RMA & Local Government
Sharper Teeth, Longer Memory. Enforcement Trends in the 2025 RMA Amendments
The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes)...
From Councils to Water Organisations
Shifting development contribution powers under the new Act The Local...
Journey to net-zero heating up - Part Two
Journey to net-zero heating up – are you keeping on top of...
Water Bottling Cases Considered at Highest Level
Over the past few years, the issue of bottling water for export has...
Sustainability & Climate Change Update September 2023
Environment Committee opens inquiry into climate adaptation Public...
Urban Development Act - Major Changes
IN this article we sumarise the key aspects of the Urban Development...
Making moves on managed retreat
Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without...
New Draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
In November 2019 the Government released its draft National Policy...
Resource Management Reforms on the Move
Key Changes at a Glance As we wait to see more details of two new...
Development Contributions in the Spotlight
With all the signalled resource management changes at the moment it...
Government unveils next steps to simplify building consents process
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Building and...
Resource Management Amendment Bill 2019: Summary of Changes
Everyone’s favourite piece of legislation to tinker with is...
Legal Duty for Pool Inspections - What this means
A recent High Court decision has found that Local Authorities owe a...
Local government structure added to the reorganisation smorgasbord
The Future for Local Government Review Panel released its final...
Small shared drinking water suppliers - do you understand the changes?
People responsible for supplying drinking water to more than one...
Update on Fast-track Approvals Bill
With the release of the initial list of 149 projects able to be...
Developments in the MACA space moving at pace
In a lightning fast judgment issued earlier this week, just two weeks...
Journey to Net-Zero heating up - Part One
Journey to net-zero heating up – are you keeping on top of...
RMA and more: keeping up with the changes
The Government is well underway with its phased approach to reforming...
NBEB and SPB - submissions for the summer holidays
The Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBEB) and Spatial Planning...
RMA Bill 2 Key Changes to the Resource Management System
The Government is continuing its signalled and substantial reform of...
Sustainability & Climate Change Update - December 2023
What’s happening? There is a lot happening in the Climate...
