Ministerial Media Releases and Speeches on the Beehive Website
Page updated 18 Aug 2009
Links to media releases and speeches by Ministers on these subjects that are related to the government's Regulatory Review Work Programme:
- Building Act
- Climate Change issues
- Electricity Arrangements
- Employment Relations Act
- Foreshore and Seabed Act
- Holidays Act
- Overseas Investment Act
- Regulation (General)
- Resource Management
- Regulatory Responsibility Taskforce
- Telecommunications
- Other
| Date | Subject | Type | Author(s) | Title/Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2009 | Building Act | Media Release | Hon Maurice Williamson | Government takes first steps to streamline the Building Act |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Climate Change issues | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | Bill to amend ETS forestry timing |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Climate Change issues | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | Economic analysis supports modified ETS |
| 12 Feb 2009 | Climate Change issues | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith & Hon David Carter | Submissions on draft ETS forestry allocation plan extended |
| 10 May 2009 | Electricity Arrangements | Media Release | Hon Gerry Brownlee | New policy direction for Electricity Commission |
| 1 Apr 2009 | Electricity Arrangements | Media Release | Hon Gerry Brownlee | Ministerial Review of Electricity Market |
| 2 Mar 2009 | Electricity Arrangements | Media Release | Hon Gerry Brownlee | New policy statement on electricity governance |
| 11 Dec 2008 | Employment Relations Act | Speech | Hon Kate Wilkinson | Employment Relations Amendment Bill First Reading Speech |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Foreshore and Seabed Act | Media Release | Hon Christopher Finlayson | Foreshore and Seabed review announced |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Foreshore and Seabed Act | Media Release | Hon John Key, Hon Pita Sharples, Hon Tariana Turia | Statement by PM and Maori Party co-leaders on foreshore & seabed review |
| 3 Jun 2009 | Holidays Act | Media Release | Hon Kate Wilkinson | Holidays Act review underway |
| 23 Mar 2009 | Holidays Act | Media Release | Hon Kate Wilkinson | Holiday trade the employee’s choice |
| 8 Jun 2009 | Other | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith & Hon David Carter | Fresh water reform process announced |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Other | Media Release | Hon Rodney Hide | Commerce Commission Moving Forward |
| 17 Mar 2009 | Overseas Investment Act | Media Release | Hon Bill English | Government to simplify foreign investment rules |
| 17 Aug 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Making Life Easier for Ratepayers and Businesses |
| 17 Aug 2009 | Regulation (General) | Media Release | Hon Bill English & Hon Rodney Hide | Cutting red tape to create a better, smarter economy |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Speech to Lockwood Group Ltd Annual Conference |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Guiding NZ out of recession and building an economy for the future |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Guiding NZ out of recession and building an economy for the future |
| 21 May 2009 | Regulation (General) | Media Release | Hon Gerry Brownlee | Report raises serious and legitimate concerns |
| 1 May 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Rodney Hide to Queenstown Chamber of Commerce |
| 14 Mar 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon John Key | Speech to the Act Party National Conference |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Regulation (General) | Media Release | Hon Rodney Hide | Clampdown on red tape underway |
| 26 Feb 2009 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Red tape review begins |
| 18 Jun 2008 | Regulation (General) | Media Release | Hon Simon Power | NZ joins Australian regulatory reform group |
| 21 May 2008 | Regulation (General) | Speech | Hon Rodney Hide | Speech to Wellington Chamber of Commerce |
| 1 Apr 2009 | Regulatory Responsibility Taskforce | Media Release | Hon Rodney Hide | Regulatory Taskforce members named |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Resource Management | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | RMA shake-up needed to fix late consents |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Resource Management | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | Air quality standards to be reviewed |
| 8 May 2009 | Resource Management | Speech | Hon Nick Smith | The Next Phase of RMA Reform |
| 8 May 2009 | Resource Management | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | Work programme for Phase II of RMA reforms announced |
| 19 Feb 2009 | Resource Management | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | Bill to make RMA processes simpler, cheaper, quicker |
| 19 Feb 2009 | Resource Management | Speech | Hon Nick Smith | Speech on the First Reading of the RMA |
| 3 Feb 2009 | Resource Management | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | Reform tackles costs, uncertainties and delays of RMA |
| 16 Dec 2008 | Resource Management | Media Release | Hon Nick Smith | RMA reform group announced |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Telecommunications | Media Release | Hon Steven Joyce | Curran scaremongering on telecommunications review |
