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1. Ministry for Regulation news – October 2025

   Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

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   Content: million in economic opportunity unlocked for the agricultural and horticultural sectors 23,000 public submissions analysed on the Regulatory Standards Bill ...

2. New approach to regulatory analysis and accountability

   The Government is introducing changes to how regulatory impacts are analysed and reported, as part of implementing the Regulatory Standards Act.

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3. Solar review launched to cut cost and complexity

   Residential and small to medium scale solar regulatory review.

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4. Ministry for Regulation news – July 2026

   Improving how regulation works in practice

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5. Connecting with BusinessNZ's Major Companies Group

   Gráinne Moss, our CE, was invited to talk with BusinessNZ’s Major Companies Group yesterday.

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   Content: those are from business), already leading to a number of positive changes we’ve collected feedback on the potential contents of a Regulatory Standards Bill ...

6. Next steps - Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review

   The Government has announced the next steps from the Ministry for Regulation’s Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review.

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   Content: Joint Ministers will be responsible for progressing an Omnibus Bill to provide legislative support and accelerate improvements. ...

7. Ministry for Regulation news – July 2025

   Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

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8. Ministry for Regulation news – August 2025

   Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

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9. Review shows room for improvement in the regulatory impact analysis system

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   Content: currently working on how to reform the RIA system alongside the move to Consistency Accountability Statements (CASs) under the Regulatory Standards Bill ...

10. Meeting Cabinet’s impact analysis requirements - Report

    18 September 2025

    About us / Our publications

    Content: transparent regulatory process, RIS documents are published on the websites of the authoring agency and the Ministry at the same time as, either: the relevant bill ...

11. Meeting Cabinet’s impact analysis requirements: 1 April - 30 September 2025

    12 March 2026

    About us / Our publications

    Content: transparent regulatory process, RIS documents are published on the websites of the authoring agency and the Ministry at the same time as, either: the relevant bill ...

12. Developing legislation

    This page provides an overview of what agencies need to do when developing legislation and directs you to detailed guidance for specific requirements

    For agencies

    Content: the Parliamentary Counsel Office / Turning policy into law open_in_new Constitutional issues and human rights open_in_new (Ministry of Justice) The Bill ...