Proactive releases

Cabinet paper proposing improvements to the Graduated Driver Licensing System – post consultation report back and policy decisions.

The summary of submissions for proposed improvements to the Graduated Driver Licensing System (GDLS). Consultation on the proposed changes to the GDLS ran from 14 April to 9 June 2025. We received a total of 4134 responses.

Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for potential changes to New Zealand's Graduated Driver Licensing System.

Cost Recovery Impact Statement (CRIS) for changes to car and motorcycle driver licence fees related to the Graduated Driver Licensing System. This has been prepared by the Ministry of Transport and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).

Cabinet minute from 8 September 2025 confirming policy decisions to improve the Graduated Driver Licensing System.

Cabinet minute from 12 June 2023 confirming the decision of the Cabinet Legislation Committee regarding the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences – Tairāwhiti Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024) Regulations 2025

Minute from the Cabinet Legislation Committee authorising submission to the Executive Council of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences – Tairāwhiti Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024) Regulations 2025

Aide memoire to Hon James Meager providing brief background to the proposed Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences – Tairāwhiti Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024) Regulations 2025

Speaking points to support the Cabinet paper proposing that the Cabinet Legislation Committee authorise the submission to the Executive Council of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences – Tairāwhiti Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024) Regulations 2025

Cabinet paper proposing that the Cabinet Legislation Committee authorise the submission to the Executive Council of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences – Tairāwhiti Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024) Regulations 2025

Briefing seeking authority to issue drafting instructions for infringement regulations relating to the Tairāwhiti Navigation Safety Bylaw 2024 and to share drafts of the regulations with Gisborne District Council

This release includes:

• Cabinet paper - Civil Aviation (Offences) Amendment Regulations 2025
• Civil Aviation (Offences) Amendment Regulations 2025 Order in Council
• Cabinet Legislation Committee Minute LEG-25-MIN-0221
• Cabinet Minute CAB-25-MIN-0412

This release includes Cabinet Committee background information and talking points to support consideration of the paper “Public Private Partnership Procurement for Section 1 of the Northland Corridor (Warkworth to Te Hana)” at Economic Policy Cabinet Committee.

This release includes:

• Update on the Roads of National Significance – 22 July 2025

This release includes:

• OC250000 Cabinet Paper Public Private Partnership (PPP) Procurement for SH1 Warkworth to Te Hana - Briefing

This release includes:

• [OC250681] Briefing: Detailed Report Back on the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) Programme

This release includes:

• Minute of Decision - Proposed Amendment to the Clean Vehicle Standard - CAB-25-MIN-0409
• Cabinet paper - Proposed Amendment to the Clean Vehicle Standard - CAB-25-MIN-0409
• Cabinet Economic Policy Minute -Committee- Clean Vehicle Standard: Proposed Amendment - ECO-25-MIN-0186

This release includes:

• [OC250134] Cabinet Paper - Public Private Partnership Procurement for Section 1 of the Northland Corridor (Warkworth to Te Hana)
• Cabinet Economic Policy Committee Minute of Decision – ECO-25-MIN-0018
• Cabinet Minute of Decision - CAB-25-MIN-0054

This release includes:

• Cabinet paper on the Land Transport Rules Reform Programme

This release includes:

• Maritime Levy Review Cabinet papers