Cabinet National Security Committee (New Zealand)

The Cabinet National Security Committee is a cabinet-level committee of the New Zealand Department of the [Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet], that was created in October 2014 by the Fifth [National Government of New Zealand|Fifth National Government]. This body is modelled after the British National Security Council and the Australian National [Security Committee (Australia)|National Security Committee of Cabinet]. The NSC is headed by the Minister of [National Security and Intelligence (New Zealand)|Minister of National Security and Intelligence].
The NSC oversees the New [Zealand intelligence agencies|New Zealand's intelligence community] and security services, and it is tasked with considering policies and proposals related to those departments. Another function of the NSC is to coordinate and direct national responses to major crises or national security problems. The Committee members include the Prime Minister and ministers responsible for the Civil Defence, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, and Police portfolios.