Export earnings generate a higher level of economic growth for New Zealand, which translates into a higher standard of living, more jobs and better pay.
Operating internationally also exposes businesses to new ideas, encouraging them and their suppliers at home to be more productive, innovative and competitive.
How we help businesses to grow
We work with sectors
NZTE focuses on industry sectors where New Zealand has a long-term competitive advantage in world markets, and on businesses with high-growth potential. Our strategic goals are:
- increasing the international connections of New Zealand business
- helping businesses build their capability
- improving the environment for enterprise and growth.
We work with businesses
Our services and programmes include advice, training, mentoring, funding, and business and market development assistance. They can be used by businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to established groups of exporters.
Some services are provided directly by NZTE and others are provided through external organisations funded by NZTE.
We work globally
Through our network of international offices, we help businesses grow by building alliances and developing strategic commercial relationships overseas. These alliances can provide access to international distribution networks; new markets, skills and technology; and investment capital.
Staff based in our international offices provide hands-on assistance to New Zealand exporters. Our unique blend of government and business skills enables us to open doors to influential contacts in the public and private sectors. We promote New Zealand and its refreshing new perspective on business to potential customers and investors, via international marketing campaigns that support the New Zealand brand.
We also provide buyers, importers and distributors in international markets with information about what New Zealand business has to offer, to help source quality New Zealand products and services or identify investment opportunities.
We work with regions
Healthy regions are vital for a healthy economy. NZTE has a network of offices within New Zealand and works closely with local government, economic development agencies and other regional allies to grow the regional economic base, to identify and address barriers to growth, and to stimulate and develop new business opportunities.
Our regional strategy fund, which will close on 30 June 2010, provides support for regions to develop and implement regional economic development strategies. These strategies help regions develop clear economic development actions and identify the partners they need to work with to achieve each of these.
We support investment
Investment is an important aspect of funding economic development and growth. NZTE promotes international investment in New Zealand, providing market information for investors and working with them to support long term success, and assists New Zealand businesses to expand and grow their businesses offshore.
We support New Zealand enterprise
NZTE encourages New Zealanders to value entrepreneurship and business success and to better understand the connection between economic growth and the living standards to which New Zealanders aspire.
Services overview
Our services cover specific aspects of trade and enterprise.
- Supporting businesses to grow and develop capability.
- Supporting businesses (new exporters, high growth businesses and other exporters) seeking to grow and internationalise.
- Supporting investment in and by New Zealand companies.
- Supporting companies working together to export and grow internationally.
- Helping regions to grow by encouraging them to focus on their regional economic advantages.
- Encouraging New Zealanders to have a positive attitude towards business success.
- Complete information about the services offered by NZTE can be found in the various sections on this website.
Use of information
NZTE will treat commercially sensitive material supplied when applying for co-funding or services with care, discretion, and appropriate regard. It should be noted, however, that NZTE is bound by the Official Information Act and may be required to provide information about its activities to Ministers, parliamentary committees, individual members of Parliament, and the Controller and Auditor-General or his agents.
