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Annual reports – Ngā pūrongo ā-tau
- 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
Our scope and responsibilities
MBIE’s main responsibilities span 19 interconnected ministerial portfolios (with support for several more) across 3 funding areas (known as Votes).
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MBIE has responsibility for 17 regulatory systems, with considerable variation in scope, function, risk profile, stakeholders, interfaces, and public and political scrutiny. These systems underpin New Zealand’s economic activity and growth and provide safety and certainty to people and businesses.
MBIE has responsibilities relating to the operations, funding, monitoring and support of ministers in the execution of their duties for many Crown entities and statutory bodies.
MBIE is also the system leader for the Government’s property and procurement functions.
MBIE has several critical national risk and resilience responsibilities, including:
- National Security Board (lead for mass arrivals, also responsible for the deliberate interference, disruption or destruction of the space assets, infrastructure or services New Zealand relies on)
- National Hazard Board (lead for space weather, lead for commodity and energy price shocks)
- fuel security lead
- joint governance responsibility for significant disruption or failure of critical infrastructure.
MBIE is responsible for performance monitoring, appointments and relationship management arrangements for various Crown entities, as well as licensing boards, advisory boards, ministerial advisory committees, dispute resolution boards, charitable trusts, incorporated societies, authorities, and statutory boards.
Our portfolio responsibilities
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A diagram showing how MBIE’s regulatory systems and Crown entities funded connect to the portfolios MBIE is responsible for.
1. Vote Business, Science and Innovation
- Portfolio: Economic Growth
- Crown entities funded: New Zealand Capital Growth Partners‑Limited
- Portfolio: Small Business and Manufacturing
- Portfolio: Commerce and consumer affairs
- Regulatory systems: Competition, Consumer and commercial, Corporate governance, Financial markets conduct, Intellectual property, Standards and conformance, Trade remedies
- Crown Entities funded: Commerce Commission, Financial Markets Authority Takeovers Panel, Retirement Commission, External Reporting Board
- Portfolio: Media and Communications
- Regulatory systems: Communication markets
- Crown Entities funded: Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited
- Portfolio: Resources
- Regulatory systems: Petroleum and minerals
- Portfolio: Energy
- Regulatory systems: Energy markets
- Crown Entities funded: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Electricity Authority
- Portfolio: Science, Innovation and Technology
- Crown Entities funded: Antarctica NZ, Callaghan Innovation**, Health Research Council of New‑Zealand, Crown Research Institutes x 7***, Research and Education Advanced Network
- Portfolio: Space
- Regulatory systems: Outer space and high-altitude activities
- Portfolio: Auckland
- Portfolio: South Island
- Portfolio: Regional Development
- Crown Entities funded: Crown Regional Holdings Limited
- Portfolio: Trade and Investment
- Crown Entities funded: New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- Portfolio: Tourism and Hospitality
- Crown Entities funded: New Zealand Tourism Board
2. Vote Labour Market
- Portfolio: Immigration
- Regulatory systems: Immigration
- Portfolio: Social Development and Employment*
- Portfolio: ACC
- Regulatory systems: Accident compensation
- Crown Entities funded: Accident Compensation Corporation
- Portfolio: Workplace Relations and Safety
- Regulatory systems: Employment relations and standards, Health and safety at work
- Crown Entities funded: WorkSafe New Zealand
3. Vote Building and Construction
- Portfolio: Building and Construction
- Regulatory systems: Building
- Portfolio: Housing*
- Regulatory systems: Housing and tenancy
* MBIE leads on Employment within the Social Development and Employment portfolio and has key Tenancy responsibilities as part of the Housing portfolio. Other portfolios we support include Māori Development, Emergency Management and Recovery, Sports and Recreation and Public Service.
** As at 30 June 2025, in the process of being disestablished.
*** Being replaced with 4 public research organisations: New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science, New Zealand Institute for Earth Science, New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science, and New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology, effective from 1 July 2025.