| ACC | Accident Compensation Corporation |
| ACP | Animal Control Products Limited |
| AES | Annual Enterprise Survey |
| Air NZ | Air New Zealand Limited |
| Airways | Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited |
| APR | Annual Portfolio Report (COMU) |
| CFIs | Crown Financial Institutions, which are ACC, EQC, GSF, NPF and NZSF |
| CFISnet | Crown Financial Information System |
| COMU | Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit, the Treasury |
| Corrections | Department of Corrections |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CRIs | Crown Research Institutes |
| DBH | Department of Building and Housing |
| DHBs | District Health Boards |
| DOC | Department of Conservation |
| EQC | Earthquake Commission |
| Elec | gen Electricity generators |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Practice |
| Genesis | Genesis Power Limited |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GPS | Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding |
| GSF | Government Superannuation Fund |
| HNZC | Housing New Zealand Corporation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IRD | Inland Revenue Department |
| IRR | Income Related Rent |
| ITPs | Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics |
| Justice | Ministry of Justice |
| Kordia | Kordia Group Limited |
| KPIs | Key Performance Indicators |
| KRG | KiwiRail Group |
| Landcorp | Landcorp Farming Limited |
| LINZ | Land Information New Zealand |
| LML | Learning Media Limited |
| Meridian | Meridian Energy Limited |
| MetService | Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited |
| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MoE | Ministry of Education |
| MoH | Ministry of Health |
| MoT | Ministry of Transport |
| MRP | Mighty River Power Limited |
| MSD | Ministry of Social Development |
| NDF | National Disaster Fund |
| NLTF | National Land Transport Fund |
| NPF | National Provident Fund |
| NZDF | New Zealand Defence Force |
| NZDMO | New Zealand Debt Management Office, the Treasury |
| NZIFRS | New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards |
| NZ Post | New Zealand Post Limited |
| NZSF | New Zealand Superannuation Fund |
| NZTA | New Zealand Transport Agency |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Police | New Zealand Police |
| PPE | Property, plant and equipment |
| QV | Quotable Value Limited |
| RBNZ | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
| S&P | Standard & Poor's |
| SCI | Statement of Corporate Intent |
| Scion | New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited |
| SOEs | State-Owned Enterprises |
| SOI | Statement of Intent |
| Solid Energy | Solid Energy New Zealand Limited |
| SSC | State Services Commission |
| TEIs | Tertiary Education Institutions |
| Te Papa | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
| Transpower | Transpower New Zealand Limited |