As the Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Skills Leadership Group we are driven to create prosperous outcomes for our people through identifying and supporting better ways of meeting future regional skills and workforce needs.

Māori thrive in workplaces with good conditions and are free from discrimination.

Kānoa - Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit (Kānoa - RDU) was established in 2018 within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to support delivery of government funding to enhance economic development opportunities in regional New Zealand.

Our Digital Economy team supports the growth of New Zealand’s digital sector and the uptake and smart use of information and communication technologies (ICT) across the economy.

This page outlines the methodology for the Modelled Territorial Authority Gross Domestic Product estimates of annual GDP estimates for 66 territorial authority areas and 18 industry groups.

Consultation on a focus area for a Long-term Insights Briefing on ‘The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand: opportunities and implications for productivity and wellbeing’ is now open.

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

The Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act 2018 (the Act) was passed in December 2018.

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.

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.