http://www.mfe.govt.nz/ RMA news from the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment en-NZ 2009-11-25T22:20:05+13:00 info@mfe.govt.nz RMA news from the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/far+north+district+council+review+team+announced The investigation into Far North District Council's performance in processing applications for resource consents will start on Monday 23 November, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today. 2009-11-20T14:49:59+13:00 2009-11-20 20091120-1456-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/govt+announces+environment+canterbury+review+team Environment Minister Nick Smith and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide today announced the members of the review team that will investigate Environment Canterbury's poor performance. 2009-11-16T13:11:31+13:00 2009-11-16 20091116-1451-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/govt+announces+review+far+north+council039s+consent+processes Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced a review of the Far North District Council's functions under the Resource Management Act. 2009-10-28T11:10:56+13:00 2009-10-28 20091028-1434-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/wairau+report+confirms+need+rma+reforms Minister for the Environment Nick Smith today released a report on the processing of TrustPower's application to operate a hydro-scheme on the Wairau River. 2009-10-24T08:49:46+13:00 2009-10-24 20091024-1432-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/rma-amendment-act-factsheets-2009/index.html This series of fact sheets summaries the main changes made to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) by the Resource Management Act (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009. 2009-09-22T14:19:07+12:00 2009-09-22 20090922-1421-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/call-in-transpower/board-of-inquiry/index.html The final report and decision of the Board of Inquiry into the Transpower Upper North Island Grid Upgrade Project is available. 2009-09-18T09:21:40+12:00 2009-09-18 20090918-1419-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/amendments/changes-to-rma.html The Ministry is holding an additional series of presentations around New Zealand in October to communicate the changes to the RMA resulting from the Resource Management (Streamlining and Simplifying) Amendment Bill 2009. These presentations will help RMA practitioners understand how to implement the changes when the Bill is enacted. Please register early as each venue has limited capacity 2009-09-11T11:33:25+12:00 2009-09-11 20090911-1415-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/amendments/rma-simplifying-streamlining-2009.html The amendments to the Resource Management Act have been passed. 2009-09-10T13:47:14+12:00 2009-09-10 20090910-1413-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/streamlined+resource+management+law+passed The Government has passed changes to improve the Resource Management Act that will untangle unnecessary red tape for New Zealanders and enable essential infrastructure to be built in a more timely way. 2009-09-09T08:42:08+12:00 2009-09-09 20090909-1414-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/amendments/changes-to-rma.html ‘ The Ministry is holding a series of presentations around New Zealand in late September to communicate the changes to the RMA resulting from the Resource Management (Streamlining and Simplifying) Amendment Bill 2009. These presentations will help RMA practitioners understand how to implement the changes when the Bill is enacted.’ 2009-08-27T13:11:23+12:00 2009-08-27 20090827-1409-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister+welcomes+resource+management+bill+report-back Environment Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the report back to Parliament on the Resource Management Amendment Bill saying the recommendations will cut through costly red tape without compromising environmental protections. 2009-08-18T07:53:22+12:00 2009-08-18 20090818-1406-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/call-in-turitea/index.html An independent Board of Inquiry hearing has begun on the Turitea Wind Farm proposed by Mighty River Power. The hearing is taking place in Palmerston North. 2009-07-09T09:23:19+12:00 2009-07-09 20090709-1379-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/rma+shake-+needed+fix+late+consents Changes in law and practice are needed to address the record number of late resource consents, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith said today. 2009-06-11T13:34:04+12:00 2009-06-11 20090611-1361-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/annual-survey/2007-2008/index.html This report examines local authority implementation of the Resource Management Act (RMA) from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. Key aspects surveyed are consent application processing, timeliness, charges, monitoring, enforcement and complaints, good practice, Māori participation, and plan changes and variations. 2009-06-11T10:56:40+12:00 2009-06-11 20090611-1360-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/call-in-transpower/board-of-inquiry/report-and-decision/ The Board of Inquiry has released its Draft Report and Decision on Transpower’s Upper North Island Grid Upgrade Proposal. A full copy of the draft report and decision is available on the Board's web pages. 2009-05-27T10:00:00+12:00 2009-05-27 20090527-1345-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/nps/consultation/index.html The Board of Inquiry hearing on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management is expected to begin on 30 June 2009. More information is available on the Board web pages, including hearing procedures and a summary of submissions. 2009-05-25T14:03:42+12:00 2009-05-25 20090525-1344-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News