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Early Childhood Education (ECE) regulatory sector review

The ECE regulatory review assessed whether the current set of regulations are achieving the right outcomes for early childhood education.

Ministry for Regulation news – May 2025

Read the latest news and updates from the Ministry.

Regulatory Services Technical Capability Framework

01 June 2021 The actionable framework document for assessing capability of people working in regulatory services.

Quick Guide: Regulatory systems and stewardship

01 September 2024 The role of stewardship in governing, monitoring and caring for our regulatory systems.

Support for regulators

We help regulators, regulatory leaders and regulatory agencies become more capable practitioners, and better stewards of the regulatory systems they design, operate and govern.

Regulatory review announced for agricultural and horticultural products

Our second regulatory review will be of the approval process for agricultural and horticultural products.

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Quick Guides to good regulatory practice

Our Quick Guides, created with subject matter experts across the public sector, explain the fundamentals of regulatory practice in New Zealand.

Legislation guidelines: 2021 edition

21 September 2021 These Cabinet-endorsed guidelines are “the government’s key point of reference” on legislative design and quality.

What we've done

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

Regulatory Impact Statement: Proposal to progress an Order in Council to convert Te Wānanga o Raukawa to a non-Crown entity Wānanga

Issue Date: 27 November 2023 Author: Ministry of Education

Industrial hemp regulations to be reviewed

Regulation Minister David Seymour has announced a comprehensive review of the outdated and burdensome regulations surrounding industrial hemp.