David Seymour has unveiled a report from his Ministry of Regulation showing there are 267 regulators across New Zealand, but offering no specific solution.
The regulations minister says the analysis shows a "twisted spaghetti of regulators who don't just cost money to fund, but suck up people's time and force others to give up completely".
But 43 percent of the regulators get no government funding, compared to 33 percent that are mostly government funded, and 19 percent funded mostly by fees and registrations.
The report also finds other OECD countries typically face similar challenges.
The State of New Zealand's Regulatory Systems report maps out:
