Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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| Formed | 2012 |
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| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters |
Defence House, 15 Stout St, Wellington WELLINGTON 6011 |
| Annual budget |
Total budgets for 2016/17[1] Vote Business, Science and Innovation $2,208,611,000 Vote Building and Housing $346,768,000 Vote Labour Market $1,696,291,000 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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The MBIE head office on Stout Street, Wellington (the former Defence House)
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) (Māori: Hikina 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.[2]
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).[3]
Structure
Senior Leadership[4]
- Chief Executive (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
- Deputy Chief Executive - Immigration
- Deputy Chief Executive - Corporate Governance and Infornation
- Deputy Chief Executive - Building, Resources and Markets
- Deputy Chief Executive - Labour, Science and Enterprise
- Deputy Chief Executive - Market Services
- Chief Financial Officer
- Head of the Office of the Chief Executive
Operational functions
The Ministry manages a number of operational services, including:[2]
- 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
- Energy Safety
- Electrical Workers Registration Board
- Government procurement[5]
- 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[6] - providing the food you need with your own hands) - the Māori Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan[7]
- Insolvency and Trustee Service
- Natural Hazards Research Platform (NHRP)[8]
- New Zealand Cycle Trail
- New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals
- Radio Spectrum Management
- Social Housing Unit
- Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF)[9]
- Vision Mātauranga (indigenous knowledge policy)[10]
Ministers
The Ministry serves 13 portfolios, 1 other responsibility, 13 ministers and 1 parliamentary undersecretary.[2]
| OFFICEHOLDER | PORTFOLIO(S) | OTHER RESPONSIBILITY(IES) |
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| Rt Hon John Key | Minister of Tourism | |
| Hon Bill English | Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand | |
| Hon Steven Joyce | Lead Minister (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) Minister for Economic Development Minister for Regulatory Reform Minister of Science and Innovation Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment | |
| Hon Te Ururoa Flavell | Associate Lead Minister (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) | Associate Minister for Economic Development |
| Hon Paula Bennett | Associate Minister of Tourism | |
| Hon Amy Adams | Minister for Communications | |
| Hon Simon Bridges | Minister of Energy and Resources | |
| Hon Dr Nick Smith | Minister of Building and Housing | |
| Hon Nikki Kaye | Minister for Accident Compensation Corporation | |
| Hon Michael Woodhouse | Minister of Immigration Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | |
| Hon Craig Foss | Minister for Small Business | Associate Minister of Immigration |
| Hon Louise Upston | Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment | |
| Hon Paul Goldsmith | Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs | Associate Minister for ACC |
| David Seymour MP | Parliamentary Undersecretary (Regulatory Reform) |
References
- ↑ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". 2016 Budget. The Treasury.
- 1 2 3 "Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment". New Zealand Government.
- ↑ Joyce, Steven; Coleman, Jonathan (24 April 2012). "MBIE to proceed from 1 July" (Press release).
- ↑ "About us: Senior leadership". MBIE. 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "About us". 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
MBIE's Government Procurement branch [...] is responsible for improving procurement results across government [...].
- ↑ "Government welcomes Māori forestry collective announcement". Scoop. Scoop. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Te Puni Kokiri (TPK) welcomed the announcement of Te Taitokerau Maori Forestry Collective Incorporated's Action Plan to 2020 launched today at the He Kai Kei Aku Ringa (HKKAR) Regional Hui in Kerikeri.
- ↑ "Māori Economic Development". Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
In 2011, the Ministers for Economic Development and Māori Affairs established an independent Māori Economic Development Panel, tasked with developing a Māori Economic Strategy and Action Plan. [...] He kai kei aku ringa (providing the food you need with your own hands), the Māori Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan was subsequently released in 2012. [...] He kai kei aku ringa focuses on boosting Māori economic performance, and is being implemented through a Crown Māori Economic Growth Partnership. [...] The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) is the lead public sector agency responsible for coordinating the public sector’s role in the partnership. MBIE also works with the Māori Economic Development Advisory Board to carry out this role.
- ↑ "NHRP - Natural Hazards Research Platform". Retrieved 2015-03-10.
NHRP - Natural Hazards Research Platform[:] A multi-party research platform funded by MBIE dedicated to increasing New Zealand's resilience to Natural Hazards via high quality collaborative research.
- ↑ "Strategic Science Investment Fund". mbie.govt.nz. Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
Budget 2016 brings a number of investments into a single new Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF). [...] The fund will provide a mechanism for MBIE to initiate, evaluate and compare for effectiveness a range of different strategic science investments.
- ↑ "Unlocking Māori potential". www.mbie.govt.nz. Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
The Vision Mātauranga policy unlocks the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people. [...] The former Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) developed this Vision Mātauranga policy. It remains the guiding policy for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
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