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Sharper Teeth, Longer Memory. Enforcement Trends in the 2025 RMA Amendments
The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (“Act”) received royal assent on 20 August 2025 with most provisions coming into force the following day.
Amongst other changes promoted to “remove roadblocks and cut red tape”[1], the Act boosts the RMA’s enforcement toolbox and show a strategic shift towards stronger deterrents, cost transparency and integrating past non-compliances into future decision-making. The changes are likely to be welcomed or alarming depending on where you sit. The Act’s key compliance...
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