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There are lots of ways for you to connect with your policy colleagues across the New Zealand Public Service and overseas. On this page: New Zealand policy community International policy community, New Zealand policy community, Connecting with the Policy…

The Schedule of Responsibilities Delegated to Associate Ministers provides a summary list of the responsibilities that portfolio Ministers have delegated to Associate Ministers. This page will be updated from time to time to reflect any substantive…

ADAMS, Emeritus Professor Peter Vaughan, To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, For services to music and music education. Emeritus Professor Peter Adams is an educator and composer who has been a musical director of several music groups for…

COLLIER, Dr Reuben Tuwhakahekeao, MNZM, To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, For services to Māori and education. Dr Reuben Collier (Horouta, Mātaatua, Te Arawa, Tainui) was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017 for…

New Zealand faces a range of complex hazards and national security threats that could have serious, immediate and/or long-term effects on New Zealand’s safety, prosperity, and or national security, requiring national-level intervention and coordination.…

HASSALL, Mrs Susan Jean, ONZM, JP, To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, For services to education. Mrs Susan Hassall was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2021 for her services to education and has since…

BAKER, Dr Paul Andrew, To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, For services to health. Associate Professor Paul Baker is New Zealand’s leading authority on airway management, who has shaped clinical practice nationally and…

ALDERSLADE, Mr Douglas Seymour (Doug), To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, For services to the racing industry. Mr Doug Alderslade has made an enduring contribution to the racing industry in Auckland and New Zealand. Mr Alderslade has been…

DAVISON, The Honourable Paul Joseph, KC, To be a Companion of the King’s Service Order, For services to public service and the law. The Honourable Paul Davison was a Judge of the High Court from 2015 to 2023 and has been involved with several high-profile…

ABUEL-GUDA, Mrs Agnes, JP, The King’s Service Medal, For services to the Filipino community. Mrs Agnes Abuel-Guda has supported various community initiatives in Canterbury since 2008, been active with the South Island’s Filipino community and held offices…

HEMMINGS, Professor Alan Dudley, The New Zealand Antarctic Medal, For services to Antarctic law and environmental protection. Professor Alan Hemmings is an internationally recognised scholar who has contributed to Antarctic science, policy and…

ALLEN, Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert James (Rob), The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration, For services to the New Zealand Defence Force. Warrant Officer Class 2 Rob Allen was seconded to the Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) as the Foreman of Works in…

Roll of medal recipients. In alphabetical order “The New Zealand Antarctic Medal may be awarded to those New Zealanders and other persons who either individually or as members of a New Zealand programme in the Antarctic region have made an outstanding…

Nominations History Information for recipients Insignia, Nominations, To nominate someone for The New Zealand Antarctic Medal, see ‘ The New Zealand Antarctic Medal: Nomination guidelines ’. You will need to complete a nomination form ., Eligibility, The…

History and role, In July 2020,   the All-of Government COVID-19 Response Group was established as a business unit of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), continuing the work of the National Crisis Management Centre following the…

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…

Introduction, This page provides general information about the matters Ministers, departments and other state sector agencies should consider in an election year. It also describes the process of forming and appointing a government following an election,…

Critical infrastructure connects our citizens, underpins our prosperity and sustains our everyday lives. It is vital to our economy and the health of our communities that this infrastructure continues to function, even when under stress. In today’s hyper…

Established to capture learnings from the Canterbury Earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, the Earthquake Recovery Learning and Legacy Programme (the Programme), in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, operated from 2016 to 2018. The Programme worked…

The Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission was established in November 2018 and concluded in March 2020, when Inquiry Chair Dame Silvia Cartwright reported her findings and recommendations in the form of the Report of the Public Inquiry into the…

This page directs you to the agencies to contact for information and assistance on the regeneration of greater Christchurch, along with some useful contacts. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) was established as a government department on…

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 Government and…

The Cyclone Recovery Unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) played an important role in supporting the functional Chief Executive, Cyclone Recovery to ensure a coordinated all of government response to, and recovery from, the…

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 Cyber Security Strategy 2026-2030, Embracing cyber security to enable innovation, drive a prosperous economy and protect our digital way of life. Threats to New Zealand are becoming increasingly borderless, and this is especially true in the…

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 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Ministry for the Environment have developed a Long-term Insights Briefing on a nationally important topic: building New Zealand's long-term resilience to hazards, such as severe weather, pandemics…

Organisation of the Chief Science Advisor Forum is supported by MBIE but is hosted here on the DPMC website in the interim., He Rauhinga Tohu Putaiao, A forum of Chief Science Advisors across government. You can contact the Forum at [email protected]…

History Structure of the Order The King’s Service Medal Royal warrants Insignia, On 3 May 2024, the Queen's Service Order was renamed the King's Service Order., History, The Queen’s Service Order (QSO) was instituted by Royal Warrant dated 13 March 1975…