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1. Ministry for Regulation news – August 2025

   Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

   News

   Content: With over 30 different codes, standards, and regulations to keep up with, product labelling is more complex than it seems – businesses must navigate a ...

2. Product labelling regulatory review – Terms of Reference published

   The review will look to remove product labelling barriers.

   News

   Content:   The labelling system has become bloated with more than 30 overlapping, confusing, costly, and often outdated rules that make it harder for Kiwi ...

3. Ministry for Regulation news – October 2025

   Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

   News

   Content: Product labelling Terms of Reference We are reviewing New Zealand’s product labelling rules which are spread across more than 30 codes and standards. ...

4. Reducing red tape for industrial hemp

   Outdated regulations holding back New Zealand’s industrial hemp sector will be replaced

   News

   Content: Analysis commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries estimated that, even under current regulatory settings, the sector could grow to approximately $30 ...

5. Solar review launched to cut cost and complexity

   Residential and small to medium scale solar regulatory review.

   News

   Content: More than 30 percent of Australian households now use solar power. ...

6. AI in action - Video series

   For regulators / Resources for regulators / AI guidance for regulators

   Content: to a human to say do you want to ship this to production here's the code change and so this happens now we will have bug fixes available within about 30 ...

7. Residential and small to medium scale solar review

   Regulatory reviews

   Content: In parts of Australia, similar low‑risk installations can be approved within 24 hours, and more than 30% of households now use solar. ...

8. Updating scaffolding regulations

   Our work / What we've done

   Content: We carried out a rapid review, confirming that the 30-year-old regulations are out of step with current scaffolding methods and training. ...

9. Industrial Hemp (iHemp)

   Our work / What we've done

   Content: Analysis commissioned by the Ministry for Primary Industries estimated that, even under current regulatory settings, the sector could grow to approximately $30 ...

10. Cutting red tape for small detached buildings

    Our work / What we've done

    Content: The changes came into force in October 2025 and updated Schedule 1 of the Building Act: For structures between 10 and 30 square metres, the minimum setback ...

11. Regulatory Impact Statement: Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Bill

    Publication Date: 27 March 2023 Author: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

    Publications and resources / Regulatory Analysis Summaries (RASs)

    Authors: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ...

12. Regulatory Impact Statement: Proposed amendment to Self-Isolation Requirements Order 2022

    Publication Date: 09 March 2023 Author: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Ministry of Health

    Publications and resources / Regulatory Analysis Summaries (RASs)

    Authors: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ministry of Health ...