About New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the government’s national economic development agency.  We work to stimulate economic growth by helping to boost export earnings, strengthening regional economies, and delivering economic development assistance to industries and individual businesses. As a global organisation, we use our knowledge and contacts in overseas markets to connect New Zealand businesses with trade and investment opportunities.

The About Us section provides essential information about our organisation.

  • What we do explains NZTE's organisational focus and how we work with New Zealand business.
  • Our People profiles our Senior Management, Board Members, Regional Directors and Sector Directors.
  • Our Ministers outlines the Ministers responsible for NZTE. 
  • See our Corporate Documents to download our Strategic Direction and other reports.
  • Partner Sites lists all the sites currently operated by or connected to NZTE.
  • The History of NZTE looks at the two organisations merged to form NZTE - Trade New Zealand and Industry New Zealand, and the reasons behind the merger.
  • How NZTE works with MFAT looks at the difference between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and how they both help business.
  • Doing Business with New Zealand gives an overview of our services for queries from outside New Zealand. 
  • The Linking Policy explains how to link your site to one of our web pages, and includes useful shortcuts.



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