A Crown entity is a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector. Most crown entities come under the following subtypes:
- Crown-Owned Companies (CROCs) -- some, but not all registered companies wholly owned by the government
- Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) -- registered companies formed from the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
- school boards of trustees
- universities
- colleges of education
- polytechnics
- wānanga
- See also: state sector organisations in New Zealand (listing of crown entities)