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More changes ahead for the Resource Management Act

May 24, 2024 | lexology.com | David Allen |David Randal |Jennifer Caldwell |Thaddeus Ryan |Vanessa Evitt |Cedric Carranceja | +11 more

As previously signalled (refer to RMA reforms continue at pace), the Government has introduced the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill to provide some 'quick win' reforms to the Resource Management Act (RMA). The intention is to help deliver its wider policy outcomes on reducing regulation on the primary sector, to in turn improve the primary sector's profitability and boost export earnings.
RMA reforms continue at pace

Apr 23, 2024 | lexology.com | David Allen |David Randal |Jennifer Caldwell |Vanessa Evitt |Thaddeus Ryan |Cedric Carranceja | +11 more

With the submission period for the Fast-track Approvals Bill only just having closed, and fresh from announcing the Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years (joining aquaculture), the Government has now provided its intentions for its anticipated May 2024 round of RMA reforms - Urgent changes to system through first RMA Amendment Bill.
Fast-Track Approvals Bill - get your applications in now to be listed in Schedule 2

Apr 4, 2024 | lexology.com | David Allen |David Randal |Jennifer Caldwell |Vanessa Evitt |Thaddeus Ryan |Cedric Carranceja | +11 more

The Government introduced the Fast-Track Approvals Bill to Parliament on Thursday 7 March 2024. As outlined in our recent Fast-Track Approvals Bill article, submissions to the select committee close on 19 April 2024. The Bill includes three pathways for projects to access the Fast-Track process, either by being listed in Schedule 2, or by a referral application and Ministerial approval similar to the current Fast-Track referral processes.
Fast-Track Approvals Bill just the start of the reform cascade

Mar 26, 2024 | lexology.com | David Allen |David Randal |Jennifer Caldwell |Vanessa Evitt |Thaddeus Ryan |Cedric Carranceja | +11 more

Details of the Government's proposed overhaul of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) have been released.
Fast-Track Approvals Bill referred to select committee

Mar 12, 2024 | lexology.com | David Allen |David Randal |Jennifer Caldwell |Thaddeus Ryan |Vanessa Evitt |Cedric Carranceja | +11 more

The Government introduced the Fast-Track Approvals Bill to Parliament on Thursday 7 March 2024. This legislation is proposed to be more enabling for development and (in particular) broader in scope than previous fast-track legislation. The Bill had its first reading under urgency, but will undergo the standard select committee process, allowing opportunity for submissions.
The Natural and Built Environment Bill set to become law

Aug 17, 2023 | lexology.com | David Allen |David Randal |Jennifer Caldwell |Thaddeus Ryan |Vanessa Evitt |Cedric Carranceja | +12 more

The Natural and Built Environment (NBE) Bill and Spatial Planning Bill (the Bills) have passed their final stage in Parliament and will now be sent to the Governor-General to be signed into law. The two new Bills will replace the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) but with a staged, nearly decade-long transition period. The transition will commence on the day the Bills receive Royal Assent and become law.
On the rise: floods, sea levels and managed retreat

Apr 17, 2023 | lexology.com | Cedric Carranceja |Jenna Silcock |Elizabeth Everingham

Climate change is having real and tangible impacts on the way we live in Aotearoa, New Zealand. As identified in our previous article 'Will your bach or business be underwater in 100 years?', rising sea levels and accelerated coastal erosion could leave tens of thousands of coastal homes and baches at risk and uninsurable. We are now seeing just how serious this threat is for our coastal communities and beyond.