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Formed | 1984 |
Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
Headquarters | Level 9, IT Qual House, 22 The Terrace, WELLINGTON 6011 |
Employees | 28[1] |
Annual budget | Vote Women Total budget for 2019/20 $6,842,000[2] |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | women |
The Ministry for Women (Māori: Manatū Wāhine) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the New Zealand Government on policies and issues affecting women. It was formerly called the Ministry for Women's Affairs (MWA), but it was announced that the name would be changed to Ministry for Women in December 2014.[3] The minister in charge of the department is the Minister for Women (previously Minister for Women's Affairs), currently Nicola Grigg.[4]