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This circular sets out the Cabinet Directions for the Conduct of Crown Legal Business. Their primary purpose is to identify core Crown legal matters, to set out how those matters are conducted by Government, and to set out the Law Officers’ oversight of such legal matters.

In this speech, hosted by IPANZ at Victoria University of Wellington’s new Auckland facility, Andrew Kibblewhite shared his views on what makes for quality policy advice. 

Proactive release of information about management of ministerial conflicts of interest,
1 October 2014 – 30 September 2015

A refreshed New Zealand Cyber Security Strategy, accompanying Action Plan, and a National Plan to Address Cybercrime, were released on 10 December 2015 and replace New Zealand's 2011 Cyber Security Strategy.

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards.

To receive the New Zealand Gallantry Star:

This paper seeks approval of a proposed Order in Council, the New Zealand Flag Referendums (First Flag Referendum) Amendment Order, which will amend the New Zealand Flag Referendums (First Flag Referendum) Order 2015, to allow for the inclusion of a fifth alternative flag design on the voting paper for the first referendum.

This paper seeks approval of two draft Orders in Council, the New Zealand Flag Referendums (First Flag Referendum) Order 2015, and the New Zealand Flag Referendums (Second Flag Referendum) Order 2015 (the Orders in Council), which will bring provisions of the New Zealand Flag Referendums Act 2015 into force.