The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE; mi, Hīkina Whakatutuki) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic productivity and business growth.

History

Formed on 1 July 2012, MBIE is a merger of the Department of Building and Housing (DBH), the Department of Labour (DoL), the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI). In October 2018, the newly created Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assumed several of MBIE's housing and social policy, funding and regulatory functions including the KiwiBuild programme, the Community Housing Regulatory Authority, and administration of funding for the HomeStart, Welcome Home Loans, the legacy Social Housing Fund and Community Group Housing programmes. On 14 July 2020, the Ministry assumed responsibility for running the New Zealand Government's COVID-19 managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) programme.

Structure

Senior Leadership * Chief Executive and Secretary (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) ** Deputy Secretary – Immigration ** Deputy Secretary – Data, Digital and Insights ** Deputy Secretary – Building, Resources and Markets ** Deputy Secretary – Labour, Science and Enterprise ** Deputy Secretary – Strategic Policy and Programmes ** Deputy Secretary – Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery ** Deputy Secretary – Managed Isolation and Quarantine ** Deputy Secretary – Ngā Pou o te Taumaru ** Head of Kānoa – Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit ** Chief Financial Officer ** Chief Advisor to the Secretary

Operational functions

The Ministry manages a number of operational services, including: * Business.govt.nz * Companies Office, which also manages registers for: ** motor-vehicle traders ** financial-service providers ** societies and trusts ** personal-property securities * Consumer Affairs (formerly the Ministry of Consumer Affairs) * Electricity Authority * Electrical Workers Registration Board
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* Government procurement * Immigration New Zealand * Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand * Major events * Māori Economic Development, including partnership with the independent Māori Economic Development Panel and partnering in ''He kai kei aku ringa'' (HKKAR – providing the food you need with your own hands) – the Māori Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan * Insolvency and Trustee Service * Natural Hazards Research Platform (NHRP) * New Zealand Cycle Trail * New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals * New Zealand Space Agency *

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* Radio Spectrum Management * Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) * Vision Mātauranga (indigenous knowledge policy)

Ministers

The Ministry serves 18 portfolios and 12 ministers.

References

External links

* {{Authority control New Zealand Public Service departments Science and technology in New Zealand