Functions of New Zealand Thesaurus New Zealand New Zealand 2004-02-02 2012-08-05 16:00:59 en Running commercial enterprises Provision and sale of goods and services by government, usually for profit, in activities that could be undertaken by the private sector EXAMPLES: running Solid Energy, council owned quarries, some Crown Owned Companies, some Local Authority Trading Enterprises where they are not infrastructure. Commercial activities some local councils and government agencies undertake in competition with the private sector e.g. managing a forest, selling education services to foreign students 2007-04-23 22:18:11