Cloud First Policy – NZ Government¶
Status: ✅ Approved Version: 2.1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | GUARD-CLOUD-001 |
| Category | Cloud |
| Subcategory | cloud-adoption |
| Type | policy |
| Owner | Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) |
| Approved by | — |
| Approved date | — |
| Review due | — |
Description¶
Mandates that New Zealand government organisations must adopt public cloud services for information systems where possible, with requirements for data classification, multi-cloud resilience, cost optimisation, and risk assessment. Establishes baseline standards for cloud procurement and governance across the NZ public sector.
Source document¶
Cloud First policy | NZ Digital government
Last fetched: 2026-04-22
Related guardrails¶
- GUARD-CLOUD-002 — All of Government Cloud Sourcing Strategy
- GUARD-GOV-017 — Risk Assessment for Public Cloud Services
- GUARD-SEC-007 — New Zealand Government Cloud Adoption and Risk Assessment Framework
Change history¶
| Version | Date | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2024-01-15 | auto-generated | Initial import of NZ Government Cloud First Policy from digital.govt.nz |
| 2.0 | 2026-04-21 | auto-generated | Updated content from external source; verified current policy requirements and sustainability considerations; content hash updated to reflect latest policy version |
| 2.1 | 2026-04-22 | auto-generated | Refreshed external source verification; content hash and fetch timestamp updated; confirmed policy alignment with multi-cloud and data classification requirements |