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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...

The New Zealand Order of Merit The King 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 Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt,...

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....

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: A'COURT, Ms Michèle Edith For services to the entertainment and comedy industries Ms Michèle A’Court is a multi-award-winning New Zealand comedian who has performed for 30 years nationally and...

Cabinet paper consultation with departments Departments that prepare Cabinet papers are responsible for ensuring that appropriate consultation is undertaken, that other departments are given reasonable time to comment, and that views are accurately...

When developing policy proposals, consideration must be given to their consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Acts).  The key aim of these requirements is to ensure Ministers are aware of the...

Details of the Ministerial List as at as at 1 February 2023 are set out below. Notes: all Ministers are members of the Executive Council the Parliamentary Under-Secretaries are part of executive government, but are not members of the Executive...

The directory of Ministerial portfolios is updated regularly below. The portfolio description provided on each page of the directory is intended to offer a general overview of the role of the portfolio Minister, and is not a complete description of the...

Introduction 1As announced by the Prime Minister on 19 January 2023, the 2023 general election is to be held on Saturday, 14 October 2023. The “pre-election period” is generally regarded as being the three months before a general election. The pre-...

Title Date Status CO (21) 1: 2022 Legislation Programme: Requirements for Submitting Bids 30 November 2021 Superseded CO (20) 11: Statutes Amendment Bill for 2021...

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...

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Governor-General (Allowance) Order 2022 (CAB-22-SUB-0565/CAB-22-MIN-0565) as a reference. The following documents have...