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Chief economist appointed – meet Kevin Counsell

We are excited to welcome Kevin Counsell as our new chief economist.

Regulatory Review Framework

Regulatory reviews

Responsive regulation in practice

01 July 2020 Professor van der Heijden uses a review of research and literature to discuss the key concepts behind the idea of responsive regulation.

Cutting red tape for small detached buildings

Our work / What we've done

Chief Executive appointed for Ministry for Regulation

The Ministry for Regulation is pleased to advise the appointment of Gráinne Moss to the position of Chief Executive and Secretary for Regulation.

Achieving compliance: A guide for compliance agencies in New Zealand

17 July 2011 This document was developed by regulatory agencies to provide a shared idea of ‘what good looks like’ for design and operation of compliance systems.

Information release: Cabinet Paper CAB-24-SUB-0437 Approval to consult on a proposed approach to the Regulatory Standards Bill

11 July 2025

About us / Our publications

Starting out with regulatory stewardship: A resource

01 December 2022 A resource for use by government agencies with regulatory stewardship responsibilities, for the purpose of improving the stewardship, and ultimately the performance, of a regulatory system.

Reducing AML compliance burden for gift cards

Our work / What we've done

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)

Agencies need to provide robust analysis and advice to Cabinet before a decision can be made on any regulatory change.

Regulatory sector review into early childhood education announced

Regulation Minister David Seymour has confirmed the first regulatory sector review will be into early childhood education.

Guidance note: Best practice monitoring, evaluation and review

01 January 2019 This guidance describes the key elements of monitoring, evaluation and review.