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New Zealand Government Sector Directory
| September 2012
Pacific
Craig Hawke (Acting)
Partnerships, Humanitarian and
Disaster Management
Deborah Collins (Acting)
Planning, Project and Programme
Management
Vacant
Principal Adviser Trade Policy
Mark Trainor
Principal Capability Adviser
John McArthur
Procurement
Peter Cooper
Protocol
Caroline Bilkey
Security
Mary-Anne Crompton
South/South East Asia
Stephen Harris
Strategy Policy
Stuart Dymond
Sustainable Economic
Development
Mike Burrell
Trade Law
Barney Riley
Trade Negotiations
Martin Harvey
United Nations, Human Rights &
Commonwealth
Simon Draper
Functions and Responsibilities
The role of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade is to provide the
Government with objective advice
on New Zealand’s international
relations, to advance and protect
New Zealand’s security and trade
interests abroad, to manage New
Zealand’s official development
assistance programme, and to
provide consular support for
New Zealanders overseas. The
Ministry is also the channel
for the Government’s official
communications to and from
other countries and international
organisations.
The Ministry works closely with
other government agencies in New
Zealand and offshore, and also
engages with the wider community
on international issues and the
direction of New Zealand’s foreign,
trade and development policy.
More detailed information on
the Ministry’s role, priorities and
resources is set out in its Statement
of Intent, the Estimates and its
Annual Report to Parliament.
Structure
The Ministry’s Chief Executive is
the Secretary of Foreign Affairs
and Trade. The Chief Executive
is directly responsible to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
the Minister of Trade. Supporting
the Chief Executive are seven
Group Managers, who form the
Senior Leadership Team together
with the Director of Human
Resources Division and Director of
Communications. The Ministry’s
head office in Wellington comprises
policy, functional and support
services divisions. Overseas
the Ministry operates 52 posts
(
Embassies, High Commissions,
Permanent Missions and
Consulates-General). New Zealand’s
interests in approximately 80 other
countries are covered through cross
accreditations. Sixty-three Honorary
Consuls provide services in locations
where there is no full-time New
Zealand Government presence.
Information on New Zealand’s
overseas posts and on the Ministry’s
activities can be found on its
websites, which include:
.
govt.nz,
, www.
nzembassy.com and
.
govt.nz.
Gambling Commission
Level 9, Massey University House
90
Symonds Street, Auckland 1010
PO Box 3310, Shortland Street
Auckland 1140
Members of the Commission
Graeme Reeves (Chief Gambling
Commissioner)
Paul Stanley (Commissioner)
Lisa Hansen (Commissioner)
Russell Bell (Commissioner)
Abby Foote (Commissioner)
Executive Director
Blair Cairncross
The Commission was established
under the Gambling Act 2003.
It is an independent decision-
making body with the powers of a
Commission of Inquiry. Its functions
are wide-ranging, and include the
following:
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specifying, varying and revoking
casino licence conditions
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considering and determining
applications for casino operators’
licences and the renewal of casino
venue licences (the first of the
existing six venue licences expires
in 2019)
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approving agreements and
changes to agreements between
casino operators and casino
venue licence holders
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considering and determining
appeals against regulatory and
licensing decisions made by the
Department in respect of class
3
and Class 4 gambling. Class
3
gambling involves prizes of
more than $5,000, but does not
take place at a casino or involve
gaming machines. Class 4
gambling relates to non-casino
gaming machine operations
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considering and dealing with
complaints about the way
the Department has handled
complaints in relation to Class 4
gambling
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advising the Minister for Internal
Affairs on matters relating to the
performance of the Commission’s
