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The New Zealand Government has released New Zealand’s Cyber Security Strategy 2026 - 2030 . Cyber security threats are constantly evolving and cyber threats to New Zealand are a significant national security challenge. We know that by adopting a whole of…

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…

Five Country Ministerial 2025: Communiqué, We, the Home Affairs, Interior and Security Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the ‘Five Countries’) convened in person under the United Kingdom’s chairmanship…

How can New Zealand build long-term resilience to hazards, such as severe weather, pandemics, volcanic activity, and earthquakes? That is the subject of a draft Long-term Insights Briefing the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and the…

NEMA hosting to transfer to DIA in 2025, The hosting responsibilities for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will transfer from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) from 25…

The Five Countries have a long and proud tradition of welcoming migrants and providing protection to the most vulnerable people across the world. We remain committed to promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants, including refugees, and…

Preamble, We, the Home Affairs, Interior, Security and Immigration Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the ‘Five Countries’) , recognize the importance of drawing in the voices and experiences of victims…

Five Country Ministerial Communiqué, We, the Home Affairs, Interior, Security and Immigration Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the ‘Five Countries’) remain steadfast in our commitment to uphold and…

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet convened a multi-stakeholder group in July 2023 to provide practical advice from outside government on how to understand and respond to disinformation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Their report was delivered to…

  Aware of your own identity, values, and culture, and how  they differ from others. Acts inclusively in a diverse society. Understands the importance of being balanced, inclusive, respectful, and fair in  their behaviour and language.  Is self-aware and…

  Aware of your own identity, values, and culture, and how  they differ from others. Acts inclusively in a diverse society. Can address unconscious bias in themselves and others.  Applies core cultural concepts and inclusive practices relating to their…

  Aware of your own identity, values, and culture, and how  they differ from others. Acts inclusively in a diverse society. Sets an example in addressing unconscious bias, as well as challenging inequity,  racism, and discrimination in policy work. Leads…

  Applies tools for making sense of systems and their  behaviour. Advises on changes to system settings  to improve policy proposals. Developing an understanding of: system thinking and how it can help you in your day-to-day work,  including making sense…

  Applies tools for making sense of systems and their  behaviour. Advises on changes to system settings  to improve policy proposals. Has knowledge of different tools for making sense of systems and how they’re functioning.  Identifies opportunities to…

  Applies tools for making sense of systems and their  behaviour. Advises on changes to system settings  to improve policy proposals. Leads the use of appropriate tools and approaches when developing policy  advice on system transformation, and actively…

Develops and applies fit-for-purpose measures and indicators to monitor policy outcomes. Builds results of evaluation into policy making. Plans enablers for monitoring and evaluation early in policy development. Can identify meaningful information,…

Analyses possible future states, and supports the development of strategic objectives and policy proposals that inform the direction of policy advice. Can identify and articulate underlying assumptions and diverse perspectives for their policy area. Has a…

  Knowledge and understanding needed to incorporate Te Ao Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori Crown relationships in policy making. Understanding Te Ao Māori (Māori world view) perspectives and how they differ from non-Māori world views. Learning…

  Knowledge needed to incorporate Te Ao Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori Crown relationships in policy making. Use a Te Ao Māori lens and Treaty frameworks across all aspects of policy making, incorporating Te Ao Māori and mātauranga Māori into…

Works collaboratively to steward policy systems that can provide advice for the benefit of current and future generations and Māori Crown relationships. Beginning to understand stewardship in the Public Service and its key components and is aware of bias…

  Works collaboratively to steward policy systems that can provide advice for the benefit of current and future generations and Māori Crown relationships. Understands the relationship between stewardship and maintaining the Public Service’s capability to…

  Works collaboratively to steward policy systems that can provide advice for the benefit of current and future generations and Māori Crown relationships. Guides others on stewardship matters and constructively challenges short-term thinking in policy…

  Knowledge needed to incorporate Te Ao Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori Crown relationships in policy making. Can apply a Te Ao Māori lens, matāuranga and kaupapa Māori, te Tiriti frameworks, and can identify diverse Māori rights and interests…

A one-off fund to provide financial support for community-based initiatives that build resilience against the harms of disinformation has been established by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Te Tari o te Pirimia me te Komiti Matua in…

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…

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…

Develops and applies fit-for-purpose measures and indicators to monitor policy outcomes. Builds results of evaluation into policy making. Learning the importance of planning monitoring and evaluation early. Developing an understanding of what to measure…

Develops and applies fit-for-purpose measures and indicators to monitor policy outcomes. Builds results of evaluation into policy making. Promotes the benefits of using high quality evaluation to create a shared understanding of the policy objectives and…

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…

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] .

Rachel Hayward has been appointed Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council. The appointment was effective from 2 November 2022. Rachel was previously Deputy Secretary (Constitutional and Honours) in Cabinet Office, a position she held…

The Minister of Health, Andrew Little, and Associate Minister of Health, Peeni Henare, announced appointments to the boards of interim entities, the Māori Health Authority and Health New Zealand. Health New Zealand will be the country's largest employer,…