In March 2012 Prime Minister John Key announced that the Department of Labour would be integrated into a new Ministry, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), comprising the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of Labour, the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Department of Building and Housing.
In March 2012, Prime Minister John Key announced that the Department of Labour would be integrated into a new Ministry, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), which would incorporate the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of Labour, the Ministry of Science and Innovation, and the Department of Building and Housing.