This section lists the organisations in the State Services and wider State sector by organisation type, so that readers searching for a list of 'departments' or 'Crown entities', for example, will find them in one place. In the case of non-Public Service departments and Crown entities, subheadings indicate which departments and entities respectively are in the State Services or form part of the wider State sector. For a description of all the agencies that comprise the 'State Services' and the wider 'State sector', refer to the section on Role of the State Services Commissioner.

The State sector plus the organisations of local government in New Zealand collectively make up the 'Public sector'. State sector organisations only are listed here. Further information and links to State sector websites can be found on the government portal website. For information on the local government sector see: http://www.lgnz.co.nz. For quick access to contact information for local authorities see: http://www.localgovt.co.nz.