Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Formed:2012
Preceding1:Department of Building and Housing
Preceding2:Department of Labour
Preceding3:Ministry of Economic Development
Preceding4:Ministry of Science and Innovation
Jurisdiction:New Zealand
Headquarters:Defence House, 15 Stout St,
Wellington
WELLINGTON 6011
Budget:Total budgets for 2019/20[1]
Vote Business, Science and Innovation
$3,851,912,000
Vote Building and Construction
$112,438,000
Vote Labour Market
$2,040,966,000
Minister1 Name:Hon Melissa Lee
Minister for Economic Development[2]
Child1 Agency:Immigration New Zealand[3]
Child2 Agency:New Zealand Space Agency[4]
Chief1 Name:Carolyn Tremain
Secretary for Business, Innovation and Employment[5]

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE; Maori: 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.[6]

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).[7]

The Ministry was responsible for the Pike River Recovery Agency from 31 January 2018 to 1 July 2022.[8]

In October 2018, the newly created Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assumed several of MBIE's housing 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.[9]

On 14 July 2020, the Ministry assumed responsibility for running the New Zealand Government's COVID-19 managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) programme.[10] The last four MIQ facilities closed in June 2022.[11] [12]

In October 2023, RNZ reported that MBIE had a secret intelligence unit focusing on immigration, intelligence and operational matters. It drew criticism from the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand for using tools from Israeli surveillance firm Cobwebs Technologies to scour the social media accounts of prospective immigrants.[13] In April 2024, the Ministry chose not to renew its contract with Cobwebs for undisclosed reasons.[14]

By April 2024, MBIE had laid off 286 employees as part of Government cost cutting measures in the public sector. 111 resigned in the first wave of voluntary redundancies while 175 full-time roles were disestablished between December 2023 and March 2024.[15]

Structure

Senior Leadership[16]

Operational functions

The Ministry manages a number of operational services, including:

Monitoring functions

The ministry is the monitor of the following Crown entities, Crown research institutes, statutory boards and non-listed companies.[23]

!Name!Entity type
Accident Compensation CorporationCrown entity
Accreditation CouncilCrown entity
AgResearch LimitedCrown research institute
Building Practitioners BoardStatutory body
Callaghan InnovationCrown entity
Chartered Professional Engineers CouncilStatutory body
Commerce CommissionIndependent Crown entity
Crown Infrastructure Partners LimitedPublic Finance Act 1989 Schedule 4A non-listed company
Education New ZealandCrown entity
Electrical Workers Registration BoardStatutory body
Electricity AuthorityIndependent Crown entity
Energy Efficiency and Conservation AuthorityCrown entity
Engineering Associates Registration BoardStatutory body
Institute of Environmental Science and Research LimitedCrown research institute
External Reporting BoardIndependent Crown entity
Financial Markets AuthorityCrown entity
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science Limited (GNS Science)Crown research institute
Landcare Research New Zealand Limited (Manaaki Whenua)Crown research institute
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited (NIWA)Crown research institute
New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research LimitedCrown research institute
New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (Scion)Crown research institute
New Zealand Registered Architects BoardStatutory body
New Zealand Tourism BoardCrown entity
New Zealand Trade and EnterpriseCrown entity
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund)Crown entity company
Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers BoardStatutory body
REANNZ (Research & Education Advanced Network NZ Ltd)Crown entity
Takeovers PanelIndependent Crown entity
Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement CommissionCrown entity
Tertiary Education CommissionCrown entity
WorkSafe New ZealandCrown entity

Ministers

The Ministry serves 20 portfolios and 15 ministers.[24]

Officeholder Portfolios Other responsibilities
Lead Minister (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Minister for Economic Development
Associate Minister for ACC
Minister for the Public Service
Minister of Housing
Minister for Infrastructure
Minister for Energy
Minister for Auckland
Minister of Immigration
Minister for Social Development and Employment
Hon Judith CollinsMinister of Science, Innovation and Technology
Minister for Space
Hon Matt DooceyMinister for ACC
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Hon Penny SimmondsAssociate Minister for Social Development and Employment
Hon Chris PenkMinister for Building and Construction
Minister of Tourism
Associate Minister of Immigration
Hon Andrew BaylyMinister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Hon Mark MitchellMinister for Emergency Management
Hon Shane JonesMinister for Regional Development
Minister for Resources
Associate Minister for Energy
Associate Minister of Immigration

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Total Appropriations for Each Vote . Budget 2019. The Treasury.
  2. Web site: Hon Barbara Edmonds . Beehive.govt.nz . New Zealand Government . 12 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Immigration New Zealand. MBIE. 5 November 2017.
  4. Web site: About us . 2017-04-12 . 2017-08-24 . Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment . https://web.archive.org/web/20181031161952/https://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/sectors-industries/space/new-zealand-space-agency/about-us . 31 October 2018 . dead .
  5. Web site: Public Service Leaders | te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission.
  6. Web site: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. New Zealand Government.
  7. MBIE to proceed from 1 July. 24 April 2012. Steven. Joyce. Jonathan. Coleman.
  8. Web site: Pike River Mine Factsheet. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. 22 November 2017.
  9. Web site: HUD Factsheet 1 October 2018 . Ministry of Housing and Urban Development . 1 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Key facts and figures . Managed Isolation and Quarantine . . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712032142/https://www.miq.govt.nz/about/media-centre/key-facts-and-figures/ . 12 July 2022 . 3 May 2022 . live.
  11. Web site: MIQ timeline Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment . 2023-02-14 . www.mbie.govt.nz . en-NZ.
  12. Web site: Final three MIQ facilities closed Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment . 2023-02-14 . www.mbie.govt.nz . en-NZ.
  13. News: MBIE expands intelligence spy unit MI beyond immigration . 10 October 2023 . . 4 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003225327/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/499349/mbie-expands-intelligence-spy-unit-mi-beyond-immigration . 3 October 2023. live.
  14. News: Pennington . Phil . MBIE ends contract with spyware company - but it is looking for a replacement . 9 June 2024 . . 9 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240608221902/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/519051/mbie-ends-contract-with-spyware-company-but-is-looking-for-a-replacement . 8 June 2024. live.
  15. News: Hill . Ruth . Cuts at MBIE double in size to 286 roles, Culture and Heritage announces jobs to go . 12 April 2024 . . 11 April 2024.
  16. Web site: 14 June 2022 . About us: Senior leadership . 7 July 2022 . MBIE.
  17. Web site: About us . 2016-03-23 . 2016-10-24 . MBIE's Government Procurement branch [...] is responsible for improving procurement results across government [...]..
  18. Web site: Government welcomes Māori forestry collective announcement . 2016-05-18 . Scoop . 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..
  19. Web site: Māori Economic Development . 2015 . Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment . 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..
  20. Web site: NHRP – Natural Hazards Research Platform. 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..
  21. Web site: Strategic Science Investment Fund . 2016-10-26 . mbie.govt.nz . Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment . 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..
  22. Web site: Unlocking Māori potential . 2016-01-08 . www.mbie.govt.nz . Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment . 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..
  23. Web site: Crown entities and statutory boards Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment . 2023-02-14 . www.mbie.govt.nz . en-NZ.
  24. Web site: Our Ministers . Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment . 17 June 2022.