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The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2011
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 6 Jun 2011THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Mrs...
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Special Honours List 1 October 2011 (Gallantry Awards)
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 1 Oct 2011Special Honours List – 1 October 2011 NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards: NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY STAR (NZGS) To receive the New Zealand Gallantry Star:...
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New Year Honours List 2012
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 31 Dec 2011THE ORDER OF NEW ZEALAND The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be a Member of the said Order: Mr Hone Papita Raukura Hotere, of Dunedin....
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The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1996
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 3 Jun 1996Note: Text as published in the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Monday, 10 June 1996 – Issue No. 59 (1487 – 1490) The Queen's Service Order The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the New Zealand celebration of Her...
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New Year Honours List 1997
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 31 Dec 1996Note: Text as published in the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Wednesday, 15 January 1997 – Issue No. 3 (79 - 82) The Queen’s Service Order The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to...
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Special Honours List 29 February 1996
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 29 Feb 1996Note: Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, 7 March 1996, No. 23, p. 718 Honours and Awards Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointment to The Queen’s Service Order: THE QUEEN’S SERVICE...
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Special Honours List 23 September 1996
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 23 Sep 1996Note: Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, Wellington: 26 September 1996, No. 130, p. 3198 The New Zealand Order of Merit His Excellency the Governor-General, Chancellor of The New Zealand Order of Merit, has advised that the Queen has been...
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New Year Honours List 1996
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 30 Dec 1995Note: Text as published in the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Friday, 19 January 1996 – Issue No. 4 (pp.121 - 124) Her Excellency The Governor-General has announced that The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the...
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The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 17 Jun 1995Text from the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Friday, 23 June 1995 – Issue No. 62 (pp.1567 - 1600) Her Excellency The Governor-General has announced that The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty...
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Special Honours List 10 November 1995
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 7 Nov 1995Note: Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, 16 November 1995, No. 134, p. 4364 ROYAL VISIT Honours and Awards The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of Her Majesty’s visit to New Zealand, to make the following promotion in, and...
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Special Honours List 20 April 2013 (Gallantry Awards)
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 20 Apr 2013Special Honours List – 20 April 2013 NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards: NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY DECORATION (NZGD) To receive the New Zealand Gallantry...
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The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 3 Jun 2013The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be a Member of the said Order: Emeritus Professor Albert Wendt,...
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Special Honours List 2 December 2013 (Bravery Awards)
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 2 Dec 2013NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Bravery Awards: THE NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY DECORATION NZBD Georgina Rose LANGFORD Citation On the night of 21 April 2011 Ms Georgina Langford, aged 21...
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New Year Honours List 2014
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 31 Dec 2013The New Zealand Order of Merit The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Ms Trelise Pamela Cooper, MNZM, of...
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Special Honours List 3 April 2014
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 3 Apr 2014The Royal Victorian Order His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand wishes to record that The Queen has been pleased on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following promotion in the Royal Victorian Order: CVO To be a Commander:...
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Special Honours List 28 April 2014
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 28 Apr 2014The Queen’s Service Order The Order of New Zealand The New Zealand Order of Merit His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, Principal Companion of The Queen’s Service Order, and Chancellor of The New Zealand Order of Merit...
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The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2014
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 2 Jun 2014The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be a Member of the said Order: Sir Ronald Powell Carter, KNZM, of...
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Special Honours List 23 June 2014 (Bravery Awards)
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 23 Jun 2014SPECIAL HONOURS LIST NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Bravery Awards: THE NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY DECORATION (NZBD) Dr Bryce CURRAN Citation On 22 February 2011 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck...
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Special Honours List 9 December 2014 (Gallantry Awards)
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 9 Dec 2014SPECIAL HONOURS LIST - 9 December 2014 NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards. NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY STAR (NZGS) To receive the New Zealand Gallantry Star: NEW ZEALAND...
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Making policy changes to a bill after introduction
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 18 Jul 2017If any policy changes need to be made to a bill after it has been through the policy and legislative Cabinet committee stages and been introduced, this is usually done through a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP). An SOP that serves a mechanical purpose (e...
