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Our Organisation
What We Do
Governance
Structure
Vision and Purpose
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Our Organisation
The Department of Internal Affairs is New Zealand's oldest government department, tracing its origins back to the first Colonial Secretary's Office established in 1840. It is fondly known as 'the Mother of all Departments', because of its involvement in nurturing a wide range of government organisations. Diversity has been a consistent characteristic throughout its history.
Today, the Department:
- reports to six Ministers covering seven Ministerial Portfolios and Responsibility Areas
- employs about 1,400 people in 21 cities and towns throughout New Zealand, plus offices in Sydney and London
- has revenues of about $200 million per year from both Crown and external sources.
- For an overview of the structure of the organisation see What We Do.
- See (below) current organisational structure. Click on each business unit for information on what they do.
As well as these business units, the Department is associated with a number of Crown and other entities.
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