The Register of Participants is the official list of companies included in the Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework, under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) manages and updates the register as the CDR Regulator.
Government has published independent analysis, completed in 2026, which sets out the costs, benefits and risks of requiring New Zealand’s large grocery retailers to restructure to improve competition in the sector.
The Government has established a Consumer Data Right through the Customer and Product Data Act 2025.
The Government has decided to make regulations that designate the electricity sector under the Customer and Product Data Act. This will enable a consumer data right in the electricity retail sector.
This page explains open banking regulations under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 and provides documents relating to their development.
Stay up to date with the latest news and industry briefs about consumer data right regulatory system, regulated open banking and open electricity.
Local government water supply and wastewater services are subject to economic regulation under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986. This is part of the Government’s Local Water Done Well programme.
The latest Consumer Data Right statistics.
We are working across government to improve competition in the grocery sector.
Standards provide the practical requirements needed to support secure, consistent, and interoperable participation in the Consumer Data Right (CDR). Explore CDR standards, how they are developed, and how participants and other interested parties can contribute to future standards development.
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