News and releases

Four new members with strong capital and business experience have been appointed to the New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Board, the Ministry of Business, Employment, and Innovation announced today.

The following is a joint press release from The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and America’s Cup Event Limited (ACE).

From today, small businesses will be able to benefit from a Government-funded Digital Boost skills training and support initiative.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has opened consultation on options to reduce merchant service fees on debit and credit cards.

New regulations under consumer credit legislation will ensure the requirements for companies that provide loans to consumers are clear, consistently applied and easy to enforce.

David Smol has been appointed chair of New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Board, the Ministry of Business, Employment, and Innovation announced today.

The Government is extending the Business Debt Hibernation (BDH) scheme by 10 months to 31 October 2021.

Supermarkets will be the subject of the second market study, the Government has today confirmed.

Some of the temporary COVID-19-related relief measures introduced by the Government earlier this year have been extended, while others are no longer available or are soon to expire.

The Government has today released the Request for Proposals (RFP) to appoint the next set of KiwiSaver default providers.