Open and Transparent Government

In August 2011 Government released a Declaration on open and transparent government in New Zealand which commits the Government to actively high value public data. Read the joint announcement by the Minister of Finance and Minister of Internal Affairs here. Read the full Declaration here.

It has also released the New Zealand Data and Information Management Principles.They state that data and information must be open, trusted and authoritative, well managed, readily available, without charge where possible and re-usable. Personal and classified information must be protected.

Read the Principles here.

Read the Cabinet Paper and Cabinet Minute here.

For further information, email opendata@linz.govt.nz.