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Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the government’s lead business-facing agency.
Our purpose is to grow the New Zealand economy to provide a better standard of living for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to help businesses to be more competitive, improving job opportunities for all and by ensuring good quality housing is more affordable.
MBIE was formed in July 2012 by bringing together the Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Department of Labour and Department of Building and Housing.
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - Latest News [Page 10]
Statement From Joint Head Of MIQ Brigadier Rose King: Absconding Incidents At Auckland MIQ Facility
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 11:11 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
MIQ can confirm that three COVID-19 positive cases community cases staying at the Holiday Inn Auckland Airport Hotel managed isolation and quarantine facility allegedly absconded last night. One is still at large. In the first incident, two community ... More >>
Digital Boost Reaches 40,000 Small Business Sign-ups, Launches Mobile App
Monday, 18 October 2021, 10:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Over 40,000 small businesses are now participating in the Digital Boost skills training initiative, and to make this on-the-go digital education more easily accessible a new Digital Boost Live app has been launched. The Mind Lab built the free Digital ... More >>
Contract Signed For Next Phase Of Tui Oil Field Decommissioning
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:55 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has entered into an agreement with Shelf Subsea Services Pte Ltd for the removal of the subsea infrastructure from the Tui Oil Field (Phase 2 of the Tui decommissioning process). Shelf Subsea is headquartered ... More >>
Self-isolation Pilot Expressions Of Interest Open On Thursday 30 September
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 2:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Government recently announced a Self-Isolation Pilot will begin in October as a key step in ‘Reconnecting New Zealanders’ and safely re-opening borders and developing new pathways for people entering New Zealand. The Self-Isolation Pilot ... More >>
Building And Construction Sector Trends Annual Report 2021 Indicates Sector Remains Strong In Face Of COVID-19
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 10:21 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released the Building and Construction Sector Trends Annual Report 2021. The report provides an overview of the building system over the past twelve months to June 2021, outlines ... More >>
New Zealand Space Agency Joins International Space Coordination Group
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 1:54 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The New Zealand Space Agency will become the 27th member of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) announced today. The ISECG is a non-binding, technical coordination ... More >>
ARLA Decision Tips Power Balance For Exploited Workers In Liquor Retail
Monday, 27 September 2021, 1:37 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate, part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, welcomes the Alcohol Regulatory and Licencing Authority’s (ARLA) decision to cancel liquor licences for five Canterbury liquor stores owned by Nekita Enterprises Limited, ... More >>
Pause on room releases to end as MIQ rolls out virtual lobby
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 1:16 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The pause on the release of managed isolation vouchers will end on 20 September as MIQ rolls out a virtual lobby for the next release of MIQ vouchers. The release of approximately 3,000 rooms across September – December will take place at 9am ... More >>
Members of new Energy Hardship Expert Panel announced
Friday, 10 September 2021, 9:58 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Five welfare, electricity, hardship and health leaders have been appointed to the new Energy Hardship Expert Panel that is being set up to recommend policy priorities and actions to government. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) ... More >>
Accommodation support available for displaced residents
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:58 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated following recent flooding in the West and North-West regions of Auckland. TAS is now accepting registrations from displaced residents ... More >>
Crowne Plaza ready to receive returnees from Thursday
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 12:20 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The MIQ Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has recommended the Crowne Plaza can receive its next cohort of returnees on 9 September, as planned. More >>
Business Travel Register Is Now Open
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 1:07 pm | MBIE
With the plan for Auckland and Northland remaining at COVID-19 Alert Level 4 while the rest of the country moves to Alert Level 3 from 23:59 on Tuesday, 31 August, the Business Travel Register has now been activated for businesses to apply for their ... More >>
Reopening Travel From Australia In September
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 4:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
People will be able to return from Australia to New Zealand in September with the resumption of red flights from several cities in Australia. The ‘red’ flights will require travellers to book their 14-day stay in managed isolation, have a negative ... More >>
Statutory review of space law starts
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 2:06 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The scheduled three-year review of the operation and effectiveness of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 begins today, MBIE Deputy Secretary Labour, Science and Enterprise Paul Stocks says. The Act regulates launches into outer space, ... More >>
Courier Drivers Who Think They May Be Misclassified As Contractors Encouraged To Come Forward
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 12:55 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate is undertaking a national campaign focusing on the employment status of courier drivers after concerns were raised about courier drivers being misclassified as contractors and missing out on employment rights. Last year, the ... More >>
New Online Tool To Find Out If Building Consent Is Needed
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 11:48 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A new online tool to help homeowners find out if their next project needs building consent is now available at building.govt.nz . “The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has introduced a new online tool as a first port of call for ... More >>
Survey Shows Low Consumer Knowledge When Shopping For A Loan
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 2:18 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
If you take out a loan and find a better deal within five working days, you can cancel your original loan, yet a recent consumer survey shows only one in five people know this. Almost half of respondents to the 2020 New Zealand Consumer Survey took ... More >>
Younger Consumers More At Risk, Survey Shows
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 11:23 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Did you know you do not need to have the original packaging with you when returning faulty goods? The 2020 New Zealand Consumer Survey (NZCS) shows young people aren’t as familiar with the laws designed to protect their basic consumer rights when purchasing ... More >>
Labour Inspectorate Concludes Inquiry Into Gloriavale
Friday, 23 July 2021, 12:13 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Labour Inspectorate has found that the members of the Gloriavale Christian community cannot currently be considered employees under New Zealand legislation. This means the Inspectorate has no jurisdiction and will not undertake further investigation ... More >>
New Digital Identifiers Help Prepare Businesses For The Future
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:39 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand businesses will be able to find exciting innovation opportunities thanks to new globally unique digital identifiers for different parts of their business. NZBN Organisation Parts, linked to a business’s legal entity identifier, the New ... More >>
