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| Name of organisation | Public office category |
|---|---|
| Netsafe Incorporated [Approved Agency role] | Approved Agency |
| Commercial Fisheries Services (FishServe) [Approved service delivery organisation 2013-2023] | Approved service delivery organisation |
| Accreditation Council (International Accreditation New Zealand IANZ) | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Arts Council of New Zealand (Creative NZ) | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air) | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Government Superannuation Fund Authority | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation [manages NZ Super Fund] | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board | Autonomous Crown entity |
| New Zealand Artificial Limb Service | Autonomous Crown entity |
| New Zealand Film Commission | Autonomous Crown entity |
| New Zealand Infrastructure Commission / Te Waihanga | Autonomous Crown entity |
| New Zealand Lotteries Commission | Autonomous Crown entity |
| New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Public Trust | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Retirement Commissioner (Commission for Financial Capability) | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi (Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency) | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) | Autonomous Crown entity |
| Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) | Crown agent |
| Callaghan Innovation | Crown agent |
| Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Crown agent |
| Earthquake Commission | Crown agent |
| Education New Zealand | Crown agent |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority | Crown agent |
| Environmental Protection Authority | Crown agent |
| Fire and Emergency New Zealand | Crown agent |
| Health Promotion Agency | Crown agent |
| Health Quality and Safety Commission | Crown agent |
| Health Research Council of New Zealand | Crown agent |
| Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities | Crown agent |
| Maritime New Zealand | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Antarctic Institute (Antarctica New Zealand) | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Blood Service | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Qualifications Authority | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Tourism Board (Tourism New Zealand) | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Trade and Enterprise | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) | Crown agent |
| New Zealand Walking Access Commission | Crown agent |
| Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) | Crown agent |
| Real Estate Agents Authority | Crown agent |
| Social Workers Registration Board | Crown agent |
| Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sport New Zealand) | Crown agent |
| Tertiary Education Commission | Crown agent |
| WorkSafe New Zealand | Crown agent |
| Crown Irrigation Investments Limited | Crown entity company |
| New Zealand Venture Investment Fund Limited (New Zealand Growth Capital Partners) | Crown entity company |
| Radio New Zealand Limited | Crown entity company |
| Television New Zealand Limited (TVNZ) | Crown entity company |
| Callaghan Innovation Research Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| Central Regions' Technical Advisory Services Limited (TAS) | Crown entity subsidiary |
| Enable New Zealand Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| HealthAlliance N.Z. Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| HealthShare Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| HealthSource Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| High Performance Sport New Zealand Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| Housing New Zealand Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| New Zealand Health Partnerships Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| Northern Regional Alliance Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Korero Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| TELARC Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| STRMix Limited | Crown entity subsidiary |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Eastern Institute of Technology Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Manukau Institute of Technology Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Northland Polytechnic Limited (Northtec) | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Otago Polytechnic Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Southern Institute of Technology Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Tai Poutini Polytechnic Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Unitec Institute of Technology Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Universal College of Learning Limited (UCOL) | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Waikato Institute of Technology Limited (Wintec) | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Wellington Institute of Technology Limited (WelTec) | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| Whitireia Community Polytechnic Limited | Crown entity Subsidiary - Polytechnic |
| AgResearch Limited | Crown Research Institute |
| Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR) | Crown Research Institute |
| Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science) | Crown Research Institute |
| Landcare Research New Zealand Limited | Crown Research Institute |
| National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA) | Crown Research Institute |
| New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (Scion) | Crown Research Institute |
| The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant and Food Research) | Crown Research Institute |
| Auckland DHB (Auckland District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Bay of Plenty DHB (Bay of Plenty District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Canterbury DHB (Canterbury District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Capital and Coast DHB (Capital and Coast District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Counties Manukau DHB (Counties Manukau District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Tairāwhiti DHB (Hauora Tairāwhiti |Tairāwhiti District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Hawke's Bay DHB (Hawke's Bay District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Hutt DHB (Hutt Valley District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Lakes DHB (Lakes District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| MidCentral DHB (MidCentral District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Nelson Marlborough District Health Board | District Health Board |
| Northland DHB (Northland District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| South Canterbury DHB (South Canterbury District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Southern District Health Board | District Health Board |
