New Zealand e-Invoicing News and Updates
Every New Zealand e-invoicing change recorded here: 3 updates, newest first, each cited to its official source. Last change logged 8 July 2026.
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July 2026
New Zealand
Timeline Update
B2B
eInvoicing registrations pass 110,000 businesses
MBIE reported that eInvoicing registrations more than doubled in a year to over 110,000 businesses, with close to one million eInvoices exchanged. The Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing cited NZIER research estimating $800 million in annual productivity gains, and confirmed that from 1 January 2027 large businesses must send eInvoices when billing government agencies.
January 2026
New Zealand
New Mandate
B2G
eInvoicing and prompt payment rules take effect
Government Procurement Rule 44 took effect on 1 January 2026: mandated agencies that send or receive more than 2,000 domestic trade invoices a year must now be able to send and receive eInvoices over Peppol. Rule 36 requires those agencies to pay 95% of domestic trade eInvoices within five business days and 95% of other domestic trade invoices within 10 business days, reporting payment times to MBIE quarterly. From 1 January 2027 agencies must require large suppliers, with revenue above NZD 33 million in each of the two preceding accounting periods, to send eInvoices.
October 2025
New Zealand
Timeline Update
B2G
Fifth edition Government Procurement Rules published
The fifth edition of the Government Procurement Rules was announced in October 2025 with effect from 1 December 2025. It adds two requirements: agencies must ensure suppliers pay subcontractors on government contracts on terms no less favourable than they receive themselves, and from 1 January 2027 agencies must require large suppliers, defined as entities whose revenue including subsidiaries exceeds NZD 33 million, to send eInvoices.
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