Department of Labour (New Zealand)

Department of Labour
Te Tari Mahi

Department of Labour logo
Department overview
Formed	June 1891
Dissolved	30 June 2012
Superseding Department	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Child Department	Immigration New Zealand
Website	www.dol.govt.nz

The Department of Labour (Māori: Te Tari Mahi) was a New Zealand public sector organisation tasked with improving the performance of the labour market and, through this, strengthening the economy and increasing the standard of living.

It was replaced with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 1 July 2012.^[1]