Pacific Island Affairs, Ministry of
MINISTRY’S VISION
"Social and economic prosperity for Pacific peoples."
MINISTRY’S MISSION
"To be the leader in public policy advice to improve outcomes for Pacific peoples in New Zealand."
MINISTRY VALUES
The Ministry’s values are that it shall:
Conduct itself with integrity and professionalism.
Respect and be sensitive to all cultures of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.
Treat all cultures within New Zealand even-handedly.
Consult with, and be responsive to, the needs of Pacific peoples.
Provide leadership towards self-sufficiency for Pacific peoples.
Maintain effective relationships between the Ministry and Pacific peoples.
MINISTRY ROLE AND FUNCTION
The Ministry exists to promote the development of Pacific peoples in New Zealand to enable them to participate in, and thus contribute fully to New Zealand’s social, economic and cultural life. The Ministry is the Government’s policy advice agency with the mandate – through government policy and resourcing – to advise, support and promote appropriate actions across the government sector in order to improve outcomes for Pacific peoples.
The Ministry provides high-quality and timely advice on policy development, communications and departmental effectiveness to the Minister, other government agencies, and more generally, advisory assistance to Pacific communities and other agencies whose activities impact on the lives of Pacific peoples such as local authorities. The Ministry has a comprehensive set of relationships with, and linkages to Pacific communities. These enable the Ministry to gain a clear understanding of the expectations and aspirations of Pacific peoples and to communicate effectively with communities on relevant government policies and programmes.
To inform the Ministry’s policy advice, it is essential to have the ability to initiate and evaluate appropriate innovative projects for Pacific peoples. The aim of this work is that the lessons learned can be translated into robust advice on which practices are effective or promising in terms of contributing to the achievement of improved outcomes for Pacific peoples. The regional offices play a crucial role in the design and implementation of these projects. The Ministry can also provide analysis and advice on possible new policies, programmes, initiatives and communication strategies, and provide assessments of the effectiveness of existing government services to Pacific peoples based on monitoring and evaluation work undertaken in the regions.
STRUCTURE
The Ministry is the main policy advisor to government on Pacific peoples issues. An integral part of this is evaluating and monitoring of policy advice and testing of developmental initiatives, by way of innovative projects, in order to advance the capacity of Pacific peoples for self-development and the achievement of their aspirations.
The Ministry has three offices: national office in Wellington and regional offices in Auckland and Christchurch.
The Ministry’s organisational structure aligns with the major focuses and roles of the Ministry.
RECORDS
The Ministry does not administer any Acts or Regulations, and hence does not publish external guidelines or manuals relating to any Acts or Regulations.
PUBLICATIONS
The Ministry publishes four national newsletters, three regional news updates each year, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Statement of Intent and Annual Report.
Tupu Ola Moui: Pacific Health Chart Book 2004 (joint publication with Ministry of Health).
Ala Fou – New Pathways Strategic Directions for Pacific Youth in New Zealand August 2003.
Pacific Progress: A Report on the Economic Status of Pacific Peoples in New Zealand (joint publication with Statistics New Zealand).
The Pacific Analysis Framework with Pacific Consultation Guidelines: Analysing Public Policy through Pacific Lenses.
Pacific Directions Report.
The Ministry also publishes its own website: www.minpac.nz.
GOVERNMENT SECTOR BOARDS
Minister’s Advisory Council (MAC)
The Council is representative of the various communities of Pacific peoples living in New Zealand. The Minister’s Advisory Council reports directly to the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs and its functions include the following:
- to advise and make recommendations to the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs on matters related to the social, cultural and economic life of Pacific peoples in New Zealand;
- to promote the dissemination of information from and to Pacific peoples in New Zealand.
Pacific Business Trust
The Trust exists to promote the economic self-sufficiency of Pacific peoples by supporting business activity and ownership to improve access to essential resources, specifically skills, business networks and financial capital.
Contact:
Auckland (Head Office)
733 Great South Road
Otahuhu
PO Box 23 696, Papatoetoe
Auckland
Telephone: (09) 270 1003
Fax: (09) 270 1004
Free Phone: 0800 287 7526
Email: pibdt@pibdt.co.nz
www.pacificbusinesstrust.co.nz
Waitemata
Level 2, John Henry Centre
Cnr Pioneer and Catherine Street
Henderson
Auckland
Telephone: (09) 837 7489
Fax: (09) 837 5289
Wellington
Business Porirua Building
20 Parumoana Street
PO Box 50 624, Porirua
Wellington
Telephone: (04) 238 0050
Fax: (04) 238 0051
CONTACT
The offices of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs are:
Wellington (National Office)
Level 2 ASB House
101 - 103 The Terrace
PO Box 833, Wellington
Telephone: (04) 473 4493
Fax: (04) 473 4301
Email: contact@minpac.govt.nz
Christchurch
Unit 6, Armagh Court
78 Armagh Street
Christchurch
Telephone: (03) 366 7202
Fax: (03) 366 7218
Auckland
Level 2, CST Management Centre
22 Amersham Way, Manukau City
PO Box 97–005, South Auckland Mail Centre
Telephone: (09) 262 1513
Fax: (09) 262 1518
The Ministry’s website can be found at www.minpac.govt.nz.
