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Sustainability & Climate Change Update July 2025
As the Tasman region struggles with back-to-back extreme weather events and the aftermath of widespread flooding, attention is shifting from emergency response to long-term resilience. Critical questions now arise: How can the region better prepare for future events? And what does it mean to truly "build back better"?
In this update, we explore key developments in climate adaptation including the following policy and regulatory shifts:
- Recommendations from the Independent Reference Group on New Zealand’s national climate adaptation framework
- New regulations requiring natural hazard information on LIMs
- The draft...
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