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Photo credit: Mark Mitchell What is Cabinet? Cabinet is the central decision-making body of executive government. It provides a collective forum for Ministers to decide significant government issues. The following matters must be submitted to...

Cabinet committees provide the forum for more detailed consideration and discussion of issues before reference to Cabinet. Most Cabinet committees are standing committees of Cabinet, and meet regularly. Unlike Cabinet, officials may be invited to attend...

The Right Honourable (PC) New Zealand Members of His Majesty’s Privy Council Current members Listed in order of precedence Appointed PALMER,...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AVIA, Ms Donna Tusiata (Tusiata) For services to poetry and the arts Ms Tusiata Avia is an internationally acclaimed poet, performer and children’s author known for her dynamic performance style. Ms...

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...

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...

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. Kāpuia Pānui 2023 17 February 2023...

A list of those who have been awarded a New Zealand Bravery Award. In order of level of award, then alphabetical by surname. THE NEW ZEALAND CROSS For acts of great bravery in situations of extreme danger.  ...

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration: Captain Matthew Gordon Carey (For security reasons relating to the New Zealand Defence Force the identity of the recipient was not made public until 8 March 2023.) For services to the New...

About the Policy Project Great policy advice is the foundation of effective government decision making. It underpins the performance of the economy and the wellbeing of all people in New Zealand. The Policy Project is about building a high...

As well as the many tools and resources we provide on these webpages, we also offer a range of services to help the New Zealand government improve its policy performance. Please contact us at policy.project@dpmc.govt.nz if you’d like to talk about the...

The Schedule of Responsibilities Delegated to Associate Ministers provides a summary list of the responsibilities that portfolio Ministers have delegated to Associate Ministers. This page will be updated from time to time to reflect any substantive...

The Government wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to be a child. Minister Jan Tinetti, 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 Wellbeing and...

The Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, launched on 29 August 2019 by the former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, sets out a shared understanding of what’s important for child and youth wellbeing, what government is doing, and how others can help...

The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and improving the wellbeing of all children and young people. Why it matters New Zealand should be a place where all children and young people are loved, confident, happy and healthy, and are...

Alphabetical by surname. This list is updated from time to time to reflect new appointments and deaths of holders of the title. Please contact the Honours Unit if you have any queries about the list. Queen Elizabeth II approved the use and grant of...

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:...

Details of the Ministerial List as at 20 March 2023 are set out in the attached file. Notes: all Ministers are members of the Executive Council the Parliamentary Under-Secretaries are part of executive government, but are not members...

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...

The Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund is set up to support community and civil society organisations to deliver initiatives that counter and build resilience to violent extremism and radicalisation. The Fund recognises that communities...

A media statement announcing the appointment of a new Director of Civil Defence has just been published.

A new print-friendly Honours nomination form has been published.

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has released a briefing document that provides background material to the Prime Minister's announcements about GCSB and Oversight Legislation on 15 April. Final legislation remains under consideration and...

Greater Christchurch Group has released the report of a survey conducted by CERA of more than 2000 property owners who accepted a Crown offer to evaluate wellbeing outcomes, and to determine whether the Crown's recovery objectives had been met. The...

Appointed ministers are responsible for the actions, successes and failures of their departments. The Ministerial list contains information on the current Ministers of the Crown, and the portfolios and other responsibilities that they hold. The...

A BIM (Briefing to the incoming Minister) gives a new Minister an overview of the priorities of their department or Ministry, and identifies some of the more significant issues and opportunities. 2019 June Briefing to the incoming Minister of Civil...

Christchurch City Council's Cranford Regeneration Plan was approved on 17 August 2017 by Hon Gerry Brownlee, acting on behalf of the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration under section 38 of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016...

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) employees need to have the ability to acquire, use and maintain any identity information necessary to maintain the covert nature of their work and keep...

A new authorisation regime for warrants What the Act does Provides that both agencies must obtain a Type 1 intelligence warrant for activities targeting New Zealanders which would otherwise be unlawful. Creates a ‘triple lock’ system to protect New...

The ODESC governance boards are supported by a number of multi-agency Working Groups and committees. Committees are typically longstanding while working groups are usually formed as required to concentrate on a specific issue. Membership of committees...

The Act provides for a single authorisation regime for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). The regime consolidates and clarifies the powers of the NZSIS and GCSB. When is an...

Ensuring the agencies operate legally and properly and are held to account What the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 does Increases the membership of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to between 5 and 7 members. Requires...

The Chief Executive of DPMC is New Zealand's lead official for national security, and heads the national security architecture. The Deputy Chief Executive National Security Group supports the Chief Executive by leading and...

The National Security System is activated if the impact of a situation of national security is sufficiently complex, significant or imminent that the attention of the broader system is deemed necessary to tackle it. The system is activated by DPMC on...

The Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination – commonly referred to as ODESC - is a committee of Chief Executives which manages national security in New Zealand in both its governance and its response mode. During an emerging...