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This briefing was prepared for the Minister of Health, in November 2020.

This briefing was prepared for the Minister for National Security and Intelligence, in November 2020.

This briefing was prepared for the incoming Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern in November 2020.

This briefing was prepared for Ministers, COVID-19 Overview, in November 2020.

This briefing was prepared for the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, in November 2020.

Demonstration project report Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Demonstrating the impact of community engagement on the development and implementation of the Strategy and related initiatives Demonstration project report – Child and Youth Wellbeing…

Page 2 of 17 Your roles and responsibilities As Prime Minister you are also the Responsible Minister for DPMC, the head of executive government, the Chair of Cabinet, and the principal advisor to the Sovereign and the Sovereign’s representative. As…

Page 1 of 9 Background The purpose of the Health and Disability System Review 20201 (the Review) was to identify ways to improve the sustainability of our system, achieve better and more equitable outcomes for all New Zealanders, and shift the balance of…

Page 2 of 43 Contents page Page Glossary 3 Executive Summary 4 Section 1: Introduction 7 • COVID-19 and New Zealand’s strategic response 8 • Decision making responsibilities 9 Section 2: Domestic response 13 • Epidemic management 14 • Alert Level…

RESTRICTED Page 3 of 11 Recommendation The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet recommends that you: 1 Note the contents of this briefing. NOTED Tony Lynch Deputy Chief Executive Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Hon Dr David Clark…

300991v1 Schedule of Responsibilities Delegated to Associate Ministers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries 3 December 2020 http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/ministers/delegated 300991v1 3 Schedule of Responsibilities Delegated to Associate Ministers and…

Responsibilities include passports, citizenship, births, deaths and marriages, National Library and Archives New Zealand, regulation of gambling, censorship, fire services, and setting the policy direction for all-of-government ICT.

  Proactive Release  The following Cabinet paper and related Cabinet minutes have been proactively released by  the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern,  Prime Minister:  Government Response to the Royal …

This page contains documents prepared for release by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of the appropriate Ministers. The Report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15…

  Proactive Release  The following Cabinet paper has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime  Minister and Cabinet, on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister; Hon Chris Hipkins,  Minister of Education; and Hon Priyanca …

Proactive Release The following Cabinet paper and related Cabinet minutes have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, on behalf of Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister: Government Response to the Royal Commission…

Process Final Draft Paper ready for Minister’s approval Lodged Minister approves paper Published Draft Agenda published Summary published Confirmed on Committee/ Cabinet Agenda Final Agenda published Meeting occurs Minute published Considered by Committee…

301529v1 1 Cabinet Office CO (20) 9 Circular 1 December 2020 Intended for All Ministers All Chief Executives Chief of Staff, Prime Minister’s Office All Senior Private Secretaries All Private Secretaries Chief Parliamentary Counsel Cabinet Committees:…

Responsibilities include the provision of mechanisms for the effective further development and implementation of the government build programme, and general responsibility for housing matters, tackling homelessness and the provision of public housing.

On 17 June 2025, New Zealand issued its updated position statement, available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) website on their Cyber Security page. The 2020 version has been retained for historical reference.  New Zealand is a champion…

On 1 December 2020, New Zealand issued a position statement on how international law applies to state activity in cyberspace.

Guidance on using this template, This template is to be used for appointments for the signature of the Administrator of the Government. (For appointments for the signature of the Governor-General, follow this link ). For a template for Executive Council…

Instrument, Guidance on using this template, This template is to be used for appointments for the signature of the Governor-General. For appointments for the signature of the Administrator of the Government, see: https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/template…

This is the HTML version of the Guide to the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey, also available as PDF ., Guide to the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey, This guide contains information on how to use the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey…

Improving policy capability, A case study of Inland Revenue’s experience of applying the Policy Capability Framework, and their commitment to using it as a health check every six months. Key points: In 2017, Inland Revenue (IR) embarked on a five-year…

This resource describes the main features of the Policy Capability Framework and explains how to apply the review tool to improve policy capability.    

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 30 Jul 2020, "Official Information Act request for money billed to NEMA from regional COVID defence responses.", Information being released,  

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 29 Apr 2020, "Official Information Act request for details of female involvement in extremist ideologies.", Information being released, DPMC responded to a series of questions made on the topic, explaining…

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 5 Mar 2020, "Official Information Act request for list of Government organisations that paid money to DPMC during 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years.", Information being released,  

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 22 Aug 2020, "Official Information Act request for information held by DPMC in relating to the New Zealand First Foundation.", Information being released,