Maaori Business Activity | New Zealand Business Number Developments

Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash have announced a new option for Māori enterprises who are part of the New Zealand Business Number register (NZBN). Nanaia says "For the first time, the NZBN will have the option to record data that identifies a business as a Māori business."

One of the key challenges is being able to reliably identify Māori businesses. An identifier for Māori businesses in the NZBN Register will help to rectify this. Understanding the issues and needs of Māori SMEs has been another challenge.  Collecting this data will "help us to understand how we can support those businesses” said Pania Tyson-Nathan, CEO of NZ Māori Tourism.

The Māori business identifier is now being built into the NZBN, and existing and new businesses will be invited to update or register their information when it becomes available.

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