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DPMC is a mid-sized agency of nine business units based in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. We have a unique role as the trusted advisor, leader, and steward of our system of executive government. We are unified by an overarching...

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...

Why does community engagement matter when creating policy, and how do we make sure it’s done well? Across the public sector, we recognise that community engagement is no longer an optional extra. It’s also not enough to put a discussion document online...

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...

Rolls of the Orders Current members (by honour, then alphabetical by surname) The Order of St Michael and St George (1818)    DATE APPOINTED Knight and Dame Grand Cross (GCMG...

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) 6 June 2005 Dames Grand Companion (GNZM) Date appointed...

Those granted the title "The Right Honourable" in New Zealand Effective The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO [Governor-General] 2 August 2010 The Right...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AH SAM, Mrs Melegalenuu For services to Pacific language education Mrs Melegalenuu Ah Sam has held several roles with Mangere College since 1990, currently as Deputy Principal from 2017. Beginning in...

Members of Kāpuia, secretariat staff and elders of Ngā Hau e Whā National Marae during their two-day marae hui in Christchurch in July 2022. Kāpuia provides independent advice to the Government on its response to the Royal Commission of...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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. The table below documents the Kāpuia Pānui for 2022....

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.  To help develop this strategy, we want to hear your...

Date: 30 October – 1 November 2022 Location: Central Auckland  Background The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain recommended that Government host an annual hui to build relationships and share...

Mission Our mission is to mobilise the collective capacity of government to respond to and manage COVID-19 while sustaining our economy and social cohesion and ensuring lessons are learned and future preparedness is improved. History On 1 July 2020...

The Government wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to be a child. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in her role as the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, is the lead Minister of this work. The work is being led by the Child...

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...

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...

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...