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Sustainability Update - October 2025

What’s happening?

In this October 2025 update, we consider the resetting of methane targets by the Government, and what this means for farmers. 

We also consider the recently released National Adaptation Framework, which outlines the Government’s adaptation plans, including a National Flood Map and adaptation plans to be produced by councils in priority areas.  

Finally, we take a look at the Government’s Response to the Climate Change Commission’s monitoring...

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Rachael Zame

Special Counsel

Special Counsel

Phone: +64 7 927 0522
Email: rzame@clmlaw.co.nz

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Divorce without waiting for spouses with a final protection order

A new law came into force on 17 October 2025 that means some family...

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Grinding Gears or Green Lights? RMA Handbrakes and the Consent and Policy Reforms

The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes)...

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Trusts Act 2019. What is it all about?

The long awaited Trusts Act 2019 came into force on 30 January 2021....

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EMPLOYMENT IN THE POST-COVID AGE

In the wake of New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown, many employers...

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Tracking The Fast-track Act: Lessons So Far

The Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 (“Act”) has been well...

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Adapting to a changing climate in NZ

Last week saw the release of NZ’s first National Adaptation...

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Don't know what is in your Trust Deed

Make Time to Find Out If you are a trustee and you haven’t...

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Making moves on managed retreat

Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without...

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