Documents & reports

Annual Reports for a financial year (1 July - 30 June) are available in November each year, once they have been tabled in Parliament.

Statements of Intent outline the proposed nature and scope of our activities, how we will be managed, and how we will measure performance.

Statements of Performance Expectations are to be read in conjunction with our Statements of Intent, which outline our longer-term strategic focus and operating environment.

The Classification Office publishes our responses to Official Information Act requests below. Find out how to make a request for official information here.

The Classification Office regularly contributes submissions on proposed legislation and to inquiries relevant to our areas of work.

When a new Minister of Internal Affairs is appointed, the Classification Office provides a briefing which outlines who we are and what we do, how we have been operating, and other important information of use to the Minister.

We publish a list disclosing the expenses, gifts and hospitality that our Chief Executive has expended or been offered.

Kia Toipoto is the Public Service’s action plan for closing gender, Māori, Pacific and ethnic pay gaps.

To support our commitment to doing our core business well, modernising our services and to te ao Māori, the Classification Office has created capacity for external advisory positions to sit alongside the Chief Censor and the Deputy Chief Censor as Te Poari o Te Mana Whakaatu (Te Poari).

This Charter records how Te Poari works and the statutory obligations of the Chief Censor and Deputy Chief Censor.

Minutes from the quarterly board meetings of Te Poari o Te Mana Whakaatu. These minutes are proactively released, commencing from the meeting held in November 2023.