Business and microeconomic development (incl quality of regulation, compliance cost reduction & support for small business)

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

Science and Innovation

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