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Our Act

The Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 (OSHAA) is New Zealand’s primary legislation governing space launches, launch facilities, high-altitude vehicles (HAVs), Ground-based Space Infrastructure (GBSI) and payloads. It ensures that space and high-altitude activities are conducted safely, responsibly, and in line with our international obligations.

Why space matters

Space is part of everyday life and New Zealand is helping shape its future.

Our regulatory regime

New Zealand offers a clear, responsive, and internationally respected regulatory framework for space and high-altitude activities. Whether you're launching a satellite, operating a suborbital vehicle, or conducting research with high-altitude balloons, our licensing and permitting processes are designed to support innovation while ensuring safety, sustainability, and compliance with international obligations.

Capital markets changes to boost business growth

The Government is making changes to encourage new sharemarket listings, cut costs for smaller listed companies and improve visibility over private asset investment.

Appendix A: List of submitters

Contributing issues from the background paper

We analysed over 1,000 comments on 173 fire safety issues from the background paper, highlighting strong support for improving evacuation for all abilities, clarity in the Code, and addressing emerging risks like new technologies and modern construction.

Effectiveness of fire safety measures in the Building Code

MBIE asked whether fire safety measures in the Building Code are doing enough to protect people and buildings, and heard strong support for improving how different evacuation needs and building protections are addressed.

Submitters

We received 112 submissions on Building Code fire safety provisions - our largest response on fire safety in a decade. Feedback came from individuals, professionals, and organisations, including disabled and deaf communities.