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What advice has the Ministry for Regulation provided to Ministers on the regulation of agricultural drone operations, listed by title, date and tracking number, including aide-mémoire MFR2025-288 and aide-mémoire MFR2026-026?

Answered Question 40907 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What advice has the Ministry for Regulation provided to Ministers on the regulation of agricultural drone operations, listed by title, date and tracking number, including aide-mémoire MFR2025-288 and aide-mémoire MFR2026-026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

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The following titles of advice were provided to my office by the Ministry for Regulation, regarding the regulation of agricultural drone operations: • MFR2025-288: Low complexity reviews deregulatory options October 2025, received on 24 October 2025 • MFR2026-026: Regulatory changes to better enable agricultural drone use, received on 10 February 2026