National Assessments Bureau

Not to be confused with National Assessment Agency.

National Assessments Bureau
Agency overview
Formed1949, as the Joint Intelligence Office[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of New Zealand[1]
HeadquartersWellington, New Zealand[1]
Employees30[1]
Annual budget$3.1 m NZD (2006/07)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Cecille Hillyer, Director[1]
Parent agencyDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet[1]
WebsiteNational Assessments Bureau

The National Assessments Bureau (NAB), previously known as the External Assessments Bureau (EAB), is a New Zealand intelligence analysis agency within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC).[1] The NAB along with the Government Communications Security Bureau and the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service is one of the three core members of New Zealand's intelligence community.[2] It provides assessments to the Prime Minister, other Ministers, senior officials and New Zealand's diplomatic missions abroad, on events and developments that bear on New Zealand's interests, especially in regard to matters of national security.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "National Assessments Bureau". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "About Us". New Zealand Intelligence Community. Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ Hartevelt, John (19 March 2010). "'External' spies turn focus on home front". Stuff. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  4. ^ Cheng, Derek (19 March 2010). "Fears over rugby tournament spur revamp of security agency". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2010.