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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...

Below are text descriptions highlighting selected data points for charts in the Child Poverty Indicators Report. Text description for Figure 1 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% (2006/07-2018/19)...

The Policy Profession Board supports the Head of the Policy Profession – the policy system leader. The Board does this by: acting as a sounding board for system policy capability and quality issues being champions for joined-up efforts to improve the...

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...

The New Zealand public service has a duty of stewardship, to look ahead and provide advice on future challenges and opportunities. Good policy advice is informed by a strategic view on what’s important in the medium to long term – it takes a...

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...

Introduction 1 This circular sets out the process for developing the Statutes Amendment Bill in 2023. Process for the Bill This circular sets out the seven key steps involved in the preparation of Statutes Amendment Bills, which range from the...

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...

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest The annual proactive release of information about the management of ministerial conflicts of interest (covering transfers of responsibility and arrangements not to...

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NEMA 2022-2023 Kia Toipoto Action Plan – for consultation Integrating diversity and inclusion is a key component for our organisational success – it helps NEMA improve our services to the government and people of New Zealand, and to attract and retain...

This guide is designed to help you nominate (or re-nominate) a person for a New Zealand Royal Honour. Honours Lists are published at New Year and on the occasion of The King’s Birthday. Special Lists are published periodically (e.g. for gallantry and...

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration: CLARK, Captain Brendon John For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Captain Brendon Clark has served with the Royal New Zealand Navy since 1992 and trained as a Seaman Officer, serving...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AHMED, Dr Hafsa For services to ethnic communities and women Dr Hafsa Ahmed has held board positions in different organisations in the not-for-profit sector over the past decade and is co-founder and...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: HARCOURT, Ms Miranda Catherine Millais, ONZM For services to the screen industry and theatre Ms Miranda Harcourt has made award-winning contributions to the theatre and screen industries as an...

The Queen’s Service Medal: BAKER-WENLEY, Mrs Naomi Ruth For services to opera Mrs Naomi Baker-Wenley has been contributing to opera in New Zealand for several decades. Mrs Baker-Wenley founded the Hawke’s Bay Opera in 1986, holding positions of...

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal: WATSON, Mr Nigel John For services to Antarctic heritage preservation Mr Nigel Watson has been Executive Director of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) since 2000 and was Secretary General of the International Polar...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BLOOMFIELD, Dr Ashley Robin For services to public health Dr Ashley Bloomfield was the Director-General of Health from 2018 until 2022 and led the health sector and the successful...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BARNETT, Mr Michael Francis, ONZM For services to business Mr Michael Barnett has been Chief Executive of the Auckland Business Chamber since 1988 and is Director of the 30 New Zealand Chambers of...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: DOBSON, Mr John Robert For services to people with disabilities Mr John Dobson has been a driving force behind Life Unlimited, originally the Disabled Living Centre (Waikato) Trust, as a founding...

Roll of medal recipients. In alphabetical order “The New Zealand Antarctic Medal may be awarded to those New Zealanders and other persons who either individually or as members of a New Zealand programme in the Antarctic region have made...

Nominations History Information for recipients Insignia Nominations To nominate someone for The New Zealand Antarctic Medal, see ‘The New Zealand Antarctic Medal: Nomination guidelines’. You will need to complete a nomination form....

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...

Chief Executive's Overview Two events of national importance over the last year have demonstrated the diverse role of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. One was the swearing-in as Governor-General of New Zealand, at a ceremony at...

Chief Executive's Overview The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's activities underpin executive government in New Zealand. The department provides support and advice to the Governor-General and the Prime Minister on a wide range of issues,...

Chief Executive's Overview Over the past year the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has had a particular requirement to deliver on its fundamental responsibilities. First and foremost, we were required to provide support to the incoming Prime...

Chief Executive’s Overview Over the past year, staff from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet have continued to be actively engaged in support of the Prime Minister, his Cabinet colleagues, and His Excellency the Governor-General across a...

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 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...