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Attracting overseas investment into New Zealand is one part of a strategy to integrate New Zealand firms into overseas networks and value chains. This is called internationalisation.

Internationalisation can involve investment by companies based off-shore into New Zealand-based companies and businesses; off-shore based companies locating operations directly in New Zealand or New Zealand based businesses investing in off-shore networks and companies.

Investment New Zealand [link to INZ website] is a unit working within New Zealand Trade and Enterprise which is charged with promoting, attracting, facilitating and leveraging direct productive investment by overseas companies in a way that contributes to overall economic growth and industry development in New Zealand.

• Review of Investment in New Zealand
  This evaluation of Investment New Zealand was completed in September 2006 and focused on the investment promotion, attraction and facilitation elements of Investment New Zealand's work.
• Review of Investment New Zealand's programmes (Strategic Investment Fund and Visiting Investor Programme)
  This evaluation of Investment New Zealand's two programmes – the Strategic Investment Fund and the Visiting Investor Programme was completed in March 2007.
• Internationalisation and Investment - Cabinet Paper
  This Cabinet paper reviews the logic for internationalisation of New Zealand's economy and responds to the two evaluations of Investment New Zealand and its two programmes.
• Media Statements
  The results of the two evaluations of Investment New Zealand and its two programmes were released by the Minister for Economic Development in August 2007.
• Offshore Investment Partnerships and Kiwi Firms - Minister of Economic Development Speech
  The speech given by the Minister for Economic Development to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on the results of the two evaluations of Investment New Zealand and its programmes.
• Frequently Asked Questions
  Some questions and answers about internationalisation and the work of Investment New Zealand.