| Taranaki DHB (Taranaki District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Waikato DHB (Waikato District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Wairarapa DHB (Wairarapa District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Waitemata DHB (Waitemata District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| West Coast DHB (West Coast District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Whanganui DHB (Whanganui District Health Board) | District Health Board |
| Armed Forces Canteen Council | Executive branch of Government |
| Broadcasting Standards Authority | Independent Crown Entity |
| Children's Commissioner | Independent Crown entity |
| Climate Change Commission | Independent Crown Entity |
| Criminal Cases Review Commission | Independent Crown Entity |
| Commerce Commission | Independent Crown entity |
| Drug Free Sport New Zealand | Independent Crown entity |
| Electoral Commission | Independent Crown entity |
| Electricity Authority | Independent Crown entity |
| External Reporting Board (XRB) | Independent Crown entity |
| Financial Markets Authority | Independent Crown entity |
| Health and Disability Commissioner | Independent Crown entity |
| Human Rights Commission | Independent Crown entity |
| Independent Police Conduct Authority | Independent Crown entity |
| Law Commission | Independent Crown entity |
| New Zealand Productivity Commission | Independent Crown entity |
| Office of Film and Literature Classification | Independent Crown entity |
| Privacy Commissioner | Independent Crown entity |
| Takeovers Panel | Independent Crown entity |
| Transport Accident Investigation Commission | Independent Crown entity |
| New Zealand Parole Board | Independent statutory body |
| New Zealand Defence Force | Non-Public Service Department |
| New Zealand Police | Non-Public Service Department |
| Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives | Non-Public Service Department |
| Parliamentary Counsel Office | Non-Public Service Department |
| Parliamentary Service | Non-Public Service Department |
| Supreme Court | New Zealand Court |
| Coroners Court | New Zealand Court |
| Court Martial Appeal Court | New Zealand Court |
| Court Martial of New Zealand | New Zealand Court |
| Court of Appeal | New Zealand Court |
| District Court | New Zealand Court |
| Employment Court | New Zealand Court |
| Environment Court | New Zealand Court |
| High Court | New Zealand Court |
| Māori Appellate Court | New Zealand Court |
| Māori Land Court | New Zealand Court |
| Judicial Conduct Commissioner | Judicial Conduct Commissioner |
| Office of the Controller and Auditor-General | Offices of Parliament |
| Office of the Ombudsman | Offices of Parliament |
| Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment | Offices of Parliament |
| Game Animal Council (New Zealand Game Animal Council) | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| The Māori Trustee (Te Tumu Paeroa) | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| National Pacific Radio Trust | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| New Zealand Green Investment Finance Limited | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| New Zealand Government Property Corporation | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| New Zealand Lottery Grants Board | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| Crown Law Office | Public Service Department |
| Department of Conservation | Public Service Department |
| Department of Corrections | Public Service Department |
| Department of Internal Affairs | Public Service Department |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Public Service Department |
| Education Review Office | Public Service Department |
| Government Communications Security Bureau | Public Service Department |
| Inland Revenue Department | Public Service Department |
| Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) | Public Service Department |
| Ministry for Culture and Heritage | Public Service Department |
| Ministry for Pacific Peoples | Public Service Department |
| Ministry for Primary Industries | Public Service Department |
| Ministry for the Environment | Public Service Department |
| Ministry for Women | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Defence | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Education | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Health | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Development | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Justice | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Māori Development (Te Puni Kōkiri) | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Social Development | Public Service Department |
| Ministry of Transport | Public Service Department |
| New Zealand Customs Service | Public Service Department |
| New Zealand Security Intelligence Service | Public Service Department |
| Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children | Public Service Department |
| Serious Fraud Office | Public Service Department |
| Public Services Commission (Te Kawa Mataaho) (previously State Services Commission) | Public Service Department |
| Statistics New Zealand | Public Service Department |
| Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa - Pike River Recovery Agency | Public Service Department |
| The Treasury | Public Service Department |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
| Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Animal Control Products Limited (Orillion, previously Pestoff) | State-Owned Enterprise |
| AsureQuality Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| KiwiRail Holdings Limited (KiwiRail) | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Kordia Group Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Landcorp Farming Limited (Pāmu Farms of New Zealand) | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) | State-Owned Enterprise |
| New Zealand Post Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| New Zealand Railways Corporation | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Quotable Value Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Transpower New Zealand Limited | State-Owned Enterprise |
| Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Tertiary education institution |
| Te Pūkenga-New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | Tertiary education institution |
| Lincoln University | Tertiary education institution |
| Massey University | Tertiary education institution |
| Te Wānanga o Aotearoa | Tertiary education institution |
| Te Wānanga o Raukawa | Tertiary education institution |
| Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Tertiary education institution |
| University of Auckland | Tertiary education institution |
| University of Canterbury | Tertiary education institution |
| University of Otago | Tertiary education institution |
| University of Waikato | Tertiary education institution |
| Victoria University of Wellington | Tertiary education institution |
| Public offices which are not listed individually | |
| Ministers of the Crown | Executive branch of Government |
| Public Inquiries, including Royal Commissions | |
| Government Inquiries | |
| New Zealand Fish and Game Council, and Fish and Game Councils | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| Reserves Boards | Public Finance Act 4th schedule organisation |
| School Boards of Trustees | School boards of trustees |
Last modified on 23 October 2020