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1. Contact us

   Contact us at the Ministry for Regulation if you have feedback or a general enquiry, or to request information about our work.

   About us

   Content: ; Report red tape issues As part of our work to improve regulation, people and organisations can now report red tape issues, or opportunities for regulatory ...

2. No more missing out on medical conferences

   Our work / What we've done

   Content: More information:  Press release: Government welcomes first medical conferences following rule change open_in_new The benefit range for this regulatory ...

3. Social media terms of use

   We use social media to communicate and engage with people about our work. These terms of use apply to all our social media accounts, unless otherwise specified.

   Content: our followers with regular updates, including: our latest news information about who we are and what we do opportunities to provide feedback on our regulatory ...

4. Hairdressers and barbers review open for feedback

   The Ministry for Regulation’s review into the hairdressing and barbering industry has opened for feedback on the Ministry’s engagement hub.

   News

   Content: More information Hairdressing and barbering industry regulatory review ...

5. Reflections from our summer interns

   We asked our interns to reflect on their experiences. Here are some of their perspectives.

   News

   Content: “Working as part of the regulatory reviews team and contributing to the hairdressing and barbering industry review has been particularly interesting. ...

6. Industrial hemp regulations to be reviewed

   Regulation Minister David Seymour has announced a comprehensive review of the outdated and burdensome regulations surrounding industrial hemp.

   News

   Content: Zealand's bioeconomy, with the New Zealand Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA) projecting potential earnings of $2 billion by 2030, contingent on regulatory ...

7. Guidance on creating a registry regime

   25 June 2025

   Publications and resources / Resource library

   Content: This document provides a guide for: considering a register and seeking to understand risks and benefits of a register versus other regulatory options those ...

8. New head of regulator pocket guide

   29 October 2025 Top 10 tips from current and former heads of regulators. An Australian developed resource applicable in a New Zealand context.

   

   Publications and resources / Resource library

   Content: The Pocket Guide contains 10 tips from current and former heads of Australian regulators for senior officials who are new to regulatory leadership. ...

9. Risk governance and risk-based regulation: A review of the international academic literature

   01 June 2019 Explores how risk and risk-based regulation have developed, how well they work, and epistemic and ethical challenges

   

   Publications and resources / Resource library

   File: 2019-State-of-the-Art-in-Regulatory-Governance-02-Risk-governance-and-risk-based-regulation.pdf ...

10. Towards a profession of public regulation: lessons from the New Zealand G-Reg initiative

    01 August 2020 Examines G-REG as a network of government agencies that develops standardised training and whether this approach can strengthen capability and professionalism

    

    Publications and resources / Resource library

11. The politics of regulation: a review of the international academic literature

    01 May 2021 Discussion on theories on the need for regulation: economic perspectives, public interest perspectives, and institutional perspectives

    

    Publications and resources / Resource library

12. Regulation and the war on red tape: a review of the international academic literature

    01 August 2021 Explores anti-regulation arguments and red tape reduction efforts, highlighting a clash of values over the role of the state

    

    Publications and resources / Resource library