New Zealand's central government organisations

Current and historical data is also available as a dataset on data.govt.nz.

Public Service

Departments

• Crown Law Office
• Department of Conservation
• Department of Corrections
• Department of Internal Affairs
• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Education Review Office
• Government Communications Security Bureau
• Inland Revenue Department
• Land Information New Zealand
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• Ministry for Pacific Peoples
• Ministry for Primary Industries
• Ministry for the Environment
• Ministry for Women
• Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of Māori Development—Te Puni Kōkiri
• Ministry of Social Development
• Ministry of Transport
• New Zealand Customs Service
• New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
• Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
• Public Service Commission
• Serious Fraud Office
• Statistics New Zealand
• Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa—Pike River Recovery Agency
• The Treasury

Departmental Agencies

• Cancer Control Agency
• National Emergency Management Agency
• Office for Māori Crown Relations—Te Arawhiti
• Social Wellbeing Agency

Interdepartmental executive boards

• Border Executive Board
• Strategic Planning Reform Board

Non-Public Service departments

In the Executive Branch

• New Zealand Defence Force
• New Zealand Police
• Parliamentary Counsel Office

In the Legislative Branch

• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
• Parliamentary Service

Crown entities

Statutory entities

Crown Agents

• Accident Compensation Corporation
• Callaghan Innovation
• Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
• District Health Boards (20)
  • Auckland
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Canterbury
  • Capital and Coast
  • Counties Manukau
  • Hawke's Bay
  • Hutt
  • Lakes
  • MidCentral
  • Nelson Marlborough
  • Northland
  • South Canterbury
  • Southern
  • Tairāwhiti
  • Taranaki
  • Waikato
  • Wairarapa
  • Waitematā
  • West Coast
  • Whanganui
• Earthquake Commission
• Education New Zealand
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
• Environmental Protection Authority
• Fire and Emergency New Zealand
• Health Promotion Agency
• Health Quality and Safety Commission
• Health Research Council of New Zealand
• Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities
• Maritime New Zealand
• New Zealand Antarctic Institute
• New Zealand Blood Service
• New Zealand Qualifications Authority
• New Zealand Tourism Board
• New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
• New Zealand Transport Agency
• New Zealand Walking Access Commission
• Pharmaceutical Management Agency
• Real Estate Agents Authority
• Social Workers Registration Board
• Sport and Recreation New Zealand
• Taumata Arowai - the Water Services Regulator
• Tertiary Education Commission
• WorkSafe New Zealand

Autonomous Crown Entities (ACEs)

• Accreditation Council
• Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
• Broadcasting Commission
• Government Superannuation Fund Authority
• Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation
• Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board
• New Zealand Artificial Limb Service
• New Zealand Film Commission
• New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga
• New Zealand Lotteries Commission
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
• Public Trust
• Retirement Commissioner
• Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi (Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency)
• Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission)

Independent Crown Entities (ICEs)

• Broadcasting Standards Authority
• Children's Commissioner
• Climate Change Commission
• Commerce Commission
• Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Drug Free Sport New Zealand
• Electoral Commission
• Electricity Authority
• External Reporting Board
• Financial Markets Authority
• Health and Disability Commissioner
• Human Rights Commission
• Independent Police Conduct Authority
• Law Commission
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
• New Zealand Productivity Commission
• Office of Film and Literature Classification
• Privacy Commissioner
• Takeovers Panel
• Transport Accident Investigation Commission

Crown Entity Companies

Crown Research Institutes (CRIs)

• AgResearch Limited
• Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
• Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited
• Landcare Research New Zealand Limited
• National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited
• New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
• The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

Other companies

• Crown Irrigation Investments Limited
• New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Limited
• Radio New Zealand Limited
• Television New Zealand Limited

Crown Entity Subsidiaries of NZIST

• Ara Institute of Canterbury
• Eastern Institute of Technology
• Manukau Institute of Technology
• Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
• Northland Polytechnic
• Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
• Otago Polytechnic
• Southern Institute of Technology
• Tai Poutini Polytechnic
• Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
• Unitec Institute of Technology
• Universal College of Learning
• Waikato Institute of Technology
• Wellington Institute of Technology
• Western Institute of Technology
• Whitireia Community Polytechnic

Other Crown Entity Subsidiaries

• Approx 150 Crown entity subsidiaries

School Boards of Trustees

• Approx 2,416 (including Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu – The Correspondence School)

In central government

Tertiary Institutions

• Universities
  • Auckland University of Technology
  • Lincoln University
  • Massey University
  • University of Auckland
  • University of Canterbury
  • University of Otago
  • University of Waikato
  • Victoria University of Wellington

• New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST)

• Wānanga
  
  • Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (Te Awamutu)
  • Te Wānanga o Raukawa (Otaki)
  • Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (Whakatane)

Public Finance Act Schedule 4 Organisations

Fish and Game Councils

• New Zealand Fish and Game Council
• Fish and Game Councils (12)

Reserves Boards (20)

Trusts

• Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust
• Asia New Zealand Foundation
• National Pacific Radio Trust
• Ngāi Tahu Ancillary Claims Trust (inactive)
• Pacific Co-operation Foundation
• Pacific Island Business Development Trust
• Te Ariki Trust

Other (Bodies Corporate)

• Game Animal Council
• The Māori Trustee
• New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board
• New Zealand Government Property Corporation

Other (Unincorporated)

• New Zealand Lottery Grants Board

Public Finance Act Schedule 4A Companies

• City Rail Link Limited
• Crown Asset Management Limited
• Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited 
• Education Payroll Limited
• The Network for Learning Limited
• New Zealand Green Investment Finance Limited
• Ōtākaro Limited
• Predator Free 2050 Limited
• Provincial Growth Fund Limited
• Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand Limited
• Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited
• Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited
• Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Offices of Parliament

• Office of the Ombudsmen
• The Controller and Auditor-General
• The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

State-owned enterprises

• Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited
• Animal Control Products Limited
• AsureQuality Limited
• Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited
• KiwiRail Holdings Limited
• Kordia Group Limited
• Landcorp Farming Limited
• Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited
• New Zealand Post Limited
• New Zealand Railways Corporation
• Quotable Value Limited
• Transpower New Zealand Limited

Mixed Ownership Model companies

• Genesis Energy Limited
• Mercury NZ Limited
• Meridian Energy Limited