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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…

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…

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 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…

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…

Accessible version If you require an accessible version please contact [email protected] and cite Proactive Release: Governor-General (Allowance) Order 2022 (CAB-22-SUB-0565/CAB-22-MIN-0565) as a reference. The following documents have been…

The New Zealand Order of Merit, The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:, DNZM, To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Ms Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt,…

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest, 1 October 2021 - 30 September 2022, Explanatory note 1 The table below is a summary of certain actions taken by Ministers during the period 1 October 2021 to 30…

Introduction, 1 This circular sets out the process for developing the Statutes Amendment Bill in 2023., Process for the Bill, This circular sets out the seven key steps involved in the preparation of Statutes Amendment Bills, which range from the…

Cabinet Office issues formal advice about the operation of the executive government, most often in the form of a circular or a notice., Circulars, Circulars are public and provide information related to government operations. They are often supplements to…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-22-SUB-0348 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

Introduction, 1 This circular sets out advice on the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the New Zealand response, and the effect of The Queen’s death on New Zealand’s constitutional situation, including implications for Cabinet processes and other matters…

Preparing Ministers’ papers for a meeting, Ministers receive all Cabinet and Cabinet committee items in hard copy from the Cabinet Office, unless they have opted to use CabDocs. Papers should be prepared for a Minister’s attendance at Cabinet or a Cabinet…

The Order of New Zealand, The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee, to make the following Additional appointments to The Order of New Zealand:, ONZ, To be Additional Members of the said…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-20-SUB-0525 or CAB-20-MIN-0525 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-20-MIN-0535 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-21-MIN-0353 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-20-MIN-0517 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-20-MIN-0536 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-21-MIN-0136 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact [email protected] and cite CAB-21-MIN-0282 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on…

This Cabinet minute has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern., Cabinet Minute CAB-22-MIN-0010: Additional Item: Update on Planning for Queen's Platinum…

The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern:, Power to Act for Group of Ministers over the Holiday Period 2021/2022, The following…

The following documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern:, Governor General (Allowance) Orders 2021, The following documents have been…

The New Zealand Order of Merit, The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:, DNZM, To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Ms Lisa Marie Carrington, MNZM , of…

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest, 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021, Explanatory note 1 The table below is a summary of certain actions taken by Ministers during the period 1 October 2020 to 30…