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February 2021This guide will help you understand national direction under the RMA, particularly national environmental standards, national policy statements and national planning standards. Read more
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February 2021This guide outlines the plans that councils develop under the Resource Management Act (RMA), what they do, and how you can get involved. Read more
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February 2021This guide explains Environment Court costs, how and why they are awarded, and what things you should bear in mind if you are considering bringing proceedings in the Environment Court. Read more
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February 2021This guide provides information for anyone who is involved in the requiring authority approval, notice of requirement or designation process under the Resource Management Act (RMA). Read more
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February 2021This guide is for submitters who are going to appear at a council hearing relating to the Resource Management Act (RMA). Read more
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February 2021This guide provides a summary of the mediation process to help you participate in and prepare for mediation in the Environment Court under the RMA. Read more
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February 2021This guide explains the role of the Environment Court and identifies who is involved in Environment Court hearings under the RMA. Read more
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February 2021This guide is for submitters – people who want to make a submission to the decision-maker as part of a Resource Management Act (RMA) planning process, or on a specific notified resource consent or notice of requirement. Read more
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February 2021This guide is aimed at people identified as being adversely affected by a proposed activity, described in the Resource Management Act (RMA) as ‘affected persons’ Read more
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February 2021This guide provides information on the consultation process under the Resource Management Act (RMA) if you are applying for a resource consent, and provides general guidance on who to consult and how. Read more
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February 2021This guide contains information about the resource consent process under the Resource Management Act (RMA), including when you need a consent and how to apply. Read more
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February 2021This guide explains how and when councils, and in some instances, the Environmental Protection Authority, carry out compliance, monitoring and enforcement under the Resource Management Act. Read more
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February 2021This guide explains what the Resource Management Act (RMA) does, how it works and how it affects you in your daily life. Read more
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September 2020This guidance is intended to help you understand and interpret the Regional Policy Statement Structure, Regional Plan Structure and Chapter Standards. We updated the guidance in September 2020 to reflect feedback we received from councils. Read more
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September 2020This guidance is intended to help you understand and interpret the Definitions Standard. We updated this guidance in September 2020 to reflect feedback we received from councils that are implementing the planning standards. Read more
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September 2020This guidance is intended to help you understand and interpret the District Plan Structure Standard and Chapter Standards. We updated this guidance in September 2020 to reflect feedback we received from councils that are implementing the planning standards. Read more
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September 2020This guidance is intended to help councils identify a suitable pathway to comply with the district, regional and combined plan-related timeframes in the 17. Implementation Standard. Read more
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September 2020This guidance is intended to help you understand and interpret the Format Standard. We updated this guidance in September 2020 to reflect feedback we received from councils that are implementing the planning standards. Read more
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September 2020A new step-by-step process to determine whether to give public or limited notification of resource consents has been introduced by the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017. Read more
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September 2020A new fast track process for more straightforward applications (district land use activities) has been introduced by RLAA. Read more
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September 2020The purpose of this guide is to help consent authorities understand and implement the changes made to the notification provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) introduced by the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017. Read more
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September 2020The following information sheets provide an overview of processes under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for resource consents, deemed permitted boundary activities, and plan-making. Read more
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August 2020This report by Energy Link considers 11 methodologies for modelling the electricity allocation factor. Read more
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August 2020This guide is aimed at supporting councils to use remote access facilities in RMA hearings in a fair, transparent and participatory manner. Read more
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August 2020This fact sheet helps iwi authorities understand how the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 relates to them and explains the role of hapū. Read more
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July 2020This summary outlines the principal reasons which led to the review of the resource management system and the Resource Management Review Panel’s main recommendations in their report. Read more
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July 2020The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 enables eligible infrastructure and development projects to start as soon as possible. This fact sheet provides an overview for local authorities. Read more
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July 2020The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 allows specific works on infrastructure to occur as permitted activities by specific agencies (referred to as ‘work on infrastructure’). This fact sheet provides an overview of the work on infrastructure process. Read more
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July 2020This document provides guidance for applicants who wish to apply to the Minister for the Environment for their project to be referred to an expert consenting panel under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. Read more
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July 2020New Directions for Resource Management in New Zealand is a comprehensive review of our resource management system. The review process was an opportunity to design a new system for resource management that delivers better outcomes for our environment, society, economy, and culture. Read more
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June 2020This guidance is to help local authorities submit the National Monitoring System information that is required for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. Read more
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June 2020This factsheet outlines changes to compliance and enforcement functions of the RMA. All of these changes take effect on 1 July 2020. Read more
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June 2020This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the changes introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020, other than those related to the Freshwater Planning Process. Read more
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June 2020This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the new freshwater planning process (FPP) introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. Read more
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April 2020This report highlights patterns and trends in implementation of the Resource Management Act by local authorities from 2014/15 to 2018/19, as recorded by the National Monitoring System. The purpose of the report is to identify areas for improvement in policy or practice. Read more
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January 2020This guidance is for councils implementing the first set of national planning standards (2019) by updating their existing policy statements or plans rather than within a full review. Read more
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January 2020This document provides an overview for iwi/ Māori of the Ministry's climate policy work programme. It also summarises climate policy work by other government agencies. Read more
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Step-by-step guide to rehousing a policy statement and or plan under the National Planning StandardsNovember 2019This guidance provides a step-by-step guide to ‘rehousing’ a policy statement and/or plan to be compliant with the National Planning Standards. Read more
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November 2019The first set of national planning standards (with minor changes incorporated) provide national consistency for Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) plans and policy statements. Read more
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November 2019The Resource Management Review Panel has been established to undertake a comprehensive review of the Resource Management Act and other significant legislation comprising the resource management system. Read more
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October 2019This report updates indices for coastal and ocean extreme waves previously developed to quantify the occurrence of extreme wave events in New Zealand on an annual basis. Read more
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October 2019This report provides new coastal chlorophyll-a and sea-surface temperature analyses within New Zealand’s territorial waters. Read more
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October 2019This report updates previously published data (2015) on coastal sea-surface temperature from 11 sites around New Zealand. Read more
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October 2019This report updates indicators for non-indigenous species with new data compiled since 2016. Read more
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October 2019This report updates previously published statistics on mean sea-level series and trends at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth and Moturiki (Mount Maunganui) to the end of 2018. Read more
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July 2019This factsheet about the Ministry's National Direction work programme is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more
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July 2019This factsheet about the Ministry's National Planning Standards work programme is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more
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June 2019This guidance is to help local authorities submit the National Monitoring System information that is required for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Read more
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National monitoring system information requirements: Revised guidance for the 2018/19 financial yearJune 2019
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April 2019This report presents the findings of a review of the effectiveness of the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission and the National Environmental Standard for Electricity Transmission Activities. Read more