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DPMC published its first statement of intent, with an overall outcome and a set of four contributing outcomes to guide its activities.
The Policy Advisory Group coordinated the Sustainable Development: Programme of Action with a particular focus on water/energy/cities, and child and youth development.
A lead-agency role was taken by DPMC in obtaining Cabinet approval of the government’s climate-change policy package and in coordinating New Zealand’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in December 2002.
The Cabinet Office provided advice and support to the Prime Minister and Govenor-General on constitutional and administrative steps associated with the general election and the subsequent formation of the new Labour Progressive Coalition government.
The External Assessments Bureau provided assessments on a range of events and trends affecting New Zealand’s interests. These included pressure on Pacific fisheries, people smuggling, terrorism, Iraq, the Solomon Islands, and North Korea’s nuclear programmes.
New Zealand’s response to the risk of a SARS outbreak used a whole-of-government approach. DPMC’s role was to coordinate the officials response to this potential public-health risk.
The department’s Domestic and External Security Secretariat continued its emphasis on developing a whole-of-government approach to a range of issues that may pose a threat to New Zealand’s security. This involved working with an increasing number of departments and agencies through the period.
Support was provided for a substantial programme of activities by the Governor-General that included more than 200 New Zealand engagements, 2 overseas visits, nearly 300 functions at the Wellington and Auckland Government Houses, and a series of open days and events attracting 31,000 people.