The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of ...

Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and ...

Monday 23 June 2025 marks the closing of the select committee submission period on the controversial Regulatory Standards ...

The NZCTU opposes the Regulatory Standards Bill in the strongest terms.The "principles of responsible regulation" set out in the Bill reflect the ...

Te Tiriti Embedding: All regulation and policy should explicitly reference and operationalise Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This ...

Currently, that’s the main muddled message being conveyed by the Regulatory Standards Bill. If it is enforceable, the Bill poses a serious threat to democracy. If it isn’t, and is mere virtue ...

Opinion: The Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) is a dangerous piece of legislation, inspired by libertarian ideas that seek to free the flow of capital from democratic constraints. In a number of ...

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...

An NDP MPP says Bill 5, that will give the government the power to override environmental and municipal laws, underestimates First Nations.

The Regulatory Standards Bill does not allow companies to sue the government for policies that affect their profits, despite what critics say ...

A number of Irish politicians, including Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman and Irish MEPs, will attend a Pride parade in ...