Publication date:
April 2015
Publication reference number:
INFO 736
This flowchart shows the resource consent process for notified/limited notified applications.
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Air
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Climate change
- Climate change acts and regulations
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Climate change guidance
- Measuring, reporting and offsetting emissions
- For local government on preparing for climate change
- Cabinet requirement for central government agencies
- Providing information under the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019
- About methane and other major greenhouse gases
- Agriculture emissions and climate change
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Fresh water
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Freshwater acts and regulations
- National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
- National Environmental Standards for Freshwater
- National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water
- Stock exclusion regulations
- Regulations for freshwater farm plans and the reporting of sales of fertiliser containing nitrogen
- Measurement and reporting of water takes regulations
- Water conservation orders
- Overview of laws and regulations
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Freshwater acts and regulations
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Marine
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Land
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RMA
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RMA processes and how to get involved
- Fast-track consenting process through Order in Council
- Resource consent processes
- Plan-making processes for councils
- Having your say on council plans
- Heritage orders in district plans
- Designation of land in district plans
- Nationally significant proposals
- Applying for heritage protection authority status
- Applying for requiring authority status
- National direction
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RMA processes and how to get involved
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Waste
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- Publications
- Air
- Climate change
- Why climate change matters
- State of our atmosphere and climate
- Likely impacts of climate change
- Climate change and Government
- We all have a role to play
- He Waka Eke Noa: Primary Sector Climate Change Action Partnership
- Climate change acts and regulations
- Climate change guidance
- Measuring, reporting and offsetting emissions
- For local government on preparing for climate change
- Cabinet requirement for central government agencies
- Providing information under the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019
- About methane and other major greenhouse gases
- Agriculture emissions and climate change
- New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
- About the NZ ETS
- Reforming the NZ ETS
- Reviews of the NZ ETS
- Legislative and regulatory changes
- Legislative changes to the NZ ETS
- Regulatory changes to the NZ ETS
- Regulations on auctions, limits and price control settings
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations – 2019
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2018
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2017
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2016
- Technical updates to the NZ ETS regulations - 2015
- Technical updates to NZ ETS regulations - 2014
- Updates to allocative baselines - 2014
- Domestic carry-over provisions - 2014
- Operational amendments - 2013
- Regulations banning the use of certain international units - 2012
- Material incorporated by reference
- Participating in the NZ ETS
- Allocations
- NZ ETS market information portal
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- Fresh water
- Why freshwater matters
- State of our freshwater
- Freshwater and Government
- We all have a role to play
- Freshwater acts and regulations
- National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
- National Environmental Standards for Freshwater
- National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water
- Stock exclusion regulations
- Regulations for freshwater farm plans and the reporting of sales of fertiliser containing nitrogen
- Measurement and reporting of water takes regulations
- Water conservation orders
- Purpose of water conservation orders and how to apply
- Existing water conservation orders
- Table of water conservation orders
- Ahuriri River
- Buller River
- Grey River
- Kawarau River
- Lake Wairarapa
- Manganuioteao River
- Mataura River
- Mohaka River
- Motueka River
- Motu River
- Oreti River
- Rakaia River
- Rangitata River
- Rangitikei River
- Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
- Current applications
- Former applications
- Overview of laws and regulations
- Freshwater guidance and guidelines
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- Marine
- Why our marine environment matters
- State of our marine environment
- Marine and Government
- We all have a role to play
- Marine acts and regulations
- Guidance on the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers)
- Rights and obligations by marine zone
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- Land
- Why land matters
- State of our land
- We all have a role to play
