2024-26 financial services reforms
The Government has progressed reforms to streamline financial services, with just one bill yet to be passed.
The Government has progressed reforms to streamline financial services, with just one bill yet to be passed.
This page provides a range of background documents from the 2009–2015 review of consumer credit law.
This page summarises the changes to the consumer credit laws that resulted from the review that took place between 2009 and 2015.
The Government has made law changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. This follows our 2018 review of the consumer credit law.
Changes were made to section 99(1A) of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) in 2019, following a review of this provision. The changes are found in sections 95A and 95B of the CCCFA, which expressly enable a court (on application by the lender) to vary or remove the effect of section 99(1A).
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.
Our annual National Survey of Employers (NSE) collects data on workplace practices in New Zealand businesses within the context of current employment-focused legislation.
The Pacific Peoples labour market trends report provides information on national employment by industry, occupation, and regional employment for Pacific Peoples.
This page provides statistical and report-based information about Māori in the labour market and in business.
This page provides the Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report and Skills Shortage list for the Canterbury rebuild and wider recovery. We are no longer producing the Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report.
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