The GCSB uses signals intelligence collection capabilities to produce intelligence that provides decision advantage to government agencies in conduct of their legislatively mandated functions. The provision of this intelligence is one way that the GCSB contributes to the safety and security of New Zealand and New Zealand’s interests.

New Zealand needs cyber security to: 

• protect and maintain the digital services that the country relies on;  
• protect its intellectual property;  
• maintain its reputation as a stable and secure place to do business; and 
• ensure that governmental and democratic processes remain free from interference.

• promoting standards and policy. 
• providing guidance. 
• promoting secure by design. 
• technical advice. 
• increasing service delivery.  
• building assurance; and  
• supporting the information security workforce.

The GCDO is the government system lead for digital. This role oversees the development and management of digital for the state sector.  

• setting digital policy and standards, 
• improving investments, 
• establishing and managing services, 
• developing capability, and 
• system assurance (assuring digital government outcomes). 

The GCDS is the government system lead for data. This role supports the use of data as a resource across government to help deliver better services to New Zealanders. 

The Government Protective Security Lead (GPSL) is the functional lead for protective security. 

The Government Chief Privacy Officer (GCPO) is the government practice lead for privacy. This role leads an all-of-government approach to privacy to raise public sector privacy maturity and capability.

• providing leadership by setting the vision for privacy across government, 
• building capability by supporting agencies to lift their capability to meet their privacy responsibilities,  
• providing assurance on public sector privacy performance, and 
• engaging with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and New Zealanders about privacy.  

The Government Procurement Lead is responsible for strengthening leadership and oversight of suppliers and agencies in key procurement sectors.  A core part of this role is helping to ensure that agencies collaborate around sourcing and purchasing common goods and services.  New Zealand Government Procurement and Property supports the Chief Executive of MBIE in their role as Procurement system lead.

• make it easy for government agencies and suppliers to work together.
• lift procurement capability.
• improve the visibility of procurement activities and system performance; and
• facilitate and coordinate cross-agency collaboration.

Archives NZ is the regulator of information created by the public sector, and reports to Cabinet on the state of Government recordkeeping.

The Controller and Auditor-General has two business units, the Office of the Auditor-General, and Audit NZ. Together they give Parliament and the public an independent view of how public organisations are operating.

The Department of Internal Affairs has a range of relevant functions, including digital identity and digital safety, and regulatory functions including spam prevention and messaging compliance and money laundering. DIA provides guidance to support government organisations to use generative AI, cloud, enterprise architecture, government domain names, and APIs.

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s purpose is to advance an ambitious, resilient, and well-governed New Zealand. The National Security Group business unit provides leadership across New Zealand’s national security community towards a secure and resilient Aotearoa New Zealand. The DPMC works on the Christchurch Call, critical infrastructure, and the National Security Intelligence Priorities.

The MBIE works to ensure that telecommunications markets operate efficiently, and the commerce and ICT infrastructure is well developed. It is responsible for maintaining a robust regulatory environment for the ICT sector, and works to improve broadband and mobile connectivity for New Zealanders.

MFAT ensures that New Zealander’s can live, do business, travel and communicate more safely at home and offshore.

The Police can investigate cybercrime and harmful digital communications. 

NZSIS’ mission is to keep NZ and New Zealanders safe and secure. The Director-General is the Government Protective Security Lead, and the NZSIS manages the Protective Security Requirements framework and maintains the Information Security Classification System.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner works to develop and promote a culture in which personal information is protected and respected.

The Public Services Commission monitors Public Service organisations and Chief Executives’ performance.