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We've created three policy improvement frameworks to help government agencies deliver great policy advice. They promote a more joined-up and consistent approach to improving individual’s policy skills, organisational capability, and the quality of advice...

The work of the Christ Church Cathedral Working Group (CCWG) has now finished. Read the Cathedral Working Group Recommendation Report which recommended reinstatement. The Christ Church Cathedral Working Group (CCWG) was established by the...

The department often houses or coordinates special units, task forces, reviews or programmes that provide advice on a particular issue or issues over a period of time. Units or programmes the department has housed or is housing include: Christ Church...

Government House provides administrative and support services for the Governor-General and maintains Government House and its grounds in Wellington, as well as the smaller Government House in Auckland. Government House in Wellington The Rt...

The Health and Disability System Review / Hauora Manaaki Ki Aotearoa Whānui (the Review) outlined some of the challenges in the health sector. This was based on widespread consultation with the health and disability sectors and interested parties over...

This page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gluckman's first term. It contains key reports and documents which were published between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2011. 2011 PMCSA Files released in 2011 Date...

This page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gluckman's second term. It contains key reports and documents which were published between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2013. 2013 PMCSA Files released in 2013 Date...

This page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gluckman's third term. It contains key reports and documents which were published between 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015. 2015 PMCSA Files released in 2015 Date...

This page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gluckman's fourth term. It contains key reports and documents which were published between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2018. 2018 PMCSA Files released in...

This page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gluckman's terms and Professor Gerrard's previous term as PMCSA. It contains key reports and documents which were published during their respective terms. Professor Sir Peter...

Introduction 1The Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition) are the government's key point of reference for assessing whether draft legislation conforms to accepted legal and constitutional principles.  2The Legislation Guidelines set out guidance...

The work of the Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission has now finished. Read the report of the Inquiry and find out more in the section below. The Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission was established in November 2018 to examine the role...

The New Zealand Cross: RASHID, Dr Naeem (Posthumous) Deceased 15 March 2019, Christchurch Citation On Friday 15 March 2019, Dr Naeem Rashid and his son arrived to attend afternoon prayer at the Al Noor Mosque on Deans Avenue in Christchurch. They...

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (PMCSA) provides independent scientific advice to the Prime Minister and the Government, and comments on and contributes to scientific issues and debates of public importance. This page contains a selection of...

The Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan identifies that new Crown offers need to be made to the owners of vacant, insured commercial and uninsured improved red zone properties and as soon as practicable. The Recovery Plan was approved by the...

The Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan was approved by the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee and gazetted in November 2015. It balances the need for a speedy recovery of the earthquake-damaged Port with the wider recovery needs of the...

The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan was approved by the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Hon Gerry Brownlee and gazetted in July 2012. The vision in the Recovery Plan is that Central Christchurch will become the thriving heart of an...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BROUGHTON, Mr Peter David (Rāwiri Paratene), ONZM For services to Māori, film and theatre Mr Rāwiri Paratene is an acclaimed actor, writer and director for stage and screen, who has been active over...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AHMED, Mr Farid For services to interfaith communities Mr Farid Ahmed is an active member of the Christchurch Muslim community and, following the March 2019 terror attack, has spoken at numerous public...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ALOESE-MOE, Tuita'alili Vaitava'e Su'a, JP For services to the Pacific community Tuita'alili Vaitava'e Aloese-Moe has been contributing to the health and education sector for the Pacific community...

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration: BLYTHEN, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Dean For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Blythen has been posted to the Strategic Commitments and Engagement Branch of the New...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: FARRELLY, Mr Christopher Patrick Thomas (Chris) For services to health and the community Mr Chris Farrelly was founding CEO of the Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Manaia Health in Whangarei...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CARRINGTON, Ms Lisa Marie, MNZM For services to canoe racing Ms Lisa Carrington is New Zealand’s most successful Olympian, having won six Olympic medals, five gold and one bronze, across a...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: CHADWICK, The Honourable Stephanie Anne (Steve) For services to local government and as a Member of Parliament The Honourable Steve Chadwick has contributed to both national and local government in New...

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2012 which was tabled in Parliament on 23 October 2012. See Annual Report for the year ended 2012.

The Queen’s Service Medal: AGNEW, Mrs Jennifer (Jenny) For services to historical research and the Chinese community Mrs Jenny Agnew was a secondary school teacher for more than 40 years in Darfield, Winton and Christchurch and has contributed...

The Policy Advisory Group (PAG) consists of the Deputy Chief Executive, Policy and 11 senior, carefully-selected policy advisors. These advisors bring together a range of skills and deep experience in areas such as law, business, economic policy,...

Join us as we share stories and insights from New Zealand and abroad that can boost our policy making. What makes great policy? Or what makes policy great? Follow our blog for our posts on initiatives from New Zealand and abroad – there’s a lot they can...

The National Security Intelligence Priorities - Whakaarotau Marumaru Aotearoa - outline key areas of interest and define where intelligence can support government to make informed decisions about national security.  The 13 National...

Frequently Asked Questions about the He Whenua Taurikura Master's Scholarship Who has established this scholarship? How much are the scholarships worth? How many scholarships are available in this round? What costs does the funding cover? How will...

Our business units DPMC's nine business units have their own identities and expertise, brought together by our unique position at the centre of New Zealand's system of democratic government. The nine business units are: Cabinet Office Government...

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) was formed as a result of a report that recommended establishing structures to provide two separate streams of advice to the Prime Minister.  These streams were a new government department (...

The Development Pathways Tool can help you as a policy practitioner to develop your policy skills. If you are a policy manager, it can help you with development planning for your team. The Development Pathways Tool identifies the actions that a policy...

A summary of public feedback on the topic of the National Security Long-term Insights Briefing is now available. Thank you to all those who made submissions on the briefing topic. We have completed collation, analysis and a summary of what we heard from...

NEMA Data Summary as at 21 July 2021 GPG  Mean: 16.2% GPG Median: 14.1% DPMC Demographics Structure of DPMC by grade: By employee type Employee Type MEAN Total REM   Male...

Context DPMC is a small to medium organisation (422 headcount at Sept 2021) experiencing significant growth and fluctuation of staff.  While most of the increase (over 140 since Feb 2021) is in fixed term employees (FT) and secondees, this growth...