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Regulatory Impact Statement: Te Awa Tupua

Issue Date: 11 May 2016 Author: Ministry of Justice

Quick Guide: Regulatory compliance activities

01 September 2024 A look at regulatory compliance activities that regulators use – and when to use them.

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The Ministry for Regulation is a small government agency with a big job to do. We’re responsible for helping other government agencies make their rules and regulations easier for New Zealanders to understand and navigate.

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MFR2025-124 Weekly Report 23 May

11 July 2025

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Simplifying the wetland provisions in the NPS-FM and NES-F

Issue Date: 10 July 2025 Author: Ministry for the Environment

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Our role is to strengthen New Zealand’s Regulatory Management System and to improve regulatory quality, including the experience that New Zealanders have of complying with regulation.

Supplementary Analysis Report: Streamlining national direction processes

Issue Date: 13 June 2024 Author: Ministry for the Environment

Regulatory Impact Statement: Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Regulations

Issue Date: 26 April 2024 Author: Department of Internal Affairs