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To achieve the outcomes the Government wants, it will have to define them, publish them and incorporate them in a new combined strategic and land use planning Act, says Infrastructure New Zealand Policy Director, Hamish Glenn The Queensferry Crossing (Forth Replacement Crossing), between Edