New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) framework

The New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL), approved by Cabinet on 5 July 2010, is government guidance for agencies to follow when releasing copyright works and non-copyright material for re-use by others.

The release of NZGOAL was announced by the Minister of State Services on 6 August 2010. NZGOAL applies to State Services agencies. A full list of State Services agencies can be found on the State Services Commission’s website

NZGOAL seeks to standardise the licensing of government copyright works for re-use using Creative Commons New Zealand law licences and recommends the use of ‘no-known rights’ statements for non-copyright material.

Creative Commons licences are freely available copyright licences that enable the sharing of copyright works for re-use in a standardised way and in forms that are human, machine and lawyer readable. It is widely recognised that re-use of this material by both individuals and organisations may have significant creative and economic benefit for New Zealand.

For further information please email NZGoal@dia.govt.nz.

Content in this section

  • NZGOAL Guidance Notes

    This series provides specific guidance on applying NZGOAL.

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  • New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework

    State Services Commission, August 2010, ISBN 0-478-30395-7

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  • Development of the NZ Government Open Access and Licensing framework

    The State Services Commission and the Department of Internal Affairs led work to develop the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL), which was approved by Cabinet on 5 July 2010.Development of NZGOAL took two years. From 2008 to early 2009, SSC researched issues relating to the re-use of public sector information and reviewed the Creative Commons New Zealand law licences to understand whether they would be appropriate for all-of-government adoption for licensing of public sector copyright works.

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  • Quick Guide for Users

    Introduction The New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) is government guidance for agencies to follow when releasing copyright works and non-copyright material for re-use by others.

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  • Quick Guide for Agencies

    Introduction The New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL) is government guidance for agencies to follow when releasing copyright works and non-copyright material for re-use by others. It seeks to standardise the licensing of government copyright works for re-use using Creative Commons New Zealand law licences and recommends the use of ‘no-known rights’ statements for non-copyright material.

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  • Detailed NZGOAL factsheet

      1. What is NZGOAL?

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