the principal legal adviser to the government, the principal plaintiff or defendant on behalf of the...

Responsiblities include the use and protection of the environment, including the management of risks.

Responsibilities include promoting conservation of the natural and historic heritage of New Zealand.

Responsibilities include the overall functioning and operation of the health system, community health, health workforce, aged care, and mental health services.

Responsibilities include coordinating and providing oversight in the area of child poverty reduction.

Responsibilities include reducing crime and victimisation, sentencing, parole, and bail policy, domestic and international criminal law, family law, youth justice, legal aid and access to justice, enforcement and protection of civil rights and interests...

Responsibilities include the overall working of New Zealand’s tax system.

Responsibilities include corporate law and governance, financial markets, competition policy, consumer policy, protecting intellectual property, and trade policy and international regulatory cooperation.

Responsibilities include ensuring the delivery of critical infrastructure for New Zealand, and for the New Zealand Infrastructure Plan.

Responsibilities include ensuring the Crown meets its Treaty settlement commitments, providing strategic leadership and advice on contemporary Treaty issues, ensuring the engagement of public sector agencies with Māori is meaningful, brokering solutions...

Responsibilities include leadership of executive government (including chairing Cabinet and overseeing the government's general policy direction), and being the principal adviser to the Sovereign and to the Sovereign's representative, the Governor-...

Responsibilities include oversight of the support services provided to Ministers and for official visits and national commemorative events.

Responsibilities include oversight of the treaty settlement process.

Responsibilities include the management of New Zealand's biosecurity system, border risk management, and domestic pest and pathway management.

Responsibilities include passports, citizenship, births, deaths and marriages, National Library and Archives New Zealand, regulation of gambling, censorship, fire services, and setting the policy direction for all-of-government ICT.

Behavioural insights involves the study of human behaviour, often drawing on empirical research in fields including economics, psychology and sociology. Email Dr Marcos Pelenur at Marcos.Pelenur@eeca.govt.nz to be included in 'community of practice...

Quality commissioning is the starting point for producing quality policy advice.

Communicating advice effectively to a decision-maker relies on the art of good story telling. External Resources New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's central government masterclasses External Conversation trackers and presentations Nikita...

Good quality engagement by government can solve complex problems, can lead to better solutions and build enduring relationships with individuals and groups in the community. External Engagement Resources Guidelines for engagement with Māori Department...

Design thinking is also known as human-centred design, co-design and participatory decision. External Policy Community Resources Service Design Community of practice - Email Ben Briggs at ben.briggs@acc.co.nz to be included in emails and...

The Policy Project has a number of frameworks, tools and resources to support you or your team in developing their policy skills.

As part of our commitment to accountability and transparency, agencies must include information in the Estimates and Annual Reports on the quality of their policy advice, and the satisfaction of their minister with the policy support provided by the...

Good policy advice is underpinned by good evidence. Good evaluation of policy decisions is important because it helps inform future decision-making – and contributes to continuous improvement. External resources Chief Science Advisor Forum Nesta's...

Free and frank advice underpins our system of government. External resources Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission's guidance on Free and Frank Advice and Policy Stewardship and Frequently Asked Questions External conversations, speeches and...

Futures thinking is also known as foresight, strategic foresight and futures studies. External resources The Futures Toolkit Strategic Foresight External Policy community resources Strategic Futures Group - Email Cathy.Swanson@ird.govt.nz to be...