Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora (Māori) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 2001 |
Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
Headquarters | The Aurora Conference Centre 56 The Terrace Wellington 6011 |
Employees | 7,973 FTE staff (30 June 2020)[1] |
Annual budget | Total budget for 2019/20 $27,828,629,000[2] |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD; Māori: Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the New Zealand Government on social policy, and providing social services. MSD is the largest public service department, employing public servants in over 200 locations around New Zealand. MSD delivers its programmes and services through a number of business groups and agencies.[3]