Industry, regional development/local economic development (incl export and investment promotion)

Other Agencies

Areas of Interest

Agriculture and Forestry

Regional development, rural communities, agriculture and forestry developments

Civil Defence and Emergency Management

Hazards and risks to businesses and communities

Customs

Trade facilitation and compliance

Education

Regional development, information and communications technology infrastructure, tertiary education

Environment

Sustainable development, Resource Management Act, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act

Foreign Affairs and Trade

Investment/export promotion and international linkage/obligations

Housing New Zealand Corporation

Regional housing markets, impact of social investment

Inland Revenue

Foreign investment, export promotion, the use of the tax system as an intervention mechanism, tax issues

Internal Affairs

Regional development (local government perspective)

Labour

Labour market, local enterprise development

Land Information New Zealand

Land transactions and management issues, mapping and surveying, land and seabed information

New Zealand Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry)

Food and related product export issues

Office of Ethnic Affairs (Department of Internal Affairs)

Immigration, community development, labour market issues

Pacific Island Affairs

Effects of employment, labour market, and workforce development policies on Pacific communities including youth and women

Social Development

Regional and local social development issues

Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development)

Employment, social impact studies, land and seabed information issues

Transport

Regional infrastructure, transport implications, ports and airports infrastructure, land transport issues

Women’s Affairs

Women’s economic development including Maori and Pacific women