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This page provides information on the legislation administered by DPMC.  Our statutory responsibilities focus on the constitutional, executive, and national security functions that support the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet to lead and…

DPMC was formed in 1990 from a recommendation to provide two separate streams of advice to the Prime Minister.  A new government department (DPMC) was created to supply impartial, high-quality advice and support to the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and a…

DPMC works to support the government of the day. We do this by applying an all-of-government perspective, skills, specialist expertise and leadership across the public sector to enable the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and Cabinet to lead and…

DPMC is a central agency with a unique role as the trusted advisor, leader, and steward of our system of executive government., Our purpose, We are unified by an overarching purpose: to advance an ambitious, resilient and well-governed New Zealand., Our…

DPMC is involved in a wide range of work at the centre of government. Our vacancies, Our work includes, providing policy advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on a wide range of complex issues supporting the operation of Cabinet and Cabinet Committees…

Corporate creates the environment for DPMC's success, by providing critical enabling and assurance services across the department. The Enablement arm of Corporate is focused on providing strategic support that enables teams across DPMC to operate…

People in New Zealand can request government information (official information) and can expect it to be made available unless there is a good reason to withhold it. The Official Information Act 1982 (or OIA) enables citizens, permanent residents, visitors…

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: Prime Minister's…

DPMC has a variety of publicly available information that will be useful for media. Here are links to some key information, such as our annual report and briefings to incoming Ministers (BIMs), along with links to related agencies and other useful sources…

DPMC Organisation Privacy Statement , How we collect personal information:, The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) does not have any specific statutory powers in relation to information gathering. Most information gathering therefore will…

DPMC occupies a unique position at the centre of New Zealand's system of democratic government.  Our overall area of responsibility is in helping to provide, at an administrative level, the 'constitutional and institutional glue' that underlies our system…

Copyright material on this Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website is protected by copyright owned by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of the Crown. Unless indicated otherwise for specific items or collections of…

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…

If you would like to make a general enquiry to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet please use the form below. If you wish to submit an Official Information Act request, please see our guidance page How to make an Official Information Act (OIA…

There is no specific format or style you need to use to make your request. You do not need to mention the Official Information Act (or OIA) to make a request. How do I know if you are the right agency? What can I request? Can I request information about…

What happens if we are not the right agency? What if we don’t understand your request? What happens if I need to change my request? How do we make a decision on a request? When will we withhold information? When will charges apply?, What happens if we are…

As of September 2025, NEMA is a departmental agency of DIA. Corporate documents for NEMA can be found on the ‘About NEMA’ page of NEMA's corporate website . For more about where NEMA information and documents are held, please visit the NEMA page of the…

1 October 2012 Andrew Kibblewhite, Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Ian Fletcher, Director of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), announced today that Rebecca Kitteridge, the Secretary of the…

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Although the information on this web site has been prepared with care and in good faith, this site is an information service only, and no guarantee is given that the information is complete, accurate or up to date, or that it can be relied upon for any…