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

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

Fixing red tape to help hospitality grow

New review into the hospitality sector

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Content: The Ministry for Regulation has launched a Hospitality sector review to find and cut unnecessary red tape and modernise rules for the multibillion-dollar ...

Hospitality Sector Review

Fixing red tape to help hospitality grow

Regulatory reviews

Ministry for Regulation news November 2024

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Content: responsible for assessing the quality of new and existing legislation and regulation, carrying out regulatory reviews in sectors that are bogged down in red tape, and ...

Ministry for Regulation news – October 2025

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Red tape submissions quarterly report – 2024/25 Quarter 3 (1 Jan - 31 Mar)

28 May 2025

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15 August 2025 - OIA Response - Red Tape Issues to July 2025 - R001152

21 January 2026

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31 March 2025 - OIA Response - Red tape tipline issues by subject area - R00835

12 March 2026

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27 March 2025 - OIA Response - Submissions to red tape tipline from 19 Nov 2024 -19 Feb 2025 by date, sector, actions taken - R00829

12 March 2026

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5 February 2025 - OIA Response - Red tape tipline statistics in the Waikato - R00680

12 March 2026

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Ministry for Regulation news January 2025

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Content: Stakeholders noted it struck a good balance between reducing red tape and protecting the quality of care and education for children. ...

Reducing red tape for industrial hemp

Outdated regulations holding back New Zealand’s industrial hemp sector will be replaced

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