• Regulatory Standards Bill

    David Semour standing at a podium.
    23 June, 2025

    Aiming to increase transparency and improve the quality of legislation, this bill it is one of the most controversial pieces of law to be introduced by this Government. Many view it as a successor to the defeated Principles of the Treaty of Waitiangi Bill. The Regulatory Standards Bill is being championed by Act Party leader […]


  • A person exercising their right to repair by opening a smartphone with a screwdriver.

    Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill

    4 March, 2025

    This bill aims to make it easier for consumers to repair things they buy, by creating new requirements for manufacturers. Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is in charge of the bill. It was originally drafted by Green member of parliament Ricardo Menéndez March. The bill is open for public submissions until Thursday 3 April, 2025. […]

  • Act Party leader David Seymour, who proposed the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, speaking on stage with a yellow Act sign behind him.

    Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill

    22 February, 2025

    Act Party leader David Seymour has introduced a bill to parliament aiming to create a new Act that would set out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation, and require that those principles be used when interpreting legislation. This has been perhaps the most controversial bill in modern New Zealand politics, drawing thousands […]