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1. Updating toy safety rules to reduce costs and improve access

   Toy retailers will be able to supply a wider range of compliant toys in New Zealand

   News

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

   News

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

   12 March 2026

   About us / Our publications

4. Our role

   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.

   About us

5. Engaging with the Ministry on regulatory proposals

   Government agencies must engage with the Ministry for Regulation when developing a Cabinet proposal for regulatory change

   For agencies / Developing policy

6. Resources for regulators

   For regulators

7. Exclusions from the Act

   For agencies / The Regulatory Standards Act

8. Removing barriers to supplying toys in New Zealand

   Updating outdated toy safety rules to cut duplication and lower costs

   Our work / What we've done

9. Our work

   The Ministry for Regulation is the central steward of New Zealand’s Regulatory Management System. We work with other regulators across the public sector to improve the quality of regulation so all New Zealanders can flourish.

10. Industrial Hemp (iHemp)

    Our work / What we've done

11. Regulatory stewardship

    We provide system leadership, set standards for good regulatory practice, and support agencies with their regulatory stewardship responsibilities.

    For agencies

12. Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review

    This review identified issues that need to be addressed to ensure farmers and growers have timely access to products.

    Regulatory reviews