Cabinet Office

Welcome to the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office is a ‘government secretariat’ that provides impartial support to central government decision-making processes. This site is an authoritative guide to Cabinet Government in New Zealand, and includes:

• the role of Cabinet and the Executive Council,
• Ministerial portfolios,
• the functions of the Cabinet Office,
• approved processes for Cabinet and Cabinet Committees,
• constitutional information
• Elections and government formation.

You can read and download the Cabinet Manual, the CabGuide and Cabinet Office Circulars. There is also helpful information on writing Cabinet papers for government departments and agencies.

If you are interested in the New Zealand Royal Honours System, which is administered by the Cabinet Office, you can visit the Honours Unit.