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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 7]
Te Whare Hononga, A Place For Peace And Understanding, Opens In Taranaki
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 5:58 am | MBIE
A new whare (house) that creates a space to bring the Taranaki Cathedral community and mana whenua together and establish the Sir Paul Reeves Centre, will be officially opened with a dawn blessing in Ngāmotu New Plymouth today. Te Whare Hononga, the ... More >>
Te Pūnaha Hihiko Funding Supports Māori Research
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 11:13 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
From improving Aotearoa’s response to whale strandings to using eDNA to monitor biodiversity and inform sustainable development, 16 projects will receive funding through the latest round of Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund. ... More >>
Offshore Petroleum Permit Granted After Court-ordered Reconsideration
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 5:04 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
An offshore petroleum exploration permit has today been granted to Greymouth Gas Turangi Limited (Greymouth) after the High Court ordered a reconsideration of its earlier application for a permit. New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) ... More >>
Local Research And Innovation In RNA Technology Set To Ramp Up
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 10:37 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The following statement can be Trevor Drage, MBIE’s Manager, Strategic Investments. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington and Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland have been tasked to develop a plan for a government-funded ... More >>
World-famous In Aotearoa: Golden Shears And Kupu Festival Among Those To Receive Incubator Funding
Monday, 13 March 2023, 10:18 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Four events across the motu are set to receive a funding boost from the government’s Creative and Cultural Events Incubator. The Auckland Matariki Festival 2023, Doc Edge Life Unscripted Festival 2024, Golden Shears 2024 and the Kupu Festival 2023 ... More >>
MBIE Seeks Feedback To Strengthen Building Occupational Regulation Regimes
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 9:28 am | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is commencing a public consultation seeking feedback on the Licensed Building Practitioner; Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers; Electrical Workers and Registered Architects occupational regulation ... More >>
Former Liquor Store Employees To Be Paid Outstanding Dues
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:03 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Five former employees of Auckland-based liquor stores are in the process of getting paid a total of $259,685 arrears, after the Employment Court found their former employers guilty of violating minimum pay and holiday rules. Judge Kathryn Beck ruled that ... More >>
Fog Cannon Subsidy Applications Open
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 9:07 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Applications are now open for the $4,000 fog cannon subsidy for small retail businesses that want a fog cannon installed. The subsidy is open to all eligible small retailers and dairies in New Zealand who want a fog cannon installed, with the subsidy paid ... More >>
Consultation Opens On Ways To Address Safety Concerns For Corded Window Coverings
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:42 am | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is seeking feedback on ways to address safety concerns associated with corded window coverings, such as roller blinds, concertina blinds, Roman blinds and slatted blinds like Venetian blinds. ... More >>
Foodstuffs South Island Stores Fined For Blatant Violation Of Shop Trading Hours
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 12:09 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Two Foodstuffs South Island co-operative stores in Wanaka have been fined in the Christchurch District Court for violating Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 by opening on Good Friday in 2022. Greta Enterprises Limited, trading as Wanaka New World, and ... More >>
Samra Holdings To Pay Penalties Of Over $1.55 Million
Monday, 19 December 2022, 11:30 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
In a landmark judgment, the Employment Court ordered the Samra Holdings group of companies and a person involved in breaches of minimum employment standards to pay penalties of over $1.55 million. Of the total penalty amount of $1.55 million, Justice ... More >>
Unregistered Motor Vehicle Trader Convicted And Fined
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 3:45 pm | MBIE
Kahn David Ratcliffe, an unregistered motor vehicle trader, was convicted last week for breaching the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (MVSA). Duncan Connor, the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Traders said, “Ratcliffe sold 44 vehicles in a 12-month period ... More >>
MBIE Responds To Ombudsman Report
Monday, 12 December 2022, 12:41 pm | MBIE
MIQ was a critical part of New Zealand’s COVID-19 response. It was established at pace, in an operationally complex and fast-moving environment to protect New Zealanders from a largely unknown, rapidly evolving, and deadly virus. MIQ enabled almost 230,000 ... More >>
Maintaining The Pace For The Great Rides
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 12:24 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
From the Far North to Southland, more than $934,000 has been confirmed for maintenance projects on the Great Rides of the New Zealand Cycle Trails, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment announced today. Funding from the ... More >>
Applications To Initiate A Fair Pay Agreement Open On 1 December
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 12:34 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Fair Pay Agreements system comes into effect on 1 December, which means eligible unions can start the process to initiate a Fair Pay Agreement. They will need to apply to the Chief Executive of MBIE for approval to begin bargaining for a specific ... More >>
Design A Satellite Mission Winners Announced
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 11:50 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
From measuring heat loss to tracking blue wales, student creativity soared in entries to this year’s New Zealand Space Agency Design a Satellite Mission essay competition. Chloe Drinkwater (Year 8) of Selwyn House School in Christchurch and a combined team ... More >>
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Life Pass Holders Surveyed On Willingness To Support New Entity
Friday, 18 November 2022, 3:02 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment’s Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit (Kānoa-RDU) has today asked the Voluntary Administrators of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) to formally survey the approximately 14,500 Life Pass ... More >>
Moving Towards A Low Emissions Aotearoa, Together
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 1:03 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
The Government is asking for public input as part of its goal of ensuring Aotearoa’s transition to a low emissions future is fair and inclusive for all New Zealanders. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and Ministry of Business, Innovation and ... More >>
Building Code Decisions Made On Lead In Plumbing Products And Hollow-core Flooring To Improve Health And Safety
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:00 pm | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Following consultation earlier this year on proposed changes to the Building Code, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced decisions on lead in new plumbing products and hollow-core flooring systems. Feedback from ... More >>
Fake Investment Scams Increasing Substantially: What Can You Do To Protect Yourself?
Monday, 14 November 2022, 10:12 am | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
This Fraud Awareness Week (14 -20 November), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Consumer Protection team, alongside New Zealand Police, CERT NZ, Financial Markets Authority and banks across New Zealand, are urging people ... More >>
