Agencies and Departments

Due to its location and environment, New Zealand faces many potential disasters. All disasters have the potential to cause disruption, damage property and take lives, so it is vital that you prepare now. This site provides an emergency plan and checklist.

Useful New Zealand information, including passmarks, download of forms, a list of offices and fees and all the new information on this topic.

Encompasses heritage, identity services, community development, gaming and censorship regulation, emergency management and civil defence, and tourism and sport.

A team within the Department of Internal Affairs, whose responsibility includes ensuring that New Zealand's censorship legislation is enforced, thereby helping protect people from material that is injurious to the public good.

The NEU investigates and prosecutes offences under various legislation on behalf of the Official Assignee, the Registrar of Companies and the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Traders.

Co-ordinates qualifications in secondary schools and in post-school education and training and maintains national standards.

DOC is the government agency responsible for conservation in New Zealand.

National Archives ensures access to, and preservation of, those central government records which have significantly affected the development of New Zealand and the lives of its citizens.

Serving the Executive (the Prime Minister, the Governor-General, and the Cabinet) through the provision of high quality impartial advice and support services which make government decision-making easier at both strategic and operational levels.

Government department aiming to ensure that people are safe and treated fairly at work, and to support community development, immigration and settlement.

The homepage for the Occupational Safety and Health Service in New Zealand.

An independent government Crown entity established to promote and support the uptake of energy efficient initiatives and new renewable energy in New Zealand.

The government's tertiary education strategy seeks to encourage all New Zealanders to adopt learning as a way of life and to make it easy for them to do so.

Official website of the New Zealand transport agency.

A resource for all your business, personal and professional tax needs.

Advises the New Zealand Government on all aspects of tax law and reform and on social policy measures that interact with the tax system.

Works with New Zealand tertiary institutions and student organisations to ensure that students get the finance they are entitled to so they can complete tertiary study.

The government department which reports publicly on the quality of education in all New Zealand schools and early childhood centres, including private schools, kura kaupapa Maori and kohanga reo.

Operates the state highway system.

Details on all New Zealand postal services.

Biz is a free service that provides help to people starting or running a business. A biz Adviser can help you access information, resources and a free business health check to develop and grow your business.

Provides up to date and late breaking news about the business units and branches within the Ministry of Economic Development.

New Zealand's Economic Development Agency.

Government run organisation offering independent oversight of the real estate industry and increased consumer protection. The Real Estates Agents Authority were created to assist both consumers and those who work within the real estate industry.

A New Zealand Government agency providing natural disaster insurance to residential property owners.