Aotearoa New Zealand needs a business environment that is dynamic, where businesses can respond to new opportunities and resources are allocated to their most productive use.
The New Zealand economy operates within a global context and is heavily reliant on two-way trade, based on competitive advantage. It is important for the economy to adapt and innovate. MBIE also seeks to increase capital intensity, develop international connections and boost innovation.
New Zealand companies need investment and the right connections to be able to imagine more, produce more and achieve more for New Zealand.
We help to Grow New Zealand for All to improve the well-being of New Zealanders. This page provides information about our business groups.
Foreword from Carolyn Tremain, Secretary for Business, Innovation and Employment and Chief Executive.
We engage independent external boards to help shape and guide our work.
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.
Everything we do at MBIE is about growing New Zealand for all. We recognise that a strong economy is one in which we use the skills, knowledge and time of our people in conjunction with our natural resources, and financial and physical capital to improve the wellbeing of current and future generations.
We strive to be a place where people want to work and where they are safe, listened to and valued. We want our people to feel like they belong and make MBIE a place where they grow personally and professionally through meaningful work.
Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), act as a guardian and protect (Kaihāpai), and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
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