News and releases

The Licenced Building Practitioners (LBP) code of ethics is now in effect.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ was officially welcomed to Aotearoa New Zealand today with a pōwhiri in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland ahead of the Draw.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has published the terms of reference for the New Zealand Energy Strategy, setting out government ambitions and next steps for transitioning the energy system to a high performing, low emissions future.

New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) has today reissued a tender for a new All-of-Government recruitment services contract.

The Government has announced it is working with New Zealand’s 3 major network operators (Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees) and shared network infrastructure provider Dense Air to enable improvements to rural connectivity and the accelerated roll-out of 5G services to small towns across New Zealand.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has today opened consultation on the Future of the Skilled Migrant Category and proposals to introduce a new, simplified points-based system.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has opened consultation on regulations to support a new regime to govern New Zealand’s incorporated societies.

MBIE’s Trade and International team hosted a virtual workshop for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies on building an enabling environment for financial technology (fintech). This workshop was designed for APEC members to share their experiences about the digitalisation of financial services, emerging regulatory environments for fintech across the region, and the role fintech can play in supporting international trade and the achievement of environmental social governance (ESG) objectives.

Businesses performing eligible research and development will soon be able to access more frequent and faster payments of the Research and Development Tax Incentive, with the introduction of in-year payments in early 2023.

Improved working conditions for workers in the screen industry is now a reality with the Screen Industry Workers Act passing into law.