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What does the Ministry of Economic Development do?
The Ministry of Economic Development facilitates, leads and implements the Government's vision for economic development.
The Ministry of Economic Development produces a number of reports and publications that include and draw on population issues in New Zealand.
Resources
Industry and regional development
Population and Sustainable Development 2003
This report discusses how changes in New Zealand's population over the next 50 years are likely to impact on our future development and well-being. It draws together information from a wide range of sources in order to raise issues for policy makers and contribute to the public debate about New Zealand's future. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, 2003.
SMEs in New Zealand: Structure and Dynamics
This report aims to provide a statistical summary of the nature of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector in New Zealand. Published by Ministry of Economic Development. Available from 1999.
Growth and Innovation Framework: Benchmark Indicators Report 2003
This report provides a baseline set of growth and innovation indicators for the New Zealand economy. Chapter 6 outlines the changes in supply of talent and skills. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, 2003.
Regional Partnerships Programme Review June 2003
Key findings of partnerships review with recommendations for policy and programme changes. Includes “New Zealand’s Regions – Trends and Problems” with reference to population projections and its impact on regional economic development. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, 2003.
Communications sector
Statistics on Information Technology in New Zealand: Updated to 2003
This report includes figures on Personal Use of Information Technology from the Household Economic Survey conducted by Statistics New Zealand. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, 2003.
 Radio Spectrum Policy: increases in population coverage – variations to existing broadcasting licences (37Kb)
Policy criteria and funding formulae for calculating value of increased population coverage. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, October, 1997.
Radio Spectrum Policy: temporary variations to broadcasting licences involving population increase (31Kb)
Policy criteria and formulae for population-based charges for variations to broadcasting licences. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, 1996.
Radio Spectrum Management Group
Broadcasting coverage maps indicate the population within a coverage area (broken down into ethnicity). The maps are created to determine the increase in population when a spectrum licensee modifies their licence. The map is only created for clients and is not published.
Business law and trade – building policy
Social and Economic Impact Study of Changes to Building Regulation May 2003
Appendix 2: Characteristics of the New Zealand Building Industry includes net inward migration and population demographics as drivers of new residential housing demand. Published by Ministry of Economic Development, 2003.
Insurance and superannuation
Government Actuary’s Annual Report
This provides statistics on the proportion of the population saving for their retirement via registered superannuation schemes. Published annually by the Insurance and Superannuation Unit (ISU) of the Ministry of Economic Development.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Creating Confident Consumers: The Role of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in a Dynamic Modern Economy May 2003
The report examines the current role and scope of consumer policy and identifies key strategic issues. Chapter 7 deals with emerging consumer issues including changing consumer demographics and characteristics. Published by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, 2003.
Ministry of Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism manages the tourism dataset on advice from the Tourism Research Council New Zealand.
Tourism Research Council New Zealand Official Dataset
The site includes the complete government-funded tourism dataset, access to underlying source data and a comprehensive index of New Zealand tourism research.
The dataset includes characteristics and demographics of New Zealand’s international and domestic travellers; information on accommodation usage in New Zealand, by region, and by accommodation type. Email here for queries about this dataset.
Tourism forecasts and trends
Reports are available on tourism forecasts and trends including forecasts to 2009 of tourism variables, including visitor numbers by origin and expenditure, and length of stay by region and sub region. Published by Tourism Research Council New Zealand.
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