Surf these sites: Ministry for Culture and Heritage -- Provides advice to the New Zealand Government on culture and heritage matters and assists Government in its provision and management of cultural resources for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Ministry for Emergency Management -- A central government agency which provides national co-ordination, and a range of support services to local government and other emergency services. Ministry for the Environment -- 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. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry -- MAF develops, administers and certifies standards and systems; facilitating market access; managing agriculture, forestry and horticulture biosecurity; and providing policy advice. Ministry of Commerce -- Promotes an environment for sustained business performance. Provides policy advice, manages a range of business and consumer services. Administers legislation affecting businesses and consumers. Ministry of Consumer Affairs -- Provides consumer information and education and investigates unsafe products. Also provides policy advice to the Government. Ministry of Defence -- The Government''s principal adviser on defence policy, it is also responsible for the evaluation of the performance of the defence organisations. Ministry of Education -- Not a provider of education, the purpose is support and facilitative rather than directive. Ministry of Fisheries -- The over-riding purpose is to ensure that the use of New Zealand''s fisheries resource is sustainable. Provides policy advice to the Government. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade -- Conducts the Government''s business with foreign countries and their governments, and with international organisations. Ministry of Health -- Manatu Hauora, the place you can find out the latest on New Zealand health issues. Ministry of Housing -- 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. Ministry of Justice -- Provides strategic and policy advice across the justice sector. Ministry of Maori Development: Te Puni Kokiri -- The Government''s principal adviser on the Crown''s relationship with iwi, hapu and Maori, and on key Government policies as they affect Maori. Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs -- 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. Ministry of Research, Science and Technology -- The role of MORST in the New Zealand Innovation System is to provide science and technology policy advice and related services to the Government. Ministry of Women''s Affairs -- 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 they are, the work they do and the resources they have available. Ministry of Youth Affairs -- Provides policy advice to the Government on youth affairs. The Ministry of Social Policy -- As of 1 October 1999, structural changes occurring over the last year led to the transformation of the Department of Social Welfare into the Ministry of Social Policy.
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