Insight / Environment & Planning Streamlining Cyclone Hale and Gabrielle recovery The Severe Emergency Legislation Bill: A pragmatic NZ Government response to help regions recovering from severe weather events and the associated paperwork Read more
Insight / Environment & Planning Under the covers of RMA reform – changes to planning, consenting and much more On November 15, 2022, the Government introduced two Bills to replace the Resource Management Act. The Natural and Built Environment Bill has significant, less-publicized changes to consider. Read more
Insight / Environment & Planning Not This Winter – changes to the NES-F regulations on intensive winter grazing The Governor-General amends 2022 Regulations for Freshwater Standards, impacting winter grazing in Resource Management Regulations. Read more
Insight / Environment & Planning It’s land. It’s wet. But is it a wetland? Central Government’s Essential Freshwater Package had admirable ambitions: halting degradation of freshwater, making improvement to water quality within five years and reversing past damage to waterways and ecosystems within a generation. Read more
Insight / Environment & Planning Allocation under our future resource management system: lots of questions, but few answers In 2022, local government faces major reforms, from climate change to three waters, housing, and RMA replacement coming in Q3 Read more
