Public Sector Directory (PSD) Toolkit
The Public Sector Directory contains a comprehensive list of New Zealand Government organisations similar to that stored in the Blue Pages at the front of the phone book.
The data for this directory has been collated and cleaned from a variety of sources. These sources include: the New Zealand Government Portal, Archives New Zealand as well as the State Services Commission. The resulting data is stored on an LDAP server. Entries are updated as information comes to hand and are reviewed for changes every two months.
To search the PSD using the PSD Search web-interface please goto http://psd.govt.nz/search/. You can also testdrive the widget.
The PSD ldap server can also be browsed anonymously by pointing any ldap browser (eg phpldapadmin or JXplorer) at psd.govt.nz, or by our installation of PHPLdapAdmin.
The PSD data is also available for download in a variety of formats. This is currently offered as a web service, if you have a need for the data please contact us.
What is in the PSD?
The Directory has a head office entry for each organisation in the state sector plus local authorities. By convention, the term 'state sector' refers to the organisations in the annual financial statements of the Government prepared under the Public Finance Act 1989. In addition, semi-independent divisions of larger organisations are listed as Independent Brands where they have a public identity. Not listed are primary and secondary schools and Statutory and Significant Non-Statutory Organisations associated with Ministerial Portfolios. Examples of these include the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee, and the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company. These organisations do not form part of the state sector, and it is difficult to get an authoritative list of them.
NOTE: Public Sector is government in its widest sense.
Public Sector = central Government + all local authorities ('local Government')
State Sector = All organisations in the annual financial statements of the Crown (i.e. Departments + Offices of Parliament + SOEs + Crown Entities + Reserve Bank + Māori Television Service)
Public Service = The Departments listed in the First Schedule to the State Sector Act