This section provides insights into the sector’s employment landscape, showing trends and demographic shifts. It highlights the sector’s contribution to New Zealand’s workforce, with employment gains

Recap of questions

The Māori-determined extreme weather fund supports projects that connect hapū, marae and haptoral Māori with research, science and innovation system resources in their ongoing recovery to the 2023 North Island extreme weather events and in aid of their preparation for future extreme weather events.

The NZ Leather & Shoe Research Association (LASRA) receives $0.9 million per year of Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) funding for 1 science platform – Export quality hides.

Everything we do at MBIE supports our purpose to Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All. What we do for New Zealand is broad and far reaching. We touch the lives of New Zealanders every day – we grow opportunities (Puāwai), act as a guardian and protect (Kaihāpai), and innovate to navigate towards a better future (Auaha).

In the future, New Zealand’s economy will have a different mix of sectors, jobs and skills. We will help communities to adapt and to benefit from the changes as we move to a knowledge-intensive, low-emissions economy.

We deliver a range of data, statistics, modelling, research and analytical papers.

The following strategy actions will drive progress.