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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 -
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 -
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 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 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 -
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 -
July 2020This document provides a high-level overview of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD), introducing a series of fact sheets and guides to help with implementation. Read more -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
National monitoring system information requirements: Revised guidance for the 2018/19 financial yearJune 2019 -
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 -
November 2018This report assesses how well we are developing and maintaining the regulatory regimes we are responsible for, including the state of each piece of legislation, any plans for amendments, and our view of important emerging issues. Read more -
August 2018This users’ guide is to help councils and the telecommunications industry understand and implement the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities. Read more -
July 2018These guidelines will help councils with their compliance, monitoring and enforcement responsibilities under the Resource Management Act. Read more -
June 2018Part 1 provides an overarching introduction to the purpose of a section 32 evaluation report and discusses the legislative requirements that underpin it. Read more -
June 2018Part 2A of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the plan and policy statement structure and format standards. Read more -
June 2018Part 2B of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the spatial planning tools and zone framework standards. Read more -
June 2018Part 2C of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the definitions standard. Read more -
June 2018Part 2D of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the noise and vibrations metrics standard. Read more -
June 2018Part 2E of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the electronic functionality and accessibility and mapping standards. Read more -
June 2018Part 2F of the National Planning Standards Section 32 evaluation report provides a detailed evaluation of the Tangata whenua provisions standard. Read more -
June 2018Part 3 of this report discusses the proposed implementation approach of the first set of National Planning Standards. Read more -
May 2018This guidance is to help local authorities submit the National Monitoring System information that is required for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. The information is due by 31 July 2019. Read more -
April 2018Mana Whakahono ā Rohe is a new tool designed to assist tangata whenua and local authorities discuss, agree and record how they will work together under the Resource Management Act. This guidance explains how the legislation can be implemented and provides ideas about what could be included in a Mana Whakahono ā Rohe arrangement. Read more -
March 2018This guide helps councils to make a request to the Minister for a streamlined planning process. It explains the streamlined planning process, including altered decision and appeal processes. Read more -
March 2018This report sets out our research on tangata whenua provisions in district and regional planning documents and discusses their variation. Read more -
December 2017This guide relates to the requirements in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity for local authorities to set targets in their regional policy statements and district plans (policies PC5 – PC 11). Read more -
December 2017This guide provides recommendations on how to give effect to the requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity to produce the future development strategy (policies PC12 - PC14). Read more -
December 2017This report outlines a national sampling plan for the 8-km Grid to help multiple agencies coordinate the monitoring they undertake on the Grid. Read more -
September 2017This document provides a two-page summary of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity. Read more -
September 2017The purpose of this guide is to help professionals understand and successfully implement deemed permitted activity processes under sections 87BA and 87BB of the Resource Management Act 1991, brought in by the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017. These sections come in force from 18 October 2017. Read more -
September 2017This report investigates how the structure, format, and presentation of RMA plans impact the ability of lay people to navigate and understand the plan provisions. Read more