Our strategic intentions / statement of intent describes our role and function in the public sector; the outcomes we aim to achieve in support of the Government and New Zealand; and how success will be measured.

Our senior leadership team works collaboratively to set and guide our strategic direction.

We produce Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) following a general election or change in minister. They provide an introduction to each portfolio and summarise key areas of policy and policy issues.

At 30 June 2023, we employed 6,515 people. Our strength is in the diversity of our people whose work supports communities and businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand. We aspire to better reflect the communities we serve and manaaki (uplift and care for) one another to deliver for New Zealanders.

Workplace wellbeing, health and safety continues to be a focus for MBIE. MBIE’s online wellbeing hub, Te Puna Ora, offers practical information on managing wellbeing, along with access to support services to those within the organisation.

Our organisational strategy, Te Ara Amiorangi, informs the way we work. Te Ara refers to a pathway and Amiorangi to successfully navigating for the future to Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.

MBIE has a diverse range of policy and service delivery responsibilities, with a significant influence on the economic success of Aotearoa New Zealand and the broader economic, social and environmental wellbeing of its people. We lead 13 portfolios across 3 Votes (seen below), we manage 18 regulatory systems and are responsible for over 115 acts.

Glossary of terms and acronyms from the annual report.

MBIE’s sustainability framework supports both the Government’s commitment to having a carbon neutral public sector by 2025 and broader cultural, economic, environmental and social outcomes for the country in the transition to a low-emissions economy.

This section of the annual report provides a commentary on MBIE’s 2022/23 financial results and a view of our forecast financial plans for 2023/24.