- Land acts and regulations
- Guidance and guidelines on contaminated land
- PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances)
- NZ Landcare Trust
- Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
- MfE Data Service
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Publication search
- RMA
- About the RMA
- Frequently asked questions on COVID-19 for local government
- COVID-19 Recovery (Fast Track Consenting) Act 2020
- Reforming New Zealand's resource management system
- RMA processes and how to get involved
- Fast-track consenting process through Order in Council
- Resource consent processes
- Having your say on council plans
- Plan-making processes for councils
- Designation of land in district plans
- Heritage orders in district plans
- Nationally significant proposals
- Applying for heritage protection authority status
- Applying for requiring authority status
- About requiring authorities
- How to apply
- Changes to a requiring authority
- List of requiring authorities
- Ardmore Airport Ltd
- Auckland International Airport Ltd
- BellSouth New Zealand
- Broadcast Communications Ltd
- Christchurch International Airport Ltd
- Invercargill Airport Ltd
- Mainpower NZ Ltd
- New Zealand Rail Limited
- New Zealand Transport Agency
- North Otago Water Harvesting and Irrigation Company Ltd
- Palmerston North Airport Ltd
- Tasman Energy Limited
- Transpower New Zealand Ltd - Notice
- Transpower New Zealand Ltd
- Tranz Rail Ltd
- Waikato Regional Airport
- Wellington International Airport Limited
- List of revoked requiring authorities
- National direction
- National Monitoring System
- RMA roles and responsibilities
- Previous RMA amendments
- RMA resources
- Popular RMA pages
- Publication search
- Cabinet papers and related material search
- Waste
- Rubbish and recycling during COVID-19 response Level 2
- Why reducing, reusing and recycling matter
- Circular economy
- Waste and Government
- Product stewardship: responsible product management
- How to dispose of used masks and gloves safely
- Never flush wet wipes
- Feels good to refill
- Plastic bag ban
- What retailers are doing
- Form for reporting alleged breaches of the ban
- Single-use plastic shopping bags ban
- Toolkit for businesses
- About biodegradable and compostable plastics
- Container return scheme option
- We all have a role to play
- Waste strategy and legislation
- Waste guidance and technical information
- Waste disposal levy
- Types of landfills
- Waste List
- 01 — Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals
- 02 — Wastes from agriculture
- 03 — Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard
- 04 — Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries
- 05 — Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal
- 06 — Wastes from inorganic chemical processes
- 07 — Wastes from organic chemical processes
- 08 — Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings, adhesives, sealants and printing inks
- 09 — Wastes from the photographic industry
- 10 — Wastes from thermal processes
- 11 — Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy
- 12 — Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
- 13 — Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, 05 and 12)
- 14 — Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except 07 and 08)
- 15 — Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified
- 16 — Wastes not otherwise specified in the list
- 17 — Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)
- 18 — Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research
- 19 — Wastes from waste management facilities
- 20 — Municipal wastes
- Waste Minimisation Fund
- Publication search
- Cabinet papers and related material search
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- Awards
- Acts
- Biodiversity
- Briefings, cabinet papers and related material search
- Community and public
- Consultations
- Energy
- Environmental reporting
- Environmental remediation projects
- Funding
- Jobs for Nature
- Freshwater Improvement Fund
- Te Pūtea o Te Mana o Te Wai
- Te Mana o te Wai Fund
- Te Mana o te Wai projects
- Waste Minimisation Fund
- Waste Minimisation Fund eligiblity and assessment criteria
- Profiles of funded projects
- Flight Plastics Limited
- Para Kore – a revolution in how Māori communities manage waste
- One Double Five Community House Trust: expanding food rescue in Northland
- AgRecovery – rural and agri-sector ‘one-stop shop’ waste solution
- Refrigerant Recovery NZ Limited: maximising product stewardship effectiveness for refrigerants
- Community Environment Fund
- Environmental Legal Assistance Fund
- Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
- Other government environmental funding
- Closed funds
- Hazards
- International environmental agreements
- Multilateral environmental agreements
- About multilateral environment agreements
- Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Basel Convention
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- London Dumping Convention
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
- Rotterdam Convention
- Waigani Convention
- Other multilateral environmental agreements
- Multilateral environmental agreements
- Iwi Māori
- Natural hazard management
- Science and data
- Towns and cities
- National Policy Statement on Urban Development
- Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities
- Urban Design Protocol
- Medium-density housing
- Publication search
- Publications