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Connecting with BusinessNZ's Major Companies Group

Gráinne Moss, our CE, was invited to talk with BusinessNZ’s Major Companies Group yesterday.

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Ministry for Regulation news March 2025

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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.

The Regulatory Management System

New Zealand's RMS is the set of policies, institutions, processes and tools used by central government to pursue and maintain good quality regulation.

Ministry for Regulation news – July 2025

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Ministry for Regulation news January 2025

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Big response to first regulatory review

We have received an overwhelming response in our call for feedback on our first regulatory review.

Strategic Intentions published

Six months on from our establishment as a new Ministry, we’ve published our first Strategic Intentions.

Short-form disclosure statement template for Amendments to a Bill

01 November 2021 Departmental disclosure statement template, to use for Amendments that do not make material policy changes but have legislative features that require a disclosure for Bills.

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.

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.