New Zealand's central government organisations

Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission maintains an up to date list on this page of all 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
• The Treasury

Departmental Agencies

• Cancer Control Agency
• National Emergency Management Agency
• Ministry for Disabled People
• Ministry for Ethnic Communities
• Office for Māori Crown Relations—Te Arawhiti
• Social Wellbeing Agency

Interdepartmental executive boards

• Border Executive Board
• Family Violence 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
• Earthquake Commission
• Education New Zealand
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
• Environmental Protection Authority
• Fire and Emergency New Zealand
• Health New Zealand
• 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

• Te Pūkenga-New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

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

Independent Statutory Entities

• Māori Health Authority
• Te Mātāwai

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

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 
• Crown Regional Holdings Limited
• Education Payroll Limited
• New Zealand Green Investment Finance Limited
• Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited
• Ōtākaro Limited
• Predator Free 2050 Limited
• Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand Limited
• Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited
• Tāmaki Redevelopment Company Limited
• The Network for Learning 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