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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 6]
MBIE Announces Banking Services Panel
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 10:14 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) branch of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced an updated All-of-Government (AoG) panel providing a range of banking services to government agencies until 30 ... More >>
Isolation And Quarantine Functions To Move To Health System On 1 July 2023
Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:25 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
On 1 July 2023, national quarantine and isolation capability NQC (formally known as MIQ) will transfer back to the health system. In June 2020, Cabinet agreed that overall responsibility for Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) would be transferred ... More >>
New Analysis Shows 110,000 Households Unable To Afford To Heat Their Homes
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 11:06 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
About 110,000 households could not afford to keep their homes adequately warm for the year ending June 2022, with Māori and Pacific households, renters and low-income households more likely to experience energy hardship, analysis released today shows. ... More >>
MBIE Opens Consultation On Customer And Product Data Bill
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 8:55 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on an exposure draft of the Customer and Product Data Bill, which will allow customers to safely access and exchange data held about them. “Each time customers interact ... More >>
New Requirements For Fog Cannon Subsidy Scheme Providers To Align With Police’s Retail Crime Prevention Programme
Monday, 19 June 2023, 3:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
As part of the $11m increase in funding for the Fog Cannon Subsidy Scheme, MBIE is introducing further requirements for providers. This is to ensure fog cannons installed under the subsidy scheme can integrate with Police’s Retail Crime Prevention ... More >>
MBIE & Startup Genome Launch Ecosystem Report
Monday, 19 June 2023, 5:13 am | MBIE
New Zealand is celebrated in the world’s premier report on startup and economic enrichment - showing 103% growth in ecosystem value The 2023 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network ... More >>
Digital Boost Hits Another Milestone In Supporting Small Businesses To Become Digitally Enabled
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Digital Boost platform has hit another milestone with over 60,000 registered users, offering small kiwi businesses digital expertise at their fingertips. The government-funded platform is run in partnership with the Ministry of Business, Innovation ... More >>
MBIE Announces Three Appointments To The Commerce Commission
Friday, 2 June 2023, 12:50 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced the appointments of Bryan Chapple and Vhari McWha as Commissioners, and Rakihia Tau as an Associate Commissioner of the Commerce Commission. “Bryan Chapple and Vhari ... More >>
MBIE Announces New Commerce Commission Appointment
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 12:08 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced that Loretta Lovell has been appointed as an associate member of the Commerce Commission. “This appointment will take effect on 31 May 2023” said Andrew Hume, General ... More >>
Facebook Motor Vehicle Seller Convicted And Fined
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 4:38 pm | MBIE
Jessie Gettins was sentenced at the Auckland District Court to a $13,000 fine after being found guilty of one charge of carrying on the business of motor vehicle trading without being registered, in breach of the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (MVSA). The ... More >>
Manuka Honey Certification Mark Application Unsuccessful
Monday, 22 May 2023, 10:07 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has published its decision on the opposition to the ‘MANUKA HONEY’ trade mark application. The decision refuses the application to register ‘MANUKA HONEY’ as a certification mark. It ... More >>
Consumers Know Their Rights, But Confidence In Protection Regime Falls
Friday, 19 May 2023, 11:33 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand’s only national survey of consumer data shows consumers know laws exist to protect their basic consumer rights, but confidence in the broader consumer protection regime has fallen. The survey was first commissioned in 2016 by Consumer ... More >>
Terms Of Reference Released For Review Into Out Of Hours Immigration Visits
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 5:49 pm | MBIE
The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released the Terms of Reference for the recently announced review into out of hours visits carried out by immigration officers for deportation purposes. Carolyn Tremain says ... More >>
eInvoicing Becoming The New Norm For New Zealand Businesses
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 11:12 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
With more than 8,000 businesses across New Zealand registered to receive eInvoices and this number growing daily, eInvoicing is fast becoming the new norm. Importantly, the list of large businesses leading the way is growing. Big players, including the ... More >>
MBIE Announces Review Into Out Of Hours Immigration Compliance Visits
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:15 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced that a review is to be held into out of hours compliance visits carried out by Immigration New Zealand (INZ). Carolyn Tremain says the review, by Mike Heron KC, will consider ... More >>
Changes To The Building Code For Plumbing And Drainage And Protection From Fire
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:19 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is amending acceptable solutions and verification methods to ensure the safety and wellbeing of New Zealanders when it comes to plumbing, drainage, and protection from fire. “The changes are ... More >>
He Tipu Ka Hua Fund Opens To Advance Māori-led Research
Friday, 28 April 2023, 10:02 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Government fund He Tipu Ka Hua is now open for proposals from Māori organisations to advance Māori-led research programmes or platforms. He Tipu Ka Hua is one of two new MBIE-administered funds, announced in February 2023, designed ... More >>
New Zealand Research To Fly On International Space Station
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 10:05 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
A research facility prototype developed in Christchurch will soon orbit Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) under a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and US space company Axiom Space. The ... More >>
Church Exploits Vulnerable Korean Migrants In Elaborate Wage Scam
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 1:26 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Trustees of Jesus Aroma Church, set up to promote and advance Christianity in New Zealand, has been ordered to pay more than $164,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for exploiting two vulnerable migrant workers and even taking premiums or payments ... More >>
Feedback Sought To Reduce Building Consent Costs And Improve Sector Performance
Monday, 17 April 2023, 2:59 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
We’re seeking feedback on proposals to reduce the consent costs of building work and use some of the surplus Building Levy funding to improve regulatory services, says Anna Cook, General Manager Building System Performance. A consultation is now ... More >>
