Cross-government functions

The Auckland Policy Office (APO) is a collaborative central government office, located in central Auckland.

The Government Centre for Dispute Resolution (GCDR) was established to build capability across government to design and deliver appropriate and accessible dispute resolution.

• Guidance on dispute resolution
• Help with your dispute
• GCDR’s role
• Why dispute resolution is important
• Dispute resolution resources
• Dispute resolution research and insights

This section explains our stewardship role across regulatory systems, including the main elements of our approach and how we assess regulatory systems.

• Regulatory systems and stewardship
• Regulatory system governance
• Our assessment of regulatory systems
• Regulatory systems amendment bills
• Regulatory charters
• International regulatory cooperation

New Zealand Government Procurement and Property helps government agencies deliver better public services for better value.

• New Zealand government procurement open data

The Government facilitates access to language assistance services, such as interpreting and translation services, to help clients with limited English access public services and information.

• Telephone and video interpreting service
• Face to face interpreting service
• Translation services
• New standards and accreditation requirements from 1 July 2024
• Participating agencies
• Toolkits and resources
• The guidelines project
• Becoming a translator or interpreter for government agencies