Structure of the Department

See diagram of the Department's Organisational Structure (from our 2010-14 Statement of Intent)

• Policy, Regulatory and Ethnic Affairs branch
  
  

  Includes Policy, Anti-spam, Censorship, Gambling, Intelligence, Anti-money laundering, Ethnic Affairs and Crown Entity Monitoring.

• Knowledge, Information, Research & Technology branch

  Includes the National Library, Archives New Zealand, Information & Communications Technology and Information Services.

• Service Delivery and Operations branch
  
  

  Includes Community and Funding Operations, Passports, Citizenship, Births, Deaths and Marriages and Customer Services.

• Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management

  Leads New Zealand in reducing risk and being ready for, responding to and recovering from disasters.
  
  

• Shared Services branch
  
  
  

  Corporate support to the Department, Ministerial Services, VIP Transport, Visits and Ceremonies, and support to statutory commissions.

• Strategy and Governance branch
  
  

  Provides strategic management and governance support to the Chief Executive and the Executive Leadership Team.