More young New Zealanders will have the opportunity to gain qualifications, paid work experience and industry connections through the expansion of the Earn as You Learn programme into the Hutt Valley, Bay of Plenty, Christchurch and Auckland from 2027.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is now nearly 10 years old. The Government committed to reforming New Zealand’s health and safety laws and regulations in the ACT – National Coalition Agreement.
In 2019, the previous Government decided to introduce a licensing system for work on commercial or industrial refrigeration, heat pump and air conditioning systems that use hazardous natural refrigerants.
In May 2021 changes were proposed to the regulations that sit under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
We want to start a conversation about New Zealand’s work health and safety regulatory system, particularly how you think it’s working now and what you think should change.
The Government recently reviewed consumer credit law as part of a wider reform process for financial services. Information about this process, as well as previous reform processes, is accessible below.
This page provides a range of background documents from the 2009–2015 review of consumer credit law.
The Government has made law changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. This follows our 2018 review of the consumer credit law.
The Beveridge curve shows changes in matching between the demand for and supply of labour and reflects the business cycle. The time line shows the time series in sequence, starting with September 2007 and finishing with June 2015.
In 2022, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs commissioned an investigation into changes to credit laws introduced on 1 December 2021. This has led to further amendments to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations 2004 and the Responsible Lending Code. The first tranche of changes came into force on 7 July 2022, and the second tranche are in force on 4 May 2023.
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