The New Zealand Government is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand. As in most other parliamentary democracies, the term "Government" refers chiefly to
The Beehive, Wellington, is the seat of government (i.e. headquarters of the executive branch).
Queen Elizabeth II and her New Zealand Cabinet, photographed during the Queen's 1981 tour of the country. The prime minister during that time was Robert Muldoon, on her right.
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro appoints new ministers during a public meeting of the Executive Council in Government House, Wellington, 1 February 2023.
The ministers of the Sixth National Government, with Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, 27 November 2023
The Cabinet of New Zealand is the New Zealand Government's body of senior ministers, accountable to the New Zealand Parliament. Cabinet meetings, chaired by the prime minister, occur once a week; in t
Swearing-in of ministers by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, 27 November 2023. Cabinet members are first appointed as executive councillors before receiving warrants for their ministerial portfolios.
A meeting of Cabinet in 1972. At this time, Cabinet members were usually Pākehā and male; Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (seated second-left from the centre) was the only female Cabinet minister.
Photograph taken before the first meeting of the Cabinet of the Sixth National Government of New Zealand, Beehive, 28 November 2023
David Seymour 2023 cropped headshot