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Responsibilities include leadership of executive government (including chairing Cabinet and overseeing the government's general policy direction), and being the principal adviser to the Sovereign and to the Sovereign's representative, the Governor-...

Responsibilities include oversight of the support services provided to Ministers and for official visits and national commemorative events.

Responsibilities include oversight of the treaty settlement process.

Responsibilities include the management of New Zealand's biosecurity system, border risk management, and domestic pest and pathway management.

Responsibilities include passports, citizenship, births, deaths and marriages, National Library and Archives New Zealand, regulation of gambling, censorship, fire services, and setting the policy direction for all-of-government ICT.

Dame Anne Salmond is an eminent writer and social scientist who is internationally recognised for her work since the 1970s on cross-cultural exchanges and environmental matters. Dame Anne is a Distinguished Professor of Maori Studies and Anthropology at...

Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie, over more than 40 years, has been at the forefront of a transformational approach to Māori health and has played major roles in building the Māori health workforce. Sir Mason has also championed higher education for...

Responsibilities include advocating for the interests and issues of older people, overseeing the implementation of the Better Later Life - He Oranga Kaumātua 2018 to 2034 strategy, and advocating for policies that protect older people's rights and...

Responsibilities include management of emergencies created by geological or meteorological hazards or infrastructure failure, public education about civil defence emergency preparedness, risk identification, and planning to manage emergencies.

Responsibilities include driving and delivering the government's broadcasting and media policies.  This includes the diversity and accessibility of broadcast content, broadcasting standards, and the regulation of the print media.

Responsibilities include the management of New Zealand's fisheries (including aquaculture), providing for use while ensuring sustainability of those resources for the benefit of New Zealand as a whole, and responsibility for oceans policy.

Responsibilities include oversight of the national security and intelligence system and setting the overall policy for that system.

Responsibilities include oversight of the State services system, ensuring the work of the State services aligns with overall government priorities, machinery of government matters, integrity and conduct, leadership and capability development (...

Responsible for leading the whole-of-government approach to substantially prevent, reduce and address family and sexual violence, and for the joint venture on the prevention of family and sexual violence.

Responsibilities include the provision of mechanisms for the effective further development and implementation of the government build programme, and general responsibility for housing matters, tackling homelessness and the provision of public...

Responsibilities include supporting the system of local government and the central government and local government relationship, oversight of the Local Government Commission, acting as the territorial authority for the 11 islands that are not part of a...

Responsibilities include strengthening government policy to improve outcomes for iwi, hapū, and whānau Māori; strengthening the Crown’s relationships with iwi, hapū, and whānau Māori; and actively supporting the cultural, social, environmental, and...

Responsibilities include leading and promoting the effective use of data in understanding New Zealand, the provision of official statistics (including the Census of Population and Dwellings), and encouraging open government data.  This portfolio is...

Responsibilities include managing the government’s balance sheet, its economic and fiscal policy, the Budget process, representing New Zealand’s interests at international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary...

His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is the Field Marshal of the New Zealand Army, Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy, and Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. His time supporting The Queen as royal consort...

Responsibilities include improving outcomes for children and young people and leading the government's vulnerable children initiatives.

Responsibilities include oversight of New Zealand's social welfare system, the implementation of the government's employment policies and programmes, including labour market modelling, analysis of labour market trends, NEET initiatives (Not in Employment...

Dame Catherine Tizard, born 1931, has made a valuable contribution to community and public life in New Zealand. She has been active in a wide variety of community, welfare, and cultural organisations for more than two decades and is a strong supporter of...

Responsibilities include supporting ethnic communities and working to maximise the benefits of diverity and inclusion for all New Zealanders.

Dame Miriam Dell, born 1924, has been at the forefront of women’s issues in New Zealand and internationally for more than three decades, promoting women’s advancement and equal rights in society. Her focus has been on creating the capacity for and...

The Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright has dedicated more than 40 years to the law and became the first woman in New Zealand appointed to the High Court in 1993. Between 1987 and 1988, Dame Silvia chaired the Commission of Inquiry into the Treatment of...

Sir Tipene O’Regan has worked tirelessly throughout his life to improve the economic, cultural and social standing of Māori communities. Sir Tipene was pivotal in bringing about the 1997 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement and the subsequent Ngāi Tahu Claims...

Responsibilities include the delivery of the government's digital strategy and digital services delivery across government, the regulation of the telecommunications and postal sectors, the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband, rural broadband infrastructure...

Responsibilities include promoting and protecting New Zealand’s interests abroad by prioritising, building, and leveraging international connections to benefit national security, economic prosperity, and international influence.

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...

Sir Miles Warren, born 1929, is regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading architects and has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 40 years. He has been instrumental in the creation of many impressive and original private and public...

Ken Douglas, born 1935, is a leading trade unionist and has been committed to and concerned with the working conditions in New Zealand for over 30 years. He has not only made a significant contribution to the trade union movement in New Zealand, but is...

Sir Murray Halberg has been dedicated to athletics and charity work for over 50 years. His athletic feats, which spanned more than a decade, began in the 1950s and since retiring from sport, he has been involved in the community in a charitable capacity...

Government departments have started work on their inaugural Long-term Insights Briefings. The political term, news cycle, and demand for immediate action can focus us as individuals and institutions on the present. The Long-term Insights...