Learn more about the fitness-for-purpose assessment and ratings.

New Zealand’s natural environment is important to our sense of identity and has great cultural and recreational significance. It also supports much economic activity.

Effective and enduring relationships between iwi, other Māori groups and the Crown are critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and the wider population. Success is built on partnership, and we will continue to partner with Māori to find sustainable solutions to long standing systemic and cross cutting issues facing Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2019/20 Annual Report is a review of our financial and non-financial performance against our outcomes, priorities and obligations.

The Government is progressing a package of reforms to help ensure our capital markets are working to support a productive economy.

This page describes the trade regulatory system administered by MBIE, and its objectives.

This page describes the intellectual property regulatory system, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either planned or in progress.

The Government promotes fair and thriving markets by setting rules and defining rights that allow businesses to operate effectively and protect people from harm.