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The Development Pathways Tool identifies the actions a policy practitioner can take to develop their skills at three different levels - developing, practising, and expert/leading. These actions are organised into three ways of learning - on the job...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Proposed Overseas Travel: Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, 26 June – 4 July 2022 as a reference. The following documents...

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...

Cabinet papers on proposed overseas travel and reports on overseas travel are submitted directly to Cabinet, but do not require prior approval to go direct to Cabinet as other submissions do.  Below are templates for the two kinds of Cabinet travel...

This section provides information on the Cabinet process for Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries’ overseas travel and Cabinet travel paper requirements. Follow this link for templates for the two kinds of travel papers. Guidelines on...

Information that should be provided to Cabinet or Cabinet committees Where a there is a proposal to become party to a treaty, or to take formal treaty action, the following information needs to be provided to Cabinet or Cabinet committees: the exact...

Any proposal to sign an international treaty, or to take binding treaty action, must be submitted to Cabinet for approval (see paragraph 5.79 of the Cabinet Manual). The term “binding treaty action” refers not only to the conclusion of a treaty, but...

The Executive Council (EC) is the highest formal instrument of government, through which the government collectively and formally advises the Governor-General. All Ministers of the Crown are members of EC (whether those Ministers are inside or outside...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Contributions to Local Authority Disaster Relief Funds as a reference. The following documents have been proactively released...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Implementation Unit Assignments - Progress Report as at June 2022 as a reference. The following documents have been...

  “Advice given to Ministers must be honest, impartial, and include all relevant information. It must also be responsive to the priorities determined by the government of the day. Advice should be free and frank, and acknowledge any key...

When the Governor-General is overseas, then the Administrator of the Government fulfills the Governor-General's functions. The Administrator of the Government is the Chief Justice of New Zealand. In such cases the advice sheet must be addressed to the...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Governor-General’s Travel to the United Kingdom (CAB-22-SUB-0296/CAB-22-MIN-0296) as a reference. The following documents...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the COVID-19 Response (Jun 2022) as a reference. The following documents have been...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Emergency Management (Jun 2022) as a reference. The following document has ...

The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee, to make the following Additional appointments to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be Additional Members of the said...

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...

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...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Financial assistance to support Buller District Council's Infrastructure Recovery Programme as a reference. The following...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Implementation Unit: Mid-Year Review of the 2022 Work Programme as a reference. The following documents have been proactively...

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet releases the titles of advice to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications each quarter. Advice is provided to Hon Dr David Clark by the National Security Group and Strategy, Governance and...

The following documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern: Governor General (Allowance) Orders 2021 The following documents have been...

This Cabinet paper and related Cabinet minute have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister. Accessible HTML version Only the Cabinet minute is...

This Cabinet material has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of Hon Chris Hipkins, Leader of the House. Accessible HTML version Part of the Cabinet decision is extracted below in HTML....

The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of (Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern), Prime Minister:    Christchurch Call Unit The following documents have been included...

Th following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Minister for National Security and Intelligence:      Managing Foreign Terrorist Fighters...

Cabinet paper lodged 8 April 2021. Cabinet minute dated 19 April 2021. Accessible HTML version Part of the Cabinet decision is extracted below in HTML. If you require a full HTML version of this Cabinet decision release, please contact information@...

This page contains documents prepared for release by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of the appropriate Ministers. The Report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on...

The development of legislation is a complex and time-consuming process requiring careful planning and co-ordination. The basic process for developing government legislation, contained in paragraph 7.22 of the Cabinet Manual, is as follows: decision...

Cabinet and Cabinet committees consider papers on primary (bills) and secondary (regulations and Orders in Council) legislation. The CabGuide contains information on the legislation process, divided into sections on bills and regulations, including...

Introduction 1This circular sets out advice on the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the New Zealand response, and the effect of The Queen’s death on New Zealand’s constitutional situation, including implications for Cabinet processes and other matters...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release - Report on Overseas Travel: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (CAB-22-SUB-0320/CAB-22-MIN-0320) as a reference. The following documents...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release - Report on Overseas Travel: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and Hon Damien O'Connor (CAB-22-SUB-0321/CAB-22-MIN-...

A good Cabinet paper includes a clear statement of purpose, is based on sound information and analysis, and is well consulted across agencies, Ministers, and government parties. Good papers reflect robust policy development, and are informed by evidence...