New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development

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The Ministry of Economic Development (Manatū Ōhanga in Māori) in New Zealand has an overarching goal of promoting the development of New Zealand's economy. However, it deals with policy in a wide range of different areas such as: energy, telecommunications and the radio spectrum, industry and regional development, intellectual property, consumer issues, tourism, international trade, and the regulatory environment.

[edit] Organisation

The Ministry's CEO is Geoff Dangerfield.

The Ministry includes the following sub-entities:

  • Business Registries Branch which manages the Companies Office;
  • Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) [1];
  • New Zealand Insolvency Service [2];
  • Radio Spectrum Management [3]; and
  • Crown Minerals Group [4].

The Ministry is further divided into seven branches, each with its own Deputy secretary:

  • Economic Strategy - Lewis Holden;
  • Industry and Regional Development (including the Ministry of Tourism) - Ray Salter;
  • Business Services - Neville Harris;
  • Competition, Trade & Investment - Mark Steel;
  • Effective Markets (including the Ministry of Consumer Affiars) - Liz MacPherson;
  • Energy & Communication - David Smol; and
  • Organisational Development and Support - Sue Gordon.

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