Sweeping RMA changes for housing, freshwater, infrastructure rules proposed

Sweeping RMA changes for housing, freshwater, infrastructure rules proposed

What's billed as a historic change under the Resource Management Act is being released to the public for feedback.

Government Launches Consultation On Freshwater National Direction

“This is a key step toward restoring balance in how freshwater is managed across the country and ensuring the interests of all water users, including farmers, growers, and rural communities, are properly reflected,” Mr McClay says.

EDS Has Concerns Over Sweeping Review Of National Direction Under The RMA

The Government today released for consultation an unprecedented package of reforms to national direction under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). This review covers 12 existing instruments and proposes 4 new ones – making it the largest overhaul of national direction in the Act’s history. National direction – including national policy statements, environmental standards, planning standards, and section 360 regulations – sits at the core of …

Enabling more housing: National direction on granny flats and papakāinga

The Government is taking action to address the country’s housing crisis through the biggest package of proposed changes to national direction in New Zealand’s history, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka say. National direction refers to rules and policies sitting under the Resource Management Act (RMA) that inform how councils develop and implement local plans and rules. The Government is today releasing …