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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 2021This guide explains how to apply to the Te Mana o Te Wai Fund. 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 -
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 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 2020The National Policy Statement for Urban Development (NPS-UD) sets out the objectives and policies for planning for well-functioning urban environments under the Resource Management Act 1991. 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 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 -
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 -
June 2020This document provides guidance on apply to the Environmental Legal Assistance (ELA) Fund. 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 -
November 2019The proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) sets out the objectives and policies to identify, protect, manage and restore indigenous biodiversity under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). 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 -
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 -
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 introduces the suite of 14 recommendations on submissions reports on the draft first set of national planning standards. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Regional Policy Statement Structure Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Regional Plan Structure Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the District Plan Structure Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Combined Plan Structure Standard Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Chapter Standards. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Format Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Zone Framework Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Spatial Layers Standards. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Definitions Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Noise and Vibration Metrics Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Electronic Accessibility and Functionality Standard. Read more -
April 2019This report provides recommendations specifically on the Mapping Standard. Read more