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Interim Regulatory Impact Statement - National Direction for Electricity Networks updating NPS-ET 2008 and NES-ETA 2009

Issue Date: 17 July 2025 Author: Ministry for the Environment

Our work / Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs)

Are regulated parties customers?

01 November 2017 This article examines how regulators define regulated parties and align compliance with service delivery systems.

Regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry announced

The Ministry’s next regulatory review will be of hairdressing and barbering industry regulations.

Consultation on proposed Regulatory Standards Bill begins

Good regulation can help governments to achieve their desired economic, environmental and social outcomes and protect communities from harm.

Regulatory stewardship: Voice of the regulator

01 November 2017 This article focuses on how the regulator can be brought into the regulatory stewardship continuous improvement lifecycle.

Join our Communities of Practice

We host a range of Communities of Practice for people working in regulation in New Zealand.

Reducing AML compliance burden for gift cards

Our work / What we've done

Contact us

Contact us at the Ministry for Regulation if you have feedback or a general enquiry, or to request information about our work.

Regulatory institutions and practices

01 June 2014 This Productivity Commission report reviews New Zealand's regulatory infrastructure and how it can be optimised to deliver better wellbeing outcomes.

Have your say through our new engagement hub

We’ve opened our engagement hub, where you can have your say on our current regulatory reviews.

MFR2025-094 Regulatory Standards Bill Material to support discussions with Ministers

29 July 2025

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Reflections from our summer interns

We asked our interns to reflect on their experiences. Here are some of their perspectives.