Business and microeconomic development (incl quality of regulation, compliance cost reduction & support for small business)
Core agencies for consultation on business and macroeconomic development: Economic Development, Treasury
Other Agencies | Areas of Interest |
Agriculture and Forestry | Rural businesses and communities, agribusiness (including forestry) |
Culture and Heritage | Copyright/intellectual property, creative industries |
Environment | Resource Management Act, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, climate change |
Inland Revenue | Tax compliance costs, use of the tax system as an intervention mechanism, tax issues |
Justice | Property law, commercial law, contract law, occupational regulatory issues |
Labour | Safety and health, employment issues, businesses, employers, local enterprise development |
Land Information New Zealand | Survey, land title and valuation regulation |
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) | Food law issues |
Research, Science and Technology | Intellectual property, business research and development, venture capital investment, technology uptake by firms |
Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) | Business development issues, intellectual property, labelling, land title, resource management issues |
Women’s Affairs | Women’s economic development including Maori and Pacific women |
