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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…

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Aotearoa New Zealand’s first National Security Strategy has been launched on 4 August 2023. Secure Together Tō Tātou Korowai Manaaki will guide New Zealand’s approach to national security over the coming years.  It embeds the lessons of the Royal…

“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…

Nine specialists from across New Zealand have been appointed to a multi-stakeholder group to provide advice to Government on countering disinformation. The group will explore solutions to better understand disinformation and address its effects in…

Recent events, such as Cyclone Gabrielle, have demonstrated the interconnected nature of New Zealand’s infrastructure system, where outages in one sector can quickly cascade across the entire system. In that context, it is essential that our critical…

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…

As part of the Cyber Security Strategy, the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications releases an annual report on activities under each of the priority areas set out in the strategy. This report provides a summary of progress against the Cyber…

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…

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet publishes a diverse range of information, available to search on the Publications page . This page highlights published documents from across the department that are relevant to the Government’s response to…

Support for survivors, witnesses, and whanau The Ministry of Social Development has been supporting affected whanau, survivors, and witnesses through the Kaiwhakaoranga Specialist Case Management Service. If you are a member of the affected whanau and…

Strengthening partnerships between government and communities is at the heart of the Government’s response. Two principles driving the response speak to the importance of these important partnerships: Survivors of the attack and affected whānau will be at…

DPMC is seeking nominations for a vacancy that has arisen for a Disability community representative on Kāpuia – the Ministerial Advisory Group for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. Recommendation 44 of the…

Feedback on New Zealand’s written submission to the 2nd session of the UN cybercrime treaty negotiations, We asked We asked for your views on New Zealand’s written submission to the 2nd negotiating session of the UN process to develop a new cybercrime…

In an emergency, everyone should phone 111 To report foreign interference If you are concerned about the actions of an individual or group, and suspect that they may be acting covertly on behalf of another state, please contact the NZSIS. Call the NZSIS…

Counter-Terrorism Work Programme 2022

  In 2021-2022, eleven students from across Aotearoa New Zealand received the He Whenua Taurikura Master's Scholarship. Master's Scholarship Recipients 2021/2022 Shasha University of Auckland Shasha identifies as a 1.25 generation tau-iwi Muslim woman,…

A summary of public feedback on the topic of the National Security Long-term Insights Briefing is now available. Thank you to all those who made submissions on the briefing topic. We have completed collation, analysis and a summary of what we heard from…

Th following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Minister for National Security and Intelligence:,      Managing Foreign Terrorist Fighters, The following…

Frequently Asked Questions about the He Whenua Taurikura Master's Scholarship Who has established this scholarship? How much are the scholarships worth? How many scholarships are available in this round? What costs does the funding cover? How will the…

    He Whenua Taurikura is New Zealand’s National Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism. He Whenua Taurikura translates to ‘a country at peace’.     He Whenua Taurikura was established in response to recommendation…

Cabinet paper lodged 8 April 2021. Cabinet minute dated 19 April 2021. Accessible HTML version Part of the Cabinet decision is extracted below in HTML. If you require a full HTML version of this Cabinet decision release, please contact information@dpmc.…

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 12 May 2020, "Official Information Act request for reports including the term 'Asian organised crime'.", Information being released, DPMC provided a release document with of information in scope of the…

In this section is everything you need to know about New Zealand's Intelligence and Security Act 2017. In March 2016, Sir Michael Cullen and Dame Patsy Reddy presented their findings from the First Independent Review of Intelligence and Security in New…

New Zealand’s Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy is about working together to prevent terrorism and violent extremism of all kinds in New Zealand, while ensuring the systems and capabilities are in place to act early and respond when…