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

Parliament has confirmed the unprecedented punishments proposed for Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in protest against ...

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

The Regulatory Standards Bill presented by ACT Party leader David Seymour is complex, but the heart of the matter is about how the rules and regulations that we all live by are put together, and ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Whether the government approves two seabed mining applications or chooses a precautionary approach, the stakes are high and ...

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 ...