Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2012 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| 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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| Website | mbie |
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 and personal-property securities.
- Consumer Affairs, formerly the Ministry of Consumer Affairs
- Electricity Authority
- Energy Safety
- Electrical Workers Registration Board
- Immigration New Zealand
- Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
- Major Events
- Insolvency and Trustee Service
- Natural Hazards Research Platform (NHRP)[5]
- New Zealand Cycle Trail
- New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals
- Radio Spectrum Management
- Social Housing Unit
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "NHRP - Natural Hazards Research Platform". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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.