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Introduction, 1 The Leader of the National Party has announced his intention to form a coalition government with the ACT Party and the New Zealand First Party that is able to command the confidence of the House of Representatives. 2 This circular sets out…

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Governor-General’s Travel to the Cook Islands (CAB-23-SUB-0223) " as a reference. The following documents have been proactively…

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Overseas Travel: Governor-General's Travel to Malaysia (CAB-23-SUB-0434) " as a reference. The following documents have been…

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Overseas Travel: Governor-General’s Travel to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) (CAB-23-SUB-0324) " as a reference. The…

What is CabNet, CabNet is a secure platform for supporting Cabinet and Cabinet committee processes . It is used by government agencies and Minister’s offices, and maintained by the Cabinet Office. CabNet is used to manage Cabinet and Cabinet committee…

The CabGuide provides practical information and advice for public servants and Ministers’ offices on the procedures and operation of the New Zealand Cabinet, Cabinet committees , and the Executive Council .  The information on CabGuide is intended to…

Introduction, 1 Following the general election on 14 October 2023, negotiations to form a government are expected to commence shortly. 2 In accordance with the convention on caretaker government, the Prime Minister has indicated that the incumbent…

Introduction, 1 In January this year the Cabinet Office issued guidance on government decision making in the pre-election period 1 . That guidance noted that the government has the right to govern as usual until the election. As in previous election years…

Key points, 1 This circular provides guidance on the management of parliamentary business after Parliament has been dissolved. The key points are as follows: 1.1 all parliamentary business will lapse on, Friday 8 September 2023, , when Parliament is…

Purpose, 1 This circular sets out the requirement for public service agencies to identify and justify the use of paid external resources (such as consultants or contractors) engaged in the development of policy advice to Cabinet., Context, 2 In line with…

Introduction, 1 This circular sets out guidance agreed to by Cabinet for Ministers and officials dealing with inside information relating to listed issuers (including mixed ownership model companies and other companies in which the Crown has an ownership…

8.2 The government holds a large quantity of information of all kinds. The law governing the creation, collection, storage, and use of this information is set out mainly in the Public Records Act 2005 and the Privacy Act 2020 . These Acts, together with…

The Cabinet Manual is an authoritative guide to central government decision making for Ministers, their offices, and those working within the public service . It is also a primary source of information on New Zealand's constitutional arrangements, as seen…

Purpose, 1 This circular sets out the requirements and procedures for the proactive release of Cabinet material (Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes). It updates and replaces previous advice, introducing the new requirement for departments to…

Cabinet papers and minutes must be proactively released within 30 business days of final decisions being taken by Cabinet, unless there is good reason not to publish all or part of the material, or to delay the release. This policy applies to all papers…

The Cabinet Manual states that public service officials are responsible for “serving the aims and objectives of Ministers by developing and implementing policy and strategy” (Cabinet Manual,  paragraph 3.11 ) and that “Ministers have a duty to give fair…

The Cost-of-Living Implications section of the Cabinet policy paper template should be used to summarise the likely impacts that the proposal in the Cabinet paper will have on the cost of living. The section is primarily descriptive and seeks to…

The Queen’s Service Medal:, AUGUST, Mrs Heniaka, For services to Māori and the community Ms Heniaka August (Ngāti Kahungungu Ki Te Wairoa, Rongomaiwahine) has been involved with the Māori Wardens in the Wellington region since 2009. Ms August has been the…

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Review into Hon Stuart Nash’s ministerial communications with donors" as a reference., Proactive Release, This proactive release…

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, AUE, Ms Mary Puatuki, For services to education, technology and Pacific and Māori communities Ms Mary Aue has been active in Pacific and Māori leadership and volunteered in her South Auckland community…

To be an Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand:, Her Majesty The Queen Camilla, LG, GCVO, PC, For services to New Zealand Her Majesty The Queen Camilla has helped support The King’s relationship with New Zealand and has promoted various charitable…

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, BRACEFIELD, Mr Rodney Keith, For services to Search and Rescue and aviation Mr Rodney Bracefield has been contributing to New Zealand Search and Rescue and aviation for more than 60 years. Mr…

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Medal:, GOWTHORPE, Group Captain Glenn, For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Group Captain Glenn Gowthorpe has served 34 years in the New Zealand Defence Force in a range of command and leadership positions…

The Order of New Zealand, Additional The King has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday and Coronation, to make the following Additional appointment to The Order of New Zealand:, ONZ, To be an Additional Member of the…

This directory provides information on ministerial portfolios and responsibilities (excluding Deputy and Associate Minister positions). Its purpose is to provide a record of the departments and other agencies, votes and legislation associated with each…

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite "Proactive Release: Cabinet Manual 2023 (CAB-23-SUB-0061)" as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of…

This section provides information on the Cabinet process for Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries’ overseas travel and Cabinet travel paper requirements. Follow this link for templates for the two kinds of travel papers (requests for Ministerial…

The 2023 edition of the Cabinet Manual has been published. You can see the Cabinet Manual here .  If you’d like a hard copy, please email [email protected] .

2.86 As far as possible, Ministers should not use their personal email account or phone number to conduct ministerial business. Where the use of a personal account or phone number for ministerial business is unavoidable (for example, when Ministers are…

Information about the Law Commission and its work programme is on its website, lawcom.govt.nz . The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee guidelines can be found on its website, ldac.org.nz . Information about requirements for impact analysis and…

The Treaty of Waitangi is regarded as a founding document of government in New Zealand. The Treaty has two texts: one in te reo Māori (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and one in English. They were signed in 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and…