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Ministry of Education - http://www.minedu.govt.nz/
Not a provider of education, the purpose is support and facilitative rather than directive. |
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The Ministry of Social Development - http://www.msd.govt.nz
Provide government with advice on strategic social policy, sectoral policy and social research and evaluation in the areas of income support, child, youth and family as well as community. |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - http://www.mft.govt.nz/
Conducts the Government's business with foreign countries and their governments, and with international organisations. |
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Ministry of Economic Development New Zealand - http://www.med.govt.nz
Ministry for fostering business and lifting the New Zealand economy. Includes lists of publications, media releases and information on the operation and regulation of specific markets and industries. |
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs - http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/
Provides consumer information and education and investigates unsafe products. Also provides policy advice to the Government. |
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - http://www.maf.govt.nz/
MAF develops, administers and certifies standards and systems; facilitating market access; managing agriculture, forestry and horticulture biosecurity; and providing policy advice. |
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Ministry of Housing - http://www.minhousing.govt.nz/
The Ministry's principal functions are to receive and invest bond monies from residential tenancies, and to refund them when lawfully due; and to provide information, advice and a service to resolve disputes between tenants and landlords. |
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Ministry of Research, Science and Technology - http://www.morst.govt.nz/
The role of MORST in the New Zealand Innovation System is to provide science and technology policy advice and related services to the Government. |
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Ministry of Maori Development: Te Puni Kokiri - http://www.tpk.govt.nz/
The Government's principal adviser on the Crown's relationship with iwi, hapu and Maori, and on key Government policies as they affect Maori. |
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Ministry for the Environment - http://www.mfe.govt.nz/
Reports on the state of the New Zealand environment and the way that environmental laws and policies work in practice. They then advise Government on action necessary to improve environmental management. |
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Ministry of Women's Affairs - http://www.mwa.govt.nz/
The Ministry provides the New Zealand Government with quality advice to help improve women's lives. The Ministry recognises the importance of keeping women informed about its work and key policy issues. This site provides information about who we are, the work we do and the resources we have available. |
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Ministry of Justice - http://www.justice.govt.nz/
The Ministry of Justice provides strategic and policy advice across the justice sector. |
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage - http://www.mch.govt.nz
Provides advice to the New Zealand government on culture and heritage matters and undertakes a number of activities that support and promote New Zealand's history and heritage. |
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Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs - http://www.minpac.govt.nz/
Exists to promote the development of Pacific peoples in New Zealand. The Ministry is to do this in a way that recognises and reflects Pacific cultural values and aspirations, so that Pacific people can participate and contribute fully to New Zealand's social, cultural and economic life. |
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Ministry of Fisheries - http://www.fish.govt.nz/
The over-riding purpose is to ensure that the use of New Zealand's fisheries resource is sustainable. Provides policy advice to the Government. |