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Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) research to support New Zealand policy and practice., The call for research proposals has now closed., In March 2025, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) partnered with Victoria University…

Connect Smart was an initiative undertaken from 2014 to 2019 to promote ways for individuals, businesses and schools to protect themselves online. Connect Smart was led by the National Cyber Policy Office (NCPO) in the Department of the Prime Minister and…

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Phase 1 consultation, DPMC’s initial public consultation on the resilience and security of critical infrastructure took place in mid-2023 and focused on the limits of New Zealand’s current regulatory…

New Zealand’s current national terrorism threat level is possible; a terrorist attack is assessed as possible., The Government’s counter-terrorism priority is to ensure the safety and security of New Zealanders both here and overseas. National Security…

The National Assessments Bureau is New Zealand's lead agency for intelligence assessment., What the New Zealand Intelligence and Security Act 2017 does, Sets out the role of the National Assessments Bureau (NAB) in legislation for the first time., NAB’s…

A coordinated, effective counter‑terrorism system is fundamental to a resilient, prosperous New Zealand. This strategy drives delivery and system maturity around four priority areas of prevent, protect, disrupt and respond, designed to respond to New…

The Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund was set up in 2022 to support community and civil society organisations to deliver initiatives that reduce the risk of terrorist attacks in New Zealand, by countering and building resilience to violent…

The New Zealand Government strongly discourages the payment of ransoms to cybercriminals, and urges all victims to report any cyber ransom incidents to the relevant agencies, regardless of whether a ransom is paid. Cabinet has agreed that government…

The He Whenua Taurikura Master’s Scholarship was created to encourage and support postgraduate research on countering and preventing terrorism and violent extremism. The scholarship was established through a new government-funded research institution, He…

He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain recommended that Government host an annual hui, to bring together relevant central and local government agencies,…

  New Zealand’s first ever National Security Strategy was released in 2023 to guide New Zealand’s approach to national security. It embeds the lessons of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the attacks on Christchurch masjidain and sets a vision for New…

Kāpuia released information about its meetings to enhance transparency about its work programme, usually after matters have been considered by Ministers. The table below documents Kāpuia’s advice to the Lead Coordination Minister on the Government’s…

Royal Commission of Inquiry Coordinated Response, On August 2nd, 2024, the Government announced the Royal Commission of Inquiry Coordinated Response had concluded. Any remaining work to address the Royal Commission of Inquiry recommendations will be…

Surveys have consistently shown more than 80% of New Zealanders are concerned about the impacts of disinformation. We need to understand the extent of disinformation to effectively counter it and build societal resilience to its harms. Independent…

New Zealand’s engagement in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty Aotearoa New Zealand is currently engaged in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty. On this page you will…

  In July 2023, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet convened a civil society Multi-Stakeholder Group to explore ways to strengthen all-of-society resilience to disinformation in New Zealand. The group was drawn from across New Zealand, and…

A one-off fund to catalyse and support community-based initiatives that build resilience against the harms of disinformation was delivered in partnership with  InternetNZ, Ipurangi Aotearoa over 2023-2024. The fund was intended for projects that created…

Disinformation, is false or modified information knowingly and deliberately shared to cause harm or achieve a broader aim., Misinformation, is information that is false or misleading, though not created or shared with the direct intention of causing harm…

Kāpuia provided feedback to agencies following each hui. To enhance transparency, Kāpuia feedback was proactively released on this website, after working with agencies to consider if any information should be withheld in line with the Official Information…

The Government is addressing how it engages with people and communities, so they can have a stronger voice in the design, development and implementation of policies and programmes that affect them. This is a recommendation of the Royal Commission report (…

Keep up to date on how the response is progressing, Royal Commission of Inquiry Response Progress Tracker, The Royal Commission of Inquiry Response Progress Tracker provides progress status updates on the 44 recommendations in Ko tō tātou kāinga tēnei:…

This annual survey explores what national security means to New Zealanders, which threats and hazards they consider likely, and how we can better share information and engage with them on national security. Through the survey we heard from 2,370 people…

“National security” is about protecting New Zealand from threats that would do us harm. The National Security Community prioritises acting early to prevent threats and build New Zealand’s resilience.  Agencies bring together a range of tools—diplomacy,…

The world today is contending with a range of complex and disruptive security challenges. In order to thrive, New Zealand needs to draw on all of our strengths as a country, both within and beyond our borders. At the heart of New Zealand's approach to…

The National Security Intelligence Priorities (NSIPs) - Whakaarotau Marumaru Aotearoa - define where intelligence should support government to make informed decisions about national security. The 14 National Security Intelligence Priorities cover a range…

Let's talk about our national security The National Security Long-term Insights Briefing is a joint briefing from the Security and Intelligence Board agencies, led by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

The Kāpuia Pānui newsletter was a regular digest of information of interest to Kāpuia members. Kāpuia members typically received these Pānui via email in between their scheduled hui meetings. Kāpuia Pānui 2023 30 June 2023   16 June 2023   30 May 2023  …

The aim of the RCOI response is for a diverse, inclusive, and safe Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government has agreed to a set of principles to guide the response to the report, ko to tatau kainga tenei. The principles of the response are: Te Tiriti o…

Date: 30 October – 1 November 2022 Location: Central Auckland  Background The first annual  He Whenua Taurikura Hui 2021  was held in Christchurch in June 2021. He Whenua Taurikura Hui 2022 This year, the focus of the hui was on all-of-society approaches…

As part of developing the National Security Long-term Insights Briefing, DPMC commissioned an independent survey to explore what national security means to people living in New Zealand, which threats are of most concern to them, and how we can better…

The report on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain, Ko to tatou kainga tenei, has 44 recommendations that cover a wide scope of work across 19 government agencies. The Response Steering Group (RSG) was set up…

Work is underway to develop an approach to measure the success of the Government’s response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry. In November 2021, Cabinet undertook to develop an approach to monitoring the Government’s response to the Royal Commission of…