The Treasury

Name

The Treasury

Legal name

The Treasury (Te Tai Ōhanga)

Website

https://treasury.govt.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1840

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Economic and Fiscal Policy Advisory

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Treasury & Cash Management (BPAIAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Budgeting & Fiscal Planning (BPAIAEAA), Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (BPAIAEAD), State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management (BPAIABAC)

Keywords

• Economic policy advice
• Fiscal forecasting
• Public financial management
• Government budgeting
• Macroeconomic analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriations: The Treasury operates as a government department funded through parliamentary appropriations. Revenue is derived from government funding rather than commercial revenue generation. The Treasury administers significant legislation and manages government finances, debt, and exports on behalf of the Crown.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Treasury New Zealand (Te Tai Ōhanga) is the New Zealand Government's lead economic and financial adviser. It advises the Minister of Finance and other Ministers on economic, fiscal, and financial policy, manages the Crown balance sheet and government debt, produces the annual Budget and economic/fiscal forecasts, administers legislation including the Public Finance Act, and delivers operational services through NZ Debt Management and NZ Export Credit.

Product overview

The Treasury New Zealand (Te Tai Ōhanga) operates as the Government's lead economic and financial adviser, offering a suite of analytical frameworks, forecasting models, and advisory services rather than a commercial software product. Its core offerings include the Matai macroeconomic forecasting model, Living Standards Framework (LSF) Dashboard, and He Ara Waiora wellbeing framework for policy analysis; the CBAx cost-benefit analysis tool and Tax and Welfare Analysis (TAWA) Model for investment and fiscal assessment; and the Fiscal Strategy Model and Long-term Fiscal Model for intergenerational planning. Supporting products include the Budget Website portal, Treasury Data and Analytics (Tadaa) platform, Fortnightly Economic Updates, Working Papers and Analytical Papers publication series, Rangitaki Staff Insights Blog, Guest Lecture Series, School Visits Programme, and Visiting Research Fellowships. Operational services are delivered through NZ Debt Management (managing government borrowing) and NZ Export Credit (trade credit insurance). The portfolio is structured as complementary analytical tools and knowledge-sharing platforms supporting government fiscal and economic decision-making.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NZ Debt Management
• NZ Export Credit
• Budget Website
• Treasury Data and Analytics (Tadaa)
• Better Business Cases™
• Fortnightly Economic Updates
• Working Papers and Analytical Papers
• Research Papers A-Z

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and minor.

• Reserve Bank of New ZealandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2012The Treasury and RBNZ have common interests in economic performance and financial stability. They operate under a Memorandum of Understanding on Information Exchange and Collaboration (June 2012) and a separate MoU on Macroprudential Policy. The Treasury advises on macroeconomics and fiscal policy while RBNZ handles monetary policy and prudential supervision.
• Trans-Tasman Council on Banking SupervisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe TTBC is jointly chaired by the Secretaries to the Australian and New Zealand Treasuries. Membership includes RBA, APRA, ASIC, RBNZ, and FMA. It promotes joint approach to trans-Tasman banking supervision, coordinates regulation, and guides policy advice on financial institution supervision.
• Council of Financial Regulators (CoFR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoFR contributes to maximizing NZ's sustainable economic wellbeing through effective regulation of the financial system. Members include RBNZ (co-Chair), FMA (co-Chair), Commerce Commission, MBIE, and Treasury. Meets quarterly to discuss financial markets regulatory issues, risks, and priorities.
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPEC is a consensus-based forum promoting economic relationships in the Asia Pacific with 21 member economies. NZ is a founding member. The Treasury represents NZ at APEC Finance Ministers Process and works with MFAT on APEC activities.
• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral agency partnership for providing leadership, coordination and monitoring across the entire public sector.
• Public Service Commission (PSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral agency partnership for state sector leadership and monitoring.
• Ministry for Regulation (MfR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral agency partnership for regulatory management system (as of May 2024, regulatory functions transferred from Treasury to MfR).
• Social Investment Agency (SIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral agency partnership for cross-agency social investment initiatives.
• Government Economics Network (GEN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Treasury supports GEN which provides training for public sector economists and an annual conference.
• Academic InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreasury's academic linkages programme includes Visiting Fellows, Working Paper series, Guest Lectures, and research collaboration. The Treasury sponsors up to three Research Fellows per year and engages with universities and postgraduate students on policy-relevant research.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Department of Finance Canada: Canada's central economic and fiscal policy agency, advising the Minister of Finance on tax policy, fiscal planning, economic analysis and international financial matters. Directly comparable in mandate to NZ Treasury and a useful peer for benchmarking small-advanced-economy fiscal frameworks.
• HM Treasury (UK): The UK's economic and finance ministry, responsible for fiscal policy, public spending, taxation and regulation of the financial services industry. Directly comparable in mandate to The Treasury NZ — both are central government finance ministries providing macroeconomic forecasting, fiscal strategy, and government debt management. Serves a different jurisdiction.
• Ministry of Finance (Singapore): Singapore's central economic ministry responsible for fiscal policy, tax policy, government procurement, and economic forecasting. Comparable to NZ Treasury in advisory scope and analytical depth, and a peer for small-advanced-economy fiscal stewardship benchmarks.
• Treasury (Australia): Australia's central economic and financial policy agency, providing advice to the Treasurer on fiscal strategy, taxation, budget policy and financial services regulation. Comparable in scope to NZ Treasury and a natural peer given co-chairing of the Trans-Tasman Council on Banking Supervision. Serves a different jurisdiction.
• Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: The Canadian central agency responsible for government-wide financial management, expenditure planning, and oversight of the public service — comparable to NZ Treasury's central agency role in coordinating state sector performance and investment management.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Department of the Treasury: The US federal executive department responsible for economic policy, tax administration, currency issuance, debt management and financial regulation. Comparable in core function (fiscal policy, debt management, economic advice) to NZ Treasury but operates at substantially larger scale and scope across a much broader portfolio.

Others

• OECD Economics Department: Provides macroeconomic surveillance, country economic surveys and policy advice to member states including New Zealand. Overlapping in economic analysis, fiscal policy benchmarking and wellbeing framework development, but as a multilateral advisory body rather than a national Treasury.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF): Provides macroeconomic surveillance, fiscal policy advice and capacity building to NZ and member states, including Article IV consultations with New Zealand. Comparable in function to parts of the Treasury's Economic Policy and Budget & Fiscal Performance groups but at a multilateral scale.
• Council of Financial Regulators (NZ): A coordinating body co-chaired by RBNZ and FMA with MBIE, Commerce Commission and Treasury representation, focused on NZ financial system regulation. The Treasury participates as one of several member agencies; ecosystem partner rather than direct peer.
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand: NZ's central bank operating under the Reserve Bank Act, partnering with the Treasury via a formal MoU on macroeconomic policy, financial stability and information exchange. Adjacent rather than directly competing — both institutions share responsibility for economic and financial stability but operate distinct fiscal vs. monetary mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/nztreasury
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-zealand-treasury
• Xx.com/nztreasury

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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