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      • Building and maintaining New Zealand’s homes and buildings
      • Response to Canterbury earthquakes
      • Building and construction consultations
      • Investigations and reviews for safer buildings
      • Residential pool safety
      • Supporting a skilled and productive workforce
      • Regulating building professionals and practitioners
      • Weathertight Homes Resolution Service claims statistics
      • Building for climate change
      • Building Performance Website
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Economic development

We focus on improving the well-being of New Zealanders by supporting our economy to become more productive, resilient and sustainable. We use our expertise in funds management, tourism, major events, firm-level investment, SMEs, digital technology impacts and other priority sectors to support the government’s objectives.

Events Transition Support Payment scheme (ETSP)

The Events Transition Support Payment (ETSP) scheme was designed to provide assurance to organisers of large-scale events, so they could continue organising our much anticipated events over 2022.

  • General events
  • Business events
  • Additional information for applicants, suppliers and vendors
  • ETSP recipients
  • Terms and conditions

Reactivating Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland package

This support package helped to revive economic, social and cultural activities in New Zealand’s largest city over the summer of 2021/2022 and provided relief to those in hardship.

Startup Advisors Council

The Startup Advisors Council was formed by the Government in 2022.

  • Terms of reference

COVID-19 data resources

We have been gathering data and information on the economic impact and recovery options of COVID-19, and data and statistics about managed isolation and quarantine in New Zealand.

  • Managed isolation and quarantine data
  • Latest COVID-19 economic data
  • COVID-19 economic data - pre-August 2021

Economic Plan

The Economic Plan describes the Government’s vision for a productive, sustainable and inclusive economy. It articulates the key economic shifts we need to make to improve the wellbeing and living standards of all New Zealanders.

Equitable Transitions Strategy

Achieving a low emissions Aotearoa New Zealand that is better for everyone.

Te Rautaki Whakawhiti Tautika

Ki te kotahi tātou, ka taea tātou te ārai atu i ngā mate āhuarangi i runga i te tōritenga me te kauawhinga. Mā ngāi Māori tonu tātou e ārahi.

Just Transition

We have established a Just Transitions Unit to help share and coordinate the work of transitioning New Zealand to a low emissions economy.

  • The Just Transition Partnership team
  • Just Transitions for Taranaki
  • Just Transitions for Southland

Industry policy

The Government has launched a new approach to industry policy, aimed at growing more innovative industries in New Zealand and lifting the productivity, sustainability and inclusivity of our key sectors.

  • Industry Transformation Plans

Digital economy

The Government is enabling New Zealand to become a thriving digital nation — where our people, businesses and government are all using technology to drive innovation, improve productivity, and enhance quality of life for all New Zealanders.

  • Digital economy work
  • Digital economy research

Screen sector

We support the continuing success of New Zealand as a destination for screen activity, including film, television, digital effects and post-production work.

  • Review of Government investment in the screen sector
  • Increasing value from government investment in the New Zealand Screen Production Grant
  • Summary document: Increasing value from government investment in the New Zealand Screen Production Grant
  • The benefits of the New Zealand screen industry
  • New Zealand Screen Production Grant
  • Economic trends in the screen sector
  • Information about the New Zealand Screen Sector

Growing the food and beverage sector

New Zealand is a major food and beverage exporter, with the industry accounting for 46% of all goods and services exports.

  • Food and Beverage Information Project
  • Food Innovation Network

Māori economic development

We are the lead government agency responsible for coordinating the Crown Māori Economic Strategy and Action Plan.

  • He kai kei aku ringa: Strategy and action plan
  • Supporting Māori business
  • Newsletter

Regional economic development

Government is investing in regionally focused initiatives to enhance economic development opportunities. Kānoa - Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit (Kānoa - RDU) has been established to support delivery of these commitments. We also have a suite of Regional Economic Activity Tools that present social and economic data on our regions.

  • Kānoa - Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit
  • Modelled Territorial Authority Gross Domestic Product
  • Regional Economic Activity Tools

Sector reports series

The Sectors Reports Series and the New Zealand Sectors Dashboard provides up-to-date information on all the industry sectors that make up the New Zealand economy.

  • Forestry and wood processing spotlight report series

Major events

The Government works in partnership with the event sector to support New Zealand’s growing reputation as an attractive destination for major events of global significance.

Long-term Insights Briefing on the future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is pleased to share with you our Long-term Insights Briefing: 'The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand: An exploration of 2 trends influencing productivity and wellbeing – purpose-led business and use of blockchain technology'. Thank you to everyone who shared their knowledge and insights to inform the development of the Briefing.

  • A3 Summary - The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand
  • The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Summary of consultation on the draft Long-term Insights Briefing: The future of Business for Aotearoa New Zealand
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