Ministry of Works and Development
The New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development, formerly the Department of Public Works and often referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1876 and disestablished and privatised in 1988. The Ministry had its own Cabinet-level responsible minister, the Minister of Works or Minister of Public Works.
The former Ministry of Works Building in Napier, built in 1938 in Art Deco and Stripped Classical style
Minister of Works (New Zealand)
The Minister of Works was a former ministerial position in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the Ministry of Works and Development.
Image: William Gisborne, circa 1895
Image: John Davies Ormond
Image: Thomas Gillies
Image: John Davies Ormond