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Bringing forward the review of the Act The Government is planning to bring forward the independent statutory review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (the Act) as a result of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on...

The Terrorist and National Security Event Media Protocols are designed to assist during terrorist or national security events within New Zealand, or in a significant terrorist event overseas involving New Zealanders. The primary goal of government...

Frequently Asked Questions about the He Whenua Taurikura Master's Scholarship Who has established this scholarship? How much are the scholarships worth? How many scholarships are available in this round? What costs does the funding cover? How will...

A summary of public feedback on the topic of the National Security Long-term Insights Briefing is now available. Thank you to all those who made submissions on the briefing topic. We have completed collation, analysis and a summary of what we heard from...

He Whenua Taurikura holds New Zealand’s annual hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism. He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’. Date: 15-16 June, 2021 Location: Christchurch Background The Royal...

The Governance Board will provide strategic direction for and oversee the work of He Whenua Taurikura. The Board will also be responsible for ensuring the Centre’s activities are compatible with its charitable aims, and that the Centre complies with...

  In 2021-2022, eleven students from across Aotearoa New Zealand received the He Whenua Taurikura Master's Scholarship. Master's Scholarship Recipients 2021/2022 Shasha University of Auckland Shasha...

The He Whenua Taurikura Master’s Scholarship has been created to encourage and support postgraduate research on countering and preventing terrorism and violent extremism. The scholarship has been established through a new government-funded research...

Feedback on New Zealand’s written submission to the 2nd session of the UN cybercrime treaty negotiations We asked We asked for your views on New Zealand’s written submission to the 2nd negotiating session of the UN process to develop a new cybercrime...

In an emergency, everyone should phone 111 To report foreign interference If you are concerned about the actions of an individual or group, and suspect that they may be acting covertly on behalf of another state, please contact the NZSIS....

New Zealand’s engagement in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty Aotearoa New Zealand is currently engaged in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty. On this page you will...

Royal Commission of Inquiry Report After the March 15 terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain (places of worship), the Government set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate whether public sector agencies had done all they could to protect...

DPMC is seeking nominations for a vacancy that has arisen for a Disability community representative on Kāpuia – the Ministerial Advisory Group for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. Recommendation 44 of...

Kāpuia releases information about its meetings to enhance transparency about its work programme, usually after matters have been considered by Ministers. The table below documents Kāpuia’s advice to the Lead Coordination Minister on the Government’s...

Support for survivors, witnesses, and whanau The Ministry of Social Development has been supporting affected whanau, survivors, and witnesses through the Kaiwhakaoranga Specialist Case Management Service. If you are a member of the affected whanau...

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet publishes a diverse range of information, available to search on the Publications page. This page highlights published documents from across the department that are relevant to the Government’s response...

The Government is addressing how it engages with people and communities, so they can have a stronger voice in the design, development and implementation of policies and programmes that affect them. This is a recommendation of the Royal Commission report...

Work is underway to develop an approach to measure the success of the Government’s response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry. In November 2021, Cabinet undertook to develop an approach to monitoring the Government’s response to the Royal Commission of...

Strengthening partnerships between government and communities is at the heart of the Government’s response. Two principles driving the response speak to the importance of these important partnerships: Survivors of the attack and affected whānau will...

He Whenua Taurikura holds New Zealand’s annual hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism. He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain...

The Five Country Ministerial (commonly known as the FCM) is an annual meeting of home affairs, public safety, interior, security, border and immigration Ministers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of...

Let's talk about our national security What is a Long-term Insights Briefing? Long-term Insights Briefings are a new way for government to identify and explore issues that matter for the future wellbeing of the people of New Zealand. Each Government...

Date: 30 October – 1 November 2022 Location: Central Auckland  Background The first annual He Whenua Taurikura Hui 2021 was held in Christchurch in June 2021. He Whenua Taurikura Hui 2022 This year, the focus of the hui was ...

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is working on a National Security Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand, to protect New Zealand and its people, today and into the future.  We acknowledge the 51 shuhada, their whānau and...

He Whenua Taurikura is New Zealand’s National Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism. He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’. He Whenua Taurikura was established in...

The National Risk Approach is a key mechanism used across government to ensure a proactive and coordinated approach is taken to identify and manage the most significant risks to New Zealand’s national security. We define a national risk as an uncertain...

New Zealand faces a range of complex hazards and threats with the potential to have serious, long-term effects on our national security, wellbeing and prosperity. New Zealand’s National Risk Register We use a National Risk Register to support a...

Work is underway on developing a Strategic Framework for preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalisation across Aotearoa New Zealand. This work is partially in response to Recommendation 4 of the Royal Commission, which states that...

As part of developing the National Security Long-term Insights Briefing, DPMC commissioned an independent survey to explore what national security means to people living in New Zealand, which threats are of most concern to them, and how we can...

The aim of the RCOI response is for a diverse, inclusive, and safe Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government has agreed to a set of principles to guide the response to the report, ko to tatau kainga tenei. The principles of the response are: Te Tiriti...

The Kāpuia Pānui newsletter is a regular digest of information of interest to Kāpuia members. Kāpuia members typically receive these Pānui via email in between their scheduled hui meetings. Kāpuia Pānui 2023 17 February 2023...

Keep up to date on how the response is progressing Royal Commission of Inquiry Response Progress Tracker The Royal Commission of Inquiry Response Progress Tracker provides progress status updates on the 44 recommendations in Ko tō tātou kāinga tēnei:...

The report on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain, Ko to tatou kainga tenei, has 44 recommendations that cover a wide scope of work across 19 government agencies. The Response Steering Group (RSG) was set...

The Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund is set up to support community and civil society organisations to deliver initiatives that counter and build resilience to violent extremism and radicalisation. The Fund recognises that communities...

Connect Smart was an initiative from 2014 to 2019 to promote ways for individuals, businesses and schools to protect themselves online. Connect Smart was led by the National Cyber Policy Office (NCPO) in the Department of the Prime Minister and...