Claude for government and public services
Councils and public agencies deal with long documents, submissions and plain-language requirements, and they have to get privacy and records right.
- Share of NZ employees
- 6.4%about 157,000 people, Feb 2025
- Highest local share
- 25%Wellington, Wellington
- Highest region
- 18%Wellington, 50,100 employees
Where we start
Councils and public agencies deal with long documents, submissions and plain-language requirements, and they have to get privacy and records right.
Submission analysis
Group and summarise large numbers of public submissions and trace each theme back to the submissions behind it.
Plain-language rewrites
Rewrite policy and consent material to meet plain-language expectations without changing its meaning.
Briefings from long reports
Draft briefing notes that summarise reports and highlight decisions, with references to the source.
Take care: Follow the Public Service AI Framework and your agency’s guidance, the Privacy Act 2020 and the Public Records Act. Choose an enterprise plan with the data controls your agency needs.
Where the jobs are
Government and public services accounts for 6.4% of paid employees in New Zealand. These are the towns and regions where its share is highest. Towns need at least 400 employees to be ranked.
Towns with the highest share of jobs in government
| Town | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 25.0% | 6.4% | |
| Upper Hutt | 24.2% | 6.4% | |
| Kaikohe | 18.8% | 6.4% | |
| Mangawhai | 18.2% | 6.4% | |
| Paeroa | 17.6% | 6.4% | |
| Stratford | 15.8% | 6.4% | |
| Palmerston North | 13.1% | 6.4% | |
| Amberley | 10.8% | 6.4% | |
| Marton | 10.5% | 6.4% | |
| Kerikeri | 10.4% | 6.4% |
Share of paid employees at business locations in the town. The tick marks the national share.
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
By region
| Region | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 17.8% | 6.4% | |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 9.5% | 6.4% | |
| Northland | 6.2% | 6.4% | |
| Waikato | 5.0% | 6.4% | |
| Canterbury | 4.8% | 6.4% | |
| Marlborough | 4.8% | 6.4% | |
| Auckland | 4.7% | 6.4% | |
| Gisborne | 4.7% | 6.4% | |
| Hawke's Bay | 4.6% | 6.4% | |
| Bay of Plenty | 4.5% | 6.4% | |
| Otago | 4.4% | 6.4% | |
| Taranaki | 4.4% | 6.4% | |
| West Coast | 4.4% | 6.4% | |
| Nelson | 4.3% | 6.4% | |
| Southland | 3.6% | 6.4% | |
| Tasman | 2.1% | 6.4% |
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
Courses
1Introductory
Claude foundations workshop
A hands-on start for everyone on the team: good prompts, Projects, files and artifacts, using your own work as the examples.
2Organisation
Claude team rollout
Moving from a few enthusiasts to a whole team: plan choice, Projects structure, usage guidelines, connectors and champions.
3Advanced
Claude Code and MCP for developers
For developers and technical teams: agentic coding with Claude Code, project memory, building MCP servers and the Claude API.
Other industries
Questions
Is Claude safe to use in government?
With the right plan and rules, yes for most tasks. Follow the Public Service AI Framework and your agency’s guidance, the Privacy Act 2020 and the Public Records Act. Choose an enterprise plan with the data controls your agency needs.
Can training use our own government examples?
Yes. We ask for a few real, non-sensitive examples beforehand, or anonymised versions, and build the exercises around them.
Train your government team
- You tell us about the teamSize, where you are, the documents people work with, and what you would like to change.
- We suggest a course and formatBy email, with a few questions about the tasks and documents you want to train on.
- People practise on real workOn-site or remote. Everyone leaves with Claude set up for tasks they do every week.
- In person
- Remote
- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with Anthropic.
Enquire
Tell us about your team. We reply by email with a suggested course and format.