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28,000 potential fires still in New Zealanders homes

07 April 2025

MBIE is urging everyone to check any bathroom heaters they have and remove them if they are included in last year’s Serene heater recalls. This is due to a significant risk to lives and property.

Consumer protection

Granny flats building consent exemption on track

05 April 2025

A proposed building consent exemption for small standalone dwellings, commonly known as 'granny flats', of up to 60 square metres in size will now cover small standalone dwellings of up to 70 square metres.

First set of changes for health and safety reform

04 April 2025

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden has announced a set of changes to the health and safety system this week.

Health and safety

Government opens door for quality overseas building products

03 April 2025

The Government has passed the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Bill to remove barriers to overseas building products being used in New Zealand.

Standards Building and construction regulation Building

Changes to Occupational Regulation on the way

02 April 2025

Improvements will soon be in place to strengthen occupational regulation regimes for Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs), electrical workers and plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers.

Building and construction regulation Tradepersons licensing and skills Building

Request For Information opened for grocery sector competitors and investors

31 March 2025

The Government has released a Request For Information (RFI) to hear from investors and prospective grocery market competitors about possible barriers to entry and investing and growing at scale in the market.

Competition regulation

Funding to attract more international visitors to regional New Zealand

27 March 2025

Regional tourism organisations will receive a total of $3 million to attract more international visitors to regional New Zealand this year.

Tourism funding Tourism projects Economic Development

Ocean Race Auckland stopover to drive economic impact

18 March 2025

The Government is investing up to $4 million to help bring the Ocean Race back to New Zealand in 2027.

Economic Development

Consultation opens on draft Patents Amendment Bill

17 March 2025

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is asking for feedback on an exposure draft of the Patents Amendment Bill.

Intellectual property and copyright Business

High share of quarterly renewable electricity generation as industrial demand for electricity fell

13 March 2025

The latest Energy Quarterly data release from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) shows electricity generation in the October to December 2024 quarter was the lowest December quarter on record since 2016, says MBIE Domains Manager Amapola Generosa.

Energy Energy research and data Energy and natural resources

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