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Proactive Release The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on behalf of Hon Mark Mitchell, Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence: Proactive Release: Amendment Paper to the…

344953v1 1 Cabinet Office CO (24) 1 (updated 17 August 2026) Circular 30 January 2024 Intended for All Ministers All Chief Executives Chief of Staff, Prime Minister’s Office All Senior Private Secretaries All Private Secretaries Chief Parliamentary…

CO (24) 1: Cabinet Committees: Terms of Reference and Membership, This circular provides an updated membership list for Cabinet Committees following the ministerial change on 13 August 2026. 1 The Prime Minister has agreed to the updated terms of…

You can submit a New Zealand Royal Honours nomination several ways – through the online form, by email, or by post. Before you begin your nomination, please ensure you have read the nomination guidelines, which can be found at the following link: (opens…

This guide is designed to help you nominate (or re-nominate) a person for a New Zealand Royal Honour. Honours Lists are published at New Year and on the occasion of The King’s Birthday. Special Lists are published periodically (e.g. for gallantry and…

358626v2 Ministerial List 13 August 2026 Notes: 1. All Ministers are members of the Executive Council, and are Cabinet Ministers unless otherwise indicated. 2. Warranted portfolios are listed in the left-hand column. Other responsibilities assigned by the…

Details of the Ministerial List as at 13 August 2026 are set out in the attached file. , Notes:, all Ministers are members of the Executive Council portfolios are listed in the left-hand column. Other responsibilities assigned by the Prime Minister are…

New Zealand government crest New Zealand Royal Honour, nomination form Use this form to nominate someone for a New Zealand Royal Honour. Before you start, read the nomination guidelines on the DPMC website. 1. Tell us about the person you’re nominating…

New Zealand Royal Honour - nomination form (August 2026) Page 1 of 4 New Zealand Royal Honour nomination form Use this form to nominate someone for a New Zealand Royal Honour. Before you start, read the nomination guidelines on the DPMC website. 1. Tell…

New Zealand government crest New Zealand Bravery Award, nomination form Use this form to nominate someone for a New Zealand Bravery Award. Before you start, read the Bravery Award nomination guidelines on the DPMC website. 1. Tell us about the person you’…

Background, The New Zealand Bravery Awards are designed to recognise the actions of those persons who save or attempt to save the life of another person and in the course of which they place their own safety or life at risk. The awards are primarily for…

Guidance for agencies, Secretary and Chief Executive Expense Disclosures: A Guide for Agency Staff The following is a summary from "Public Service Secretaries and Chief Executive Expense Disclosures: A Guide for Agency Staff" Please read that in…

Publicly released documents, The Government has publicly released documents relating to decisions about its response to the North Island Weather Events. These documents are made available to the public in keeping with the Official Information Act 1982.…

  The Policy Project team supports the Head of the Policy Profession to fulfill his role of building a high performing policy system across the Public Service of Aotearoa New Zealand.      Whether you're a graduate, senior, or principal advisor, our…

In the United Kingdom, there is a body called His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council . It exercises a range of executive and other powers, advising the King on British matters of state. Persons appointed to the Privy Council have usually achieved…

The Right Honourable (PC),   New Zealand Members of His Majesty’s Privy Council  , Current members, Listed in order of precedence, Appointed, PALMER, The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Winston Russell, KCMG, AC, KC 23 December 1985 CLARK, The Right…

New Zealand faces a number of complex hazards and national security threats that we define as National Risks. These National Risks could have serious immediate and/or long-term effects on New Zealand’s safety, prosperity and/or national security,…

The Officials’ Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination (ODESC) system is New Zealand’s ‘all-hazards, all-threats’ strategic crisis response system. The ODESC system is used by central government during an actual or emerging significant…

Activation of the ODESC system, The following triggers are used to consider whether ODESC coordination (activation) is needed for an emerging risk or crisis response: Has unusual features of scale, nature, intensity or consequence Conveys significant…

Introduction, This Handbook provides a broad overview of the National Resilience System and contains the central government arrangements used to respond to strategic crises, replacing the 2016 National Security System Handbook. It is intended to clarify…

National Resilience System Handbook July 2026 UNCLASSIFIED For more information on the work of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), please visit our website dpmc.govt.nz ISBN 978-1-0670255-4-0 DIGITAL © CROWN COPYRIGHT This work is…

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…

Policy Leaders Summit 2026 Opening speech Ben King Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Head of the Policy Profession. E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hoa e wha Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Welcome…

Proactive Release: Titles of Advice to the Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and Intelligence, and Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence – June 2026 Titles of some documents have been withheld. Where information has been…

Titles of some documents have been withheld. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it., Briefing titles, Titles of briefings provided by the Department of the Prime…

The Policy Project has developed useful, practical resources that policy professionals can use to develop their policy skills and produce great policy analysis and advice.     , Policy Quality Framework, The Policy Quality Framework sets the standard…

Rolls of the Orders Current members (by honour, then alphabetical by surname), The Order of St Michael and St George (1818), Knight and Dame Commander (KCMG / DCMG), DATE APPOINTED, HERCUS, The Honourable Dame (Margaret) Ann, DCMG 31 December 1987 PALMER…

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, ANAE, Anae Lupematasila Lima Arthur John, For services to the Samoan community Anae Lupematasila Lima Arthur Anae is a successful businessman who has advocated for the wellbeing and rights of Pacific…

This guide contains information on how to use the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey including how to: set an optional performance target conduct the survey with your minister develop a score based on the results use the results for improving…