NZTE is New Zealand’s international business development agency. Our role is to make a difference for New Zealand by helping businesses grow bigger, better, faster in international markets. NZTE’s strategy supports the Government’s Business Growth Agenda, which creates conditions that encourage successful businesses to grow globally. NZTE’s customers are New Zealand’s internationalising businesses.

We work with approximately 1500 - 2000 businesses at any one time and focus intensively on an active portfolio of 500 that have the scale, commitment and drive to succeed internationally. NZTE’s products and services help businesses to grow and succeed internationally. These include strategic advice, access to networks and influencers, research and market intelligence, and targeted financial support. We align our service with different stages of a business lifecycle – from starting and growing a business, through to exporting and operating internationally – and help address the scale and distance issues faced by New Zealand exporters. Some services are provided directly by NZTE staff in New Zealand and around the world, while others are provided through external organisations – such as Regional Business Partners and expert advisors – funded by NZTE.

NZTE has ten offices in New Zealand and people in 36 locations around the world. We work in partnership with New Zealand businesses, helping to build strategic alliances and develop commercial relationships. We connect them with opportunities and contacts in international markets, and share our knowledge, experience and networks to help businesses develop capability and scale.