MBIE’s purpose is to grow Aotearoa New Zealand for all. 1 in 4 New Zealanders identify as disabled and they have a right to accessible information.

The Minister of Business, Innovation and Employment, with the Office for Disability Issues, asked to help move to better, more modern video interpreting and relay services to help Deaf, deafblind, hearing impaired and speech-impaired New Zealanders to communicate with hearing people over the phone.

The Government has released Te Rautaki Matihiko mō Aotearoa – The Digital Strategy for Aotearoa, setting out a vision and plan to support New Zealand’s people, communities, economy, and environment to flourish and prosper in the digital era.

Information and communications technologies enhance innovation and productivity across the economy. To realise this potential, we work to ensure that telecommunications markets operate efficiently, and the commerce and ICT infrastructure is well developed.

This page provides information on applying to be a postal operator and your obligations and rights as a postal operator in New Zealand.

The Telecommunications Act 2001 includes a regulatory framework for fibre connection.

This page lists the current postal operators in New Zealand and their postal identifiers and contact details.

We are undertaking public consultation to determine the future of the New Zealand Telecommunications Relay Service, seeking views on what services and equipment are required to meet the needs of users.

During June we consulted on the exposure draft of the Telecommunications (Fibre Regulatory Settings) Regulations 2019, made under section 226 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (the Act).

The Telecommunications Development Levy subsidises telecommunications capabilities in the public interest which are otherwise not expected to be available commercially, or which are unaffordable.