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

We’re continuing our webinar series to help raise knowledge and capability across the regulatory workforce.

We’ve completed a rapid review of the rules around ads for yet to be approved medicines at medical trade shows.

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

The Ministry for Regulation – a small agency with a big job to do – was established on 1 March 2024.

The Ministry for Regulation’s review into the hairdressing and barbering industry has opened for feedback on the Ministry’s engagement hub.

We provide RIA guidance to agencies to ensure their regulatory proposals comply with Cabinet’s impact analysis requirements.

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

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The Ministry has taken over responsibility for publishing Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs), previously managed by the Treasury.

Our second regulatory review will be of the approval process for agricultural and horticultural products.

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