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ESTABLISHING OPERATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND

Expand your horizons and grow your business from New Zealand

If you’re on the lookout for a strategic location to grow your business, there are plenty of good reasons to look no further than New Zealand.

  • Today our progressive nation is built on a fierce appreciation of the land that inspires us, and our desire to deliver sustainable solutions for future generations.

  • Our government embraces high-quality investment to grow and support a sustainable and inclusive economy, now and into the future. We call this kaitiakitanga, or care for people and place.

  • New Zealand has a robust regulatory system that encourages sustainable growth, job and wealth creation.

  • Our laws afford protection for intellectual (and physical) property rights. Our banking and finance system is mature, encouraging new and strategic capital to internationalise enterprises, promote innovation and support the creation of intellectual property. We use a simple, low-rate broad-base tax regime.

  • New Zealand is a strong supporter of a rules-based approach to global trade. Around 70 percent of its trade is within the growing Asia-Pacific region, but it is part of a wide range of free-trade agreements that provide it with access to key markets around the world.

  • New Zealand's products and services are sought out around the world, from high-quality food to innovative technology in a wide range of fields.

We're here to help

The Invest New Zealand team can help your business find its place in New Zealand and build a foundation for growth.

It doesn't cost anything to work with us and there are lots of different ways we can help. We provide market intelligence, scouting for investment locations, connections to potential partners and professional services in-market. We also help you navigate the New Zealand business and regulatory environment, provide advice on government programmes and approval processes, and facilitate introductory visits to New Zealand.

We can help you:

  • Build a business case for investment in New Zealand

  • Ensure successful entry into New Zealand by working with your project team

  • Support multinational expansion into the New Zealand market

  • Set up a tech sales and sourcing office in New Zealand

  • Establish a large-scale business in New Zealand (i.e. high value manufacturing, FMCG).

By the numbers

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11th
in the world for attracting
foreign investment

Source: Global Opportunity Index, Milken Institute (2021)

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0%
payroll, social security
or capital gains tax 

Source: The Treasury New Zealand (2019)

Ease of doing business
11th
out of 77 countries
for least complexity of doing business

Source: Complexity Index, TMF Group (2021)

Universities
3%
Top 3% of globally
placed universities 

Source: QS World University Rankings (2021)

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Connect to our global team

We're strategically positioned around the globe to support businesses with commercial aspirations in New Zealand.

If you're looking to explore your options in New Zealand, get in touch. If there is potential economic benefit for New Zealand, we'll connect you to one of our international team to discuss your needs.

A government ecosystem to support investors

Invest New Zealand is part of 'New Zealand Inc", a group of government agencies that work together to provide simple and aligned experiences for businesses and investors. Our NZ Inc partners work alongside our team to support investment in specific areas. Explore the full ecosystem below.

Overseas Investment Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Manatū Aorere (MFAT)
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Immigration New Zealand
Te Uru Rākau – Forestry New Zealand
The earth is fortunate to have a country like New Zealand. We must embrace this and we should not only buy from New Zealand but should learn from them. New Zealand has great people, education, environment and technology.
Jack Ma Founder and Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group
This country of 4.5 million people has started to churn out some awfully polished, extraordinary products... They’re world-class technological achievements – the work of a well-educated, creative people bent on competing on the world stage.
Ashlee Vance American business columnist, author of 'Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future'
We are going to New Zealand because there is great thinking there. They are really ambitious. They really want to make an impact on the world.
Samantha Wong Partner, Blackbird Ventures

Explore our sectors

New Zealand's diverse, modern economy features a wide range of business sectors – many with strengths and advantages found nowhere else in the world. Explore some of New Zealand's top sectors below, including key opportunities for forward-looking investors and entrepreneurs.

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For more information about how we can help you uncover your next investment opportunity, send us a message and one of our team will be in touch with you shortly.

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