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International treaty paper example
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 1 Aug 2017The Template International Treaty Action Paper is included in the section of template papers. Template international treaty action paper Refer to the following pages for more information International treaties Arrangements When is Cabinet’s...
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Appointments made by the Governor-General
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 10 Aug 2017Appointments made by the Governor-General outside Executive Council Templates are available for appointments made by the Governor-General or appointments made by the Administrator of the Government outside of Executive Council. The Administrator fulfils...
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Restraint in making significant appointments during the pre-election period
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 26 Jun 2017It has been the practice for governments to exercise restraint in making significant appointments in the pre-election period (the period immediately before a general election, usually about three months). The question of which appointments are “...
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When is a Cabinet paper required
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 18 Jul 2017As a general rule, Ministers should put before their colleagues the sorts of issues on which they themselves would wish to be consulted. Ministers should keep their colleagues informed about matters of public interest, importance, or controversy...
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Process for items that go directly to the Executive Council
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 19 Jun 2017Some items go directly to EC without first being approved by Cabinet. These items are usually drafted in a department, rather than by PCO, and: will not be included in the Legislative Instruments series (but are published in the Gazette in the normal...
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Advice for Ministers attending Executive Council meetings
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 26 Jun 2017EC meetings are held on most Mondays at 4pm in the Executive Council meeting room on level 10 of the Beehive, and are presided over by the Governor-General or, in the Governor-General’s absence overseas, by the Administrator of the Government. From time...
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Writing Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers – process and requirements
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 16 Jun 2015General The requirements for papers that are submitted to Cabinet and Cabinet committees have been set by Cabinet so that the papers are of a consistently high standard, and include the information that Ministers require for taking decisions. The...
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About the New Zealand Gazette
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 18 Jul 2017Laws usually come into effect only after their publication (with the exceptions being matters of national security or matters of particular commercial or legal significance where time is an overriding factor). The Parliamentary Counsel Office's (PCO’s)...
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About the Seal of New Zealand
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 18 Jul 2017The Governor-General has delegated responsibility for the custody of the Seal of New Zealand to the Clerk of the Executive Council. Documents that require the Seal of New Zealand to be affixed to them include: warrants for the appointment of...
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Power to Act request template
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 29 Jun 2017Power to Act for a Cabinet committee to take final decisions on an issue can be authorised by Cabinet, following a request by the responsible Minister. Refer to this page for more information about the Power to Act conventions. Approval to send a Power...
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Requirements for Ministers' signatures on highly classified Cabinet papers
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 26 Jun 2017All highly classified Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers must be signed by a Minister. Ministerial signature is arranged by the Minister’s office. If the portfolio Minister is not available to sign, another Minister may sign on the portfolio Minister’...
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Hard copy distribution of Cabinet material to Ministers
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 19 Jun 2017Ministers receive hard-copy versions of all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers, which are delivered to Ministers’ offices by the Cabinet Office Registry. Important Note: When a Minister’s office receives Cabinet and Cabinet committee material,...
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CabNet and CabDocs: Minister's access to Cabinet material
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 26 Jun 2017General Cabinet Ministers have access to all Cabinet material on CabNet. Ministers outside Cabinet have access to Cabinet material for the Cabinet committees they are on, and to papers within their own portfolio or relating to their portfolio....
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Access to previous papers and minutes
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 12 Jun 2017All Cabinet material that has been created after 3 August 2015 which is relevant to an individual user in their capacity of supporting a Minister or a Ministerial portfolio will be searchable and viewable in CabNet. Cabinet material that is classified...
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Listing Non-CabNet papers on agendas
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 2 Jun 2015Information on items not uploaded into CabNet. [This page will be removed]
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CabNet: How committee meeting agendas are developed
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 18 Jul 2017A Cabinet Committee Agenda is generated on the basis of the items listed against the meeting event in CabNet. Items are listed against a meeting event in CabNet as a result of Ministers’ offices and agencies nominating a meeting for the consideration of...