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Regulatory Impact Statement: Minimum Wage Review 2009

Issue Date: 03 February 2010 Author: Department of Labour

Meeting regulatory impact analysis (RIA) requirements

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

Regulation wrap for 2024

2024 has been a big one for the new Ministry for Regulation.

Ministry for Regulation news January 2025

Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

Red tape submissions summary report – 2024/25 Quarter 2 (October – December 2024)

19 March 2025 This summary reports quarterly on the regulatory issues New Zealanders consider to be getting in the way of their lives and businesses. This report is the first in this series.

Our careers site is now live

We’re a small Ministry with a big job to do – and we need great people to help us do it.

Careers at the Ministry for Regulation

Visit our careers hub to see the roles we're currently recruiting for, and register to hear about future opportunities.

Join us for a webinar on emerging international trends in regulation

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

Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review

This review is assessing whether the current approval path maintains an appropriate balance between access to these products and managing risk.

What we've done

And what we're doing to cut red tape and reduce the burden of regulation for New Zealanders.

Hairdressing and barbering industry regulatory review

The review looked at whether rules were fit-for-purpose for the hairdressing and barbering industry.

Regulatory reviews

Regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry announced

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