1840

• Establishment of Office of Colonial Affairs - forerunner of the Department of Internal Affairs

1858

• Auditor-General

1866

• Marine Board

1872

• Judicial Branch
• Lands and Deeds

1877

• Prisons

1883

• Patents

1886

• Department of Hospitals and Charitable Institutions

1888

• Sheep Inspection

1909

• Friendly Societies (to Treasury)

1912

• Government Printing Office

1921

• External Affairs to Prime Minister's Department
• Inspection of Weights and Measures to Department of Labour

1926

• Observatory and Dominion Laboratory to DSIR

1929

• Motor Vehicle Registration to Transport Department

1931

• Registrar-General to Department of Justice
• Statistics to Industry and Commerce

1933

• Stores Control Board to Treasury

1936

• Government Actuary to National Provident Department 1936

1945

• Town Planning to Ministry of Works

1950

• Electoral Office to Department of Justice

1954

• Registration of Land Agents to Department of Justice

1956

• Noxious Animals to Forest Service

1957

• Licensing of Auctioneers to Department of Justice

1959

• Rehabilitation Board to Social Security Department

1964

• Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council

1965

• Alexander Turnbull Library to National Library

1972

• Government Computing Centre to State Services Commission

1987

• Recreation and Sports to Hillary Commission

1987

• Historic Places Trust
• Wildlife Service to Department of Conservation

1989

• Ministry of Youth Affairs

• Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs

1991

• Ministry of Cultural Affairs

1992

• Museum of New Zealand

1993

• Office of Film and Literature Classification

1997

• New Zealand Millennium Office

1998

• Office of Tourism and Sport

2000

• Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• Archives New Zealand
• Office of Ethnic Affairs

2004

• Gambling Commission

2005

• Charities Commission

2007

• Anti-spam Compliance Unit

2009

• Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Unit