The offshore renewable energy regime is governed by the Offshore Renewable Energy Act 2026, which provides the legislative framework for the exploration and development of offshore renewable energy projects in New Zealand.
Disclosure Statement identifying the policy intent of the Offshore renewable energy Bill and providing other background policy material. It also tests the legislative content of the Bill and explains certain significant powers or features in the Bill.
pdf, 212 KBThis page is about the protection of new plant varieties and changes to the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022.
Background information on the International Energy Agency (IEA) and New Zealand
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To provide an update on engagement with the fuel industry to date on Phase 3 and 4, and to seek your agreement to engage more widely on an emerging approach to implementation
pdf, 470 KBNew Zealand relies on a range of critical supply chains to support economic activity, essential services, and the wellbeing of households and businesses.
New Zealand has well established arrangements for identifying and responding to international fuel disruptions.
The Minister of Small Business and Manufacturing is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.
Regulatory Impact Statement provided as an annex to Cabinet paper Policy decisions on copyright including free trade agreement obligations.
pdf, 481 KBThe Government agreed that within 5 years of the enactment of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008, the Copyright Act 1994 would be reviewed to assess its effectiveness for digital technology.
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