Chief Executive’s introduction
Foreword from Carolyn Tremain, Secretary for Business, Innovation and Employment and Chief Executive and other key information about the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Foreword from Carolyn Tremain, Secretary for Business, Innovation and Employment and Chief Executive and other key information about the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
During 2025/26, MBIE invested in the people, systems and technology needed to deliver its responsibilities and organisational strategy, Te Ara Amiorangi.
Cabinet paper seeking to implement consumer credit reforms on 1 July 2026, including approval of application fees for licensing, exemptions and declarations.
pdf, 129 KBThis section outlines MBIE’s operational performance during 2025/26, including key achievements, challenges, lessons learned and improvements implemented to strengthen future delivery.
The Business Events Research Programme ran from 2009 to 2019, through a partnership between Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and many Convention Bureaux across New Zealand.
The following section provides a snapshot of MBIE’s key operational and performance highlights during 2025/26. Organised by Vote and portfolio, it presents selected examples of achievements, activities and results from across the main portfolios MBIE leads and supports. Additional information on MBIE’s performance during 2025/26 is provided throughout this report.
The Business Events Delegate Survey collected expenditure and length of stay data from multi-day business event delegates through an online survey, from 2009 to 2019.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) plays a central role in supporting a productive, competitive and resilient New Zealand economy.
This guidance provides an overview of the Tourism Sentiment Survey (TSS) including its background, purpose, research method and important considerations when interpreting the results, along with information on privacy and data security.
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