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Principles Guidance

  1. Section 01
    Kupu whakataki Introduction
  2. Section 02
    Te Noho Taiapa Political Neutrality
    1. 2.1
      Political neutrality for public servants as individuals
    2. 2.2
      Political neutrality for public servants in their official role
  3. Section 03
    Tohutohu Hāngai Free and Frank Advice
  4. Section 04
    Kopounga Whai-painga Merit-based Appointments
  5. Section 05
    Kāwanatanga Tuwhera Open Government
  6. Section 06
    Kaitiakitanga Stewardship
  7. Appendix
    Rārangi kupu Glossary
  8. Appendix
    Rārangi kupu mō te reo Māori Te reo Māori glossary
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For the purpose of this guidance, unless the context specifically requires otherwise, the terms and phrases used in this guidance have the following meanings:

Term

Explanation

Public Service

is the collective term for departments, departmental agencies, interdepartmental executive boards, interdepartmental ventures and Crown agents. See section 10 of the Public Service Act 2020.

Public sector

is the collective term for all the agencies this guidance is issued to including departments, departmental agencies and statutory Crown entities.

Public servant 

is any employee or contractor working for the agencies listed under ‘Who this guidance is for.’

Our leaders

are the responsible leaders of agencies to which this guidance applies. This includes agency chief executives and boards of Crown entities.

We or us

is used to refer to public servants.

Our

is used to refer to things that belong collectively to public servants (either all public servants or a significant proportion of public servants, depending on the context).
  1. Section 06
    Kaitiakitanga Stewardship
  2. Appendix
    Rārangi kupu mō te reo Māori Te reo Māori glossary