Business: Websites

A section of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) this website provides a treasure chest of relevant New Zealand information on setting up, maintaining and growing a business. Particular links are outlined below.

An online tool that allows you to search compliance topics and then limit by industry and structure. Aimed especially at small and medium businesses.

Includes a "hiring calculator".

A guide to expanding your small business in NZ with a self assessment tool to evaluate if you are ready to expand, ways to help you measure your KPI's and information on common mistakes that are made.

Help with understanding basic key tax types and levies for small businesses. There is even a basic test on what you should know!

Need help with your business plan? Concerns about your intellectual property or if you will "break even"? Then this site provides all these tools and more from a NZ perspective including a New Zealand Business Calendar and tips on constructing a SWOT analysis.

This website has information to help explain employee and employer rights rights and responsibilities. Contains NZ information on leave, workplace policies, wages and employment agreements.

Lots of useful tips on improving communication between new migrant employees and New Zealand managers.

Free access to New Zealand legal information including case law, legislation, and law review articles.

A great place for NZ customer or industry data for business.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development provides a wide range of data on New Zealand. It includes indicators on agriculture, development, economy, education, energy, environment, finance, government, health, innovation and technology, jobs and society.

Comprises of four free micro-courses with corresponding micro-credentials from OERu.

Regional and country profiles on how easy is it to to business in that country.

Website contains a variety of publications on the economic outlook and financial situations of a variety of countries and how the global economy is looking.

Business New Zealand Inc. (operating as BusinessNZ) is New Zealand's largest business advocacy body, The website contains news, issues, surveys, submissions and statistics.

Regional information for small and medium businesses.

The hub for New Zealand's marketing industry. Contains guides and codes.

An organisation that was formed from the 2012 merger of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and the New Zealand Institute. The Initiative produces research publications about housing, education, foreign direct investment, local government, economic and social policy, as well as resources management.

The Sustainable Business Council has five priority areas: Sustainable Leadership, Climate & Resources, Ecosystem Health, Social Impact and Consumer Decision-Making. On their website you will find useful guides and reports on establishing sustainable business practices.

Up to date NZ information on all aspects of business hosted on the popular Stuff website.

The Ministry advises on policies and interventions to promote the social, economic and cultural development of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.

A networking, advocacy and support service for businesses and enterprises in the Pacific region.

A networking and support service for Pacific businesses in NZ

Pacific trade and investments.

"The aim of this research is to provide an analysis of how the Treaty applies to business activities and relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand. The research question is “How might businesses embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi into business practices in Aotearoa New Zealand?”

Recognizes there is little research into Māori consumers. Main objective of thesis is to establish if Māori consumers would react more favorably to advertising they perceive as culturally similar in comparison to advertising that is dissimilar.

A Te Puni Kōkiri report by Bernadine Consedine (2007)

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment outlines the Māori Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan, He kai kei aku ringa, which is designed to boost Māori economic performance through funding and initiatives.

Website of Ngāi Tahu the largest Māori iwi in the South Island who actively own or invest in many businesses throughout New Zealand.

Te Ara gives an overview of the history, issues and opportunities relating to Māori business enterprise.

The report looks at businesses run by Māori women, where they are, and how many people they employ. At least 6,500 wāhine Māori own and work in their own business. The top industries that Māori women are involved in are agriculture, forestry and fishing; professional, scientific and technical services and construction.

Improve Māori wellbeing through better, data-informed decisions. All data is from authoritative sources and is shared under Creative Commons Licence.

An apolitical, independent , pan-tribal and proactive Māori business development organisation, working with Māori businesses to help them grow.

A useful report looking at Māori values in business together with some case studies of Māori businesses.

Links to a wide range of statistics on Māori including business.

Māori and Europeans began trading in the late 1800s. Read more on this Te Papa website.

This report on the Maori economy was produced by BERL in 2020. It expands on their 2013 report, providing a rich description of the many roles Māori play in the economy of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is a Centre of Research Excellence, which undertakes and invests in research concerning the needs and opportunities arising in Māori communities. This links to research on Whai Rawa - Māori Economies