News and releases

Public feedback is now invited to improve freedom camping in New Zealand.

The two-year transition period of the Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Act 2019 came to an end on 8 April 2021.

Spokesperson Peter Crabtree (GM Science, Innovation and International) speaks about the progress of Wisk transport trial programme.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust have today entered into a partnership agreement for engagement within Taranaki Iwi on the project to decommission the Tui Field.

Reporting released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) shows that all priority earthquake prone buildings (EPBs) in New Zealand’s high seismic risk areas have now been identified by local territorial authorities.

A review by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has found that the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act is working well to ensure that sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying is done properly in the interests of public health and safety.

Following an upgrade of RealMe services, RealMe won’t work with Internet Explorer after Friday 9 April and if you have an older device you may need to download and install a new internet browser.

An all-of-government plan of action against human trafficking, forced labour and slavery has been released.

A decline hydro and wind generation in the last quarter of 2020 led to a small decrease in the share of electricity generated from renewable sources according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) and Tauranga-based Envico Technologies , in preparation for a trial which will field test the use of predator-control drones for conservation.