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Chief Executive’s Overview In common with families, communities and organisations across the nation – but especially in Christchurch and surrounding areas – the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has had its past year dominated by the...

The Department’s Role The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet occupies a unique position at the centre of New Zealand’s system of democratic government. It exists to support the effective conduct of executive government by the Prime Minister,...

Chief Executive's overview My first year as Chief Executive has been a busy and challenging one for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) in our support and service of the Governor General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet. On 2 June...

Chief Executive's Overview Once again, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) has had an eventful year with many successful initiatives as it works to support the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Department has...

Chief Executive's overview The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) has had a successful year, managing many challenges, changes and emergencies over the course of 2016/17. I have been heartened by the way staff from across the Department...

Chief Executive's Overview The past year has continued the theme of change that we have seen in recent years. On 1 February 2015 the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) became the Government's first departmental agency, housed within the...

Chief Executive's overview It has been a year of challenges and new opportunities for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). I am proud the staff of DPMC have risen to the occasion and delivered to a high standard across the range of...

Chief Executive's overview The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) has had a productive year, with each of our business units progressing an ambitious work programme. Every year is busy for DPMC, election years more so, and election...

Chief Executive’s overview The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s overall responsibility is to provide, at an administrative level, the “constitutional and institutional glue” that underpins the role of executive government within our system...

Chief Executive’s overview The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s overarching objective is to work to achieve good government. At an administrative level the department provides the constitutional and institutional glue that underpins the...

Introduction from the Chief Executive The key role of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) is to support executive government at the heart of New Zealand’s parliamentary democracy. We advise the Prime Minister and the Governor-General...

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...

When developing policy proposals, consideration must be given to their consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Acts).  The key aim of these requirements is to ensure Ministers are aware of the...

Statements of Responsibility Ministerial Statement of Responsibility I am satisfied that the information on future operating intentions provided by the department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in this Statement of Intent is in accordance with...

Statements of Responsibility Ministerial Statement of Responsibility I am satisfied that the information on future operating intentions provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in this Statement of Intent and the Information...

Statements of Responsibility Ministerial Statement of Responsibility I am satisfied that the information on future operating intentions provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in this Statement of Intent and the Information...

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: Strategic Intentions 2012 - 2016

Statements of Responsibility Ministerial Statement of Responsibility I am satisfied that the information on future operating intentions provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in this Statement of Intent and the Information...

Statements of Responsibility Ministerial Statement of Responsibility I am satisfied that the information on future operating intentions provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in this Statement of Intent and the Information...

Ministerial Statement of Responsibility I am satisfied that the information on strategic intentions provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is consistent with the policies and performance expectations of the Government. Rt Hon John...