Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

About Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is the central public service department of New Zealand, charged with providing support and advice to the Governor-General, the prime minister and members of the Cabinet of New Zealand. DPMC is also charged with centrally leading New Zealand's "national security planning, which includes civil defence." The department's overall area of responsibility is in helping to provide, at an administrative level, the "constitutional and institutional glue" within New Zealand's parliamentary democracy. The department along with the Public Service Commission, and the Treasury constitute the central agencies or public service departments leading the state sector of New Zealand.