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Public sector gender pay gap action plans

In July 2018, the State Services and Women's Ministers jointly announced an action plan to eliminate the gender pay gap in the public service.

Below are the published gender pay gap action plans for agencies in the public service, as at 26 January 2022:

Accident Compensation Commission

Crown Law

Department of Conservation

Department of Corrections


Department of Internal Affairs

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Education Review Office


Government Communications Security Bureau

Inland Revenue

Land Information New Zealand

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Ministry for the Environment

Ministry for Women

Minstry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

Ministry of Justice/ Te Arawhiti

Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Ministry of Primary Industries

Ministry of Social Development

Ministry of Transport

National Emergency Management Agency

New Zealand Customs Service

New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise

Oranga Tamariki

Pike River Recovery Agency   

Serious Fraud Office

Social Wellbeing Agency


Stats NZ

Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission

Te Puni Kōkiri

The Treasury

Published: 28 Aug 2020
Last modified: 
17 Nov 2022

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