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Government publishes invoice payment times for over 100 agencies for the first time

28 July 2025

In a significant step toward greater transparency and faster payments, the New Zealand Government has published invoice payment times for over 100 government agencies on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) website. This is the first time payment performance data has been released for the wider public sector, beyond just central government departments.

eInvoicing seminar engages Japanese business community in Auckland

22 May 2025

In a collaborative effort to raise awareness of eInvoicing within the Japanese business community in New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), in partnership with the Japan Peppol Authority (Digital Agency of Japan) and the Office of the Japanese Consulate-General in Auckland, hosted a successful eInvoicing seminar on 15 May 2025.

New Zealand eInvoicing registrations exceed 50,000

27 February 2025

More than 50,000 businesses are choosing eInvoicing – the direct digital exchange of invoice information between a supplier’s and buyer’s systems. This major milestone marks a 400% growth in the last year.

eInvoicing Open Syndicated Agreement panel increased to facilitate eInvoicing implementation

30 January 2025

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) recently increased the membership of the existing eInvoicing Open Syndicated Agreement.

The refreshed agreement, available for all of Government, will assist agencies to meet the Government Procurement Rules requirement to send and/or receive eInvoices by January 2026.

Government introduces stronger requirements for eInvoicing in New Zealand

05 November 2024

The Government is requiring more government agencies to send and receive eInvoices and pay eInvoices within 5 business days.

Join New Zealand businesses, stepping beyond the pdf

01 June 2024

eInvoicing is the smarter, smoother and safer way to invoice. Thousands of small businesses, leading New Zealand businesses and Government agencies are adopting this new way of invoicing.

eInvoicing Adoption Leaders Group minutes – 4 April 2024

30 April 2024

Meeting minutes from the 10th eInvoicing Advisory Leadership Group meeting are now available.

Singapore and NZ Prime Ministers announce eInvoicing Memorandum of Agreement

18 April 2024

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday 15 April 2024 the signing of the eInvoicing Memorandum of Agreement (MoA).

Government proposing stronger requirements for eInvoicing in New Zealand

22 February 2024

The Government is highly supportive of eInvoicing. It intends to ramp up eInvoicing adoption with government organisations and businesses.

Japan seeks MBIE’s eInvoicing adoption expertise

14 February 2024

In early February the Director of Digital Agency and Cabinet Secretariat Hiroyuki Kato (Kato-san), from the Japanese government, met with MBIE’s eInvoicing team to learn how the team is growing adoption of eInvoicing in NZ.

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