OFCANZ takes a strategic approach to disrupting organised crime, working with information and resources from across government. OFCANZ targets groups and individuals who pose the greatest threat to New Zealand (including criminal groups who work across Police district boundaries, nationally and/or internationally). In all of its work, OFCANZ partners with  New Zealand's law enforcement, border and regulatory agencies, and financial authorities, as well as other government departments. OFCANZ's work is guided by the Government's Organised Crime Strategy.

• Targeting, investigating, and disrupting individuals and groups involved in organised crime. OFCANZ will work with information and intelligence from across government agencies, to ensure it is targeting those who pose the greatest threat to New Zealand. Operations will be led by OFCANZ, but will be multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, for maximum impact
• Leading, coordinating or contributing to policy or legislative changes to make it harder for organised criminals to operate. There will be opportunities to do so by, for example, making it harder to launder money, or obtain false identities, or by increasing information sharing. 
• Working with the private sector to reduce the opportunities for organised crime, and to use its knowledge to help combat organised criminals.
• Raising public awareness about the nature of organised crime, as well as how you can help to undermine it.

Focus areas

In 2008/09 OFCANZ will focus on:

• Ethnic gangs
• Outlaw motorcycle gangs
• Asian organised crime
• Serious and complex fraud that relates to organised crime

Key Functions

• Leading, and enhancing co-operation between, law enforcement and other agencies in the planning and conducting of operations against organised crime;
• Using a variety of methods to combat organised crime, including investigating and prosecuting, disrupting activities and linkages, and confronting serious and organised crime;
• Interrupting organised criminal activity through following the money trail, and through operations to restrain and forfeit the proceeds of crime;
• Driving the intelligence process on organised crime to gather information, and to ensure information is shared between law enforcement and other agencies;
• Improving understanding of the activities and harm of organised crime networks; and
• Preventing risks arising from serious and organised crime.