Jurisdiction New Zealand | Employees 48 FTE staff | |
Headquarters Level 2, ASB Building,
101-103 The Terrace,
Wellington
WELLINGTON 6140 Annual budget Vote Pacific Peoples
Total budget for 2016/17
$9,921,000 Minister responsible Alfred Ngaro,
Minister for Pacific Peoples Agency executive Pauline Winter,
Chief Executive | ||
The Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP), formerly the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues affecting Pasifika communities in New Zealand.
MPP seeks to promote the status of Pasifika peoples in New Zealand by keeping them informed of the issues, then acting as an advocate in dealing with other state sector organisations.
Re-branding
On 22 December 2015, the Ministry announced it would be changing its name to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, to reflect the growing number of Pasifika children born in New Zealand. A new visual identity, designed by two design students of Pacific descent and based around three manu (birds), was also introduced to represent a message of travel, freedom and success.