Free statistics and data

Stats NZ provides free data that can help you make business decisions.

Their easy-to-use tools can help you find data about:

  • your industry and competitive landscape
  • your customers
  • overseas trade.

Use Stats NZ’s data for business – Stats NZ

Stats NZ has a tool to help you assess your performance by comparing your business with similar businesses.

Use Stats NZ’s business performance benchmarker – Stats NZ

Inland Revenue provides information to get your tax obligations sorted as quickly and simply as possible.

Income tax for businesses and organisations – Inland Revenue

If you can’t find the data you’re looking for or have questions, get in touch with Stats NZ.

Contact Stats NZ – Stats NZ

Free tax help

Inland Revenue (IR) runs a series of free seminars and workshops on tax basics across the country and throughout the year. 

They cover different tax-related topics to get those new to business up to speed, for example:

  • registering for GST
  • business structures
  • claiming expenses
  • employing staff.

Free marketing resources

New Zealand Story offers a free toolkit to help New Zealand businesses communicate their unique value to the world. 

Sign up for free to get access to photos, infographics, videos and other professional resources you can use to boost your business offshore. 

You can also download research into what works best in different countries and regions.

Case study

How NZ Story resources helped to market tea

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Sen Kong, marketing manager for Waikato-based tea company Zealong, says New Zealand Story resources have helped his business explain why coming from New Zealand is a unique selling point.

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