The Government is committed to actively releasing high value public data to maintain our credibility for open and transparent government that is internationally recognised.
Refer to the Declaration on Open and Transparent Government cabinet paper for information that directs all Public Service departments to actively release high value public data.
Cabinet Minute of Decision (11) 29/12 - 8-August 2011.pdf
Open Data Charter
New Zealand signed up to the Open Data Charter in 2017 to promote the openness of government, help drive innovation, support public accountability, and encourage engagement with government.
As outlined in the Adoption of International Open Data Charter, the Government's default position is to make its datasets freely available to the public. The charter is an agreement with 6 principles and supporting actions. You can find more information on the Open Data charter and the agreement on their website below.
Cabinet paper - Adoption of international Open Data charter PDF 739KBDownload form
Datasets generated by Inland Revenue are published on the Government Data Directory at data.govt.nz, in formats and under licenses that allow reuse.