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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
February 2021This guide is for submitters who are going to appear at a council hearing relating to the Resource Management Act (RMA). Read more -
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 -
February 2021This guide explains the role of the Environment Court and identifies who is involved in Environment Court hearings under the RMA. Read more -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
February 2021Ko tā ēnei aratohu, he whakamārama me pēhea te tono i Te Pūtea o Te Mana o te Wai (te Pūtea o TMoTW/te pūtea). Read more -
February 2021This guide explains how to apply to the Te Mana o Te Wai Fund. Read more -
December 2020This guidance has been developed to help local authorities understand and interpret the provisions for evidence-based decision-making in subpart 3 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). Read more -
December 2020This guidance has been developed to help local authorities understand and interpret the provisions for producing a Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment (HBA) under subpart 5 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD). Read more -
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December 2020Organisations wishing to voluntarily monitor and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on an organisational basis for their New Zealand operations can use these GHG emission factors. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new mahinga kai compulsory value, and other Māori values in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the amended regulations for measuring and reporting water takes. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new regulations for the application of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to pastoral land. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for ecosystem health in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for threatened species. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information about policies for limit setting and action plans in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for setting environmental flows and levels, and requirements to set take limits, in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing nitrogen in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing sediment (including deposited and suspended sediment) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This guide describes how auctions operate for the NZ ETS. The first auction is expected to be held in March 2021. Read more -
December 2020This guide provides information on how to submit expressions of interest to the Freshwater Improvement Fund. Read more -
December 2020This Quick Guide is part of a suite of eight documents that comprise Measuring Emissions: A Guide for Organisations. Read more -
December 2020This detailed guide is part of a suite of eight documents that comprise Measuring Emissions: A Guide for Organisations. Read more -
October 2020Read the summary of recommendations and the Minister for the Environment’s decisions on amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 report here. Read more -
October 2020This factsheet provides information on the new policies for district plans and the role of territorial authorities in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
October 2020This factsheet provides a high-level overview of values and attributes in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
September 2020This guide is intended to help local authorities understand the requirements of the responsive planning policies in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020. Read more -
September 2020This table sets out when the different parts of the Essential Freshwater package come into force. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the provisions relating to rivers in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020 and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the provisions relating to Te Mana o te Wai in the Essential Freshwater programme including the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet provides an overview of the Essential Freshwater programme, including the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020, National Environmental Standards for Freshwater, and other regulations. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the provisions relating to wetlands in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 2020 and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to intensive winter grazing in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to stock exclusion in the Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020. Read more -
September 2020This document provides detailed technical guidance about the new freshwater planning process (FPP) introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to stockholding and feedlots in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more -
September 2020This guide is intended to help local authorities understand and implement the requirements of the intensification provisions in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD). Read more -
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 -
September 2020A new fast track process for more straightforward applications (district land use activities) has been introduced by RLAA. Read more -
September 2020This factsheet sets out the regulations relating to agricultural intensification in the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. Read more