Statutory Bodies
The Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for administering appointments, and in many cases providing secretariat services, for approximately 50 statutory bodies.
See also information about Appointments to statutory bodies.
Crown entities
The performance of these Crown entities is monitored by the Policy, Regulation and Communities branch of the Department of Internal Affairs.
Minister of Internal Affairs
- Fire and Emergency New Zealand - Whakaratonga Iwi
- Office of Film and Literature Classification
- See also: Letters of Expectations
Minister of Local Government
The performance of Taumata Arowai is monitored by the Three Waters team in the Local Government branch of the Department of Internal Affairs.
Other statutory bodies
The Department oversees the following statutory bodies listed by responsible Minister.
Minister of Internal Affairs
- Archives Council Te Rua Wānanga
- Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust (The Minister is the 'settler', but does not make appointments to this trust)
- Film and Literature Board of Review
- Film and Video Labelling Body
- Gambling Commission
- Guardians Kaitiaki of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Library and Information Advisory Commission, Ngā Kaiwhakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero
- New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and its lottery distribution committees
10 national committees:- Lottery Community Facilities Committee*
- Lottery Significant Projects Committee*
(*shared membership) - Lottery Community Sector Research Committee
- Lottery Environment & Heritage Committee
- Lottery Health Research Committee
- Lottery National Community Committee**
- Lottery Outdoor Safety Committee**
(**shared membership) - Oranga Marae Committee
- Lottery Fund for Community Benefit Related to the 2021 America's Cup Committee
- Lottery Individuals with Disabilities Committee
- Northland Community Committee
- Auckland Community Committee
- Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Community Committee
- Waikato Community Committee
- Hawke's Bay Community Committee
- Taranaki Community Committee
- Manawatu/Whanganui Community Committee
- Wellington/Wairarapa Community Committee
- Canterbury/Kaikoura Community Committee
- West Coast/Nelson-Marlborough Community Committee
- Otago/Southland Community Committee
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
Minister for Ethnic Communities
Minister of Local Government
Minister for Racing
- Racing Industry Transition Agency
- Chair Industry Working Group.
Associate Minister of Finance
- Community Trusts
12 Trusts:- Foundation North
- Bay of Plenty Community Trust
- Trust Waikato
- TSB Trust
- Whanganui Community Trust
- Eastern and Central Community Trust
- Wellington Community Trust
- Rātā Foundation
- Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury
- Otago Community Trust
- West Coast Community Trust
- Community Trust South