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Annual report 2025/26 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2025/26
- Chief Executive’s introduction
- About MBIE
- 2025/26 Key operational and performance highlights
- How MBIE measures performance and progress against its strategic intentions
- Progressing MBIE’s strategic intentions
- Implementing the Government's priorities
- Assessment of operations
- Organisational health and capability
- Annual report 2024/25 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2024/25
- Annual report 2023/24 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2023/24
- Annual report 2022/23 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2022/23
- Annual report 2021/22 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2021/22
- Annual report 2020/21 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2020/21
- Annual report 2019/20 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2019/20
- Annual report 2018/19 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2018/19
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Annual report 2025/26 – Pūrongo ā-tau 2025/26
About MBIE
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Who we are
At the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), everything we do is about Growing New Zealand for all. As the lead microeconomic agency, MBIE shapes and manages many of the underlying systems that contribute to national economic success. MBIE delivers a wide range of services supporting businesses and people across New Zealand. We use our breadth and our connections to develop practical options to complex issues.
Our actions are underpinned by our values and guided by our organisational strategy, Te Ara Amiorangi.
Our outcomes
- Prosperous and adaptable people, sectors, and regions
- Skilled people engaged in safe and productive work
- Competitive markets with informed consumers and businesses
- Strong and resilient economy delivering energy security and value from resources
- Dynamic business environment fostering innovation, technology, and international connections.
Every day we
- Deliver value for money services that drive productivity improvement
- Regulate to ensure fair, efficient economic systems
- Invest to grow economic performance
- Provide quality advice to ministers to drive better public outcomes
- Monitor entity performance to drive accountability and results.
Our people and funding
We are over 6,000 people (5,804 FTE) in 40+ offices across New Zealand and abroad.
We receive $1.2 billion to deliver services and functions on behalf of the Government.
We administer $5.7 billion in non-departmental activities on behalf of the Crown.
Geographic spread of MBIE staff
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Map of Aotearoa New Zealand showing the spread of MBIE staff.
- 25.5% based in Auckland
- 8.4% based in Regional North Island
- 49% based in Wellington
- 13.9% based in Canterbury
- 0.7% based in Regional South Island
- 0.4% based overseas
- 2.1% overseas locally engaged
Our promise
Simple: We listen to you, and we keep it simple
Safe: We help keep people safe through consistent and appropriate application of the law
Certain: We help you know what you need to do, how to do it, and why
How New Zealanders and businesses engage with MBIE
- New Zealand Immigration
- Kānoa
- Consumer Protection
- New Zealand Major Events
- Tenancy Services
- New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals
- Employment New Zealand
- New Zealand Business Number
- Trading Standards
- eInvoicing
- Government Property Office
- Building Performance
- New Zealand Intellectual Property Office
- Immigration Advisers Authority
- Business.govt.nz
- Temporary Accommodation Service
- Labour Inspectorate
- New Zealand Research Information System
- Unit Title Services
- Radio Spectrum Management
- Standards New Zealand
- New Zealand Space Agency
- Licensed Building Practitioners
- New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service
- New Zealand Innovative Partnerships
- New Zealand Claims Resolution Service
- New Zealand Companies Office
- Better for business
- Regional Business Partner Network
- Building Practitioners Board
- Electrical Workers Registration Board
- New Zealand Government Procurement