News and releases

MBIE has announced that the Building Levy rate will reduce by 13 percent, meaning homeowners will soon see a drop in building consent costs.

Reduced inflows into North Island hydro schemes contributed to a decline in the share of electricity generated from renewable sources in the third quarter of 2019, according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The Government has announced that New Zealand has ratified the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Protocol on Forced Labour.

The Government has announced the funding recipients from round 4 of the Tourism Infrastructure Fund.

Consultation is now open on a draft consumer information standard that will allow consumers to have more information about where their food originated.

The Government has responded to the Commerce Commission’s retail fuel sector market study. The Commission studied factors that may affect competition in New Zealand’s retail fuel market, and made recommendations aimed at improving competition, and outcomes for consumers, in the fuel sector.

The Government is backing the recommendations in the Small Business Council’s Strategy and has unveiled 3 initiatives to begin implementing.

The government has agreed a new approach to New Zealand’s Plant Variety Rights (PVR) regime. These proposals meet our commitments to Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi while also aligning with the highest international standards of plant variety rights protection.

Technology will play a part in managing responsible camping this summer, the government has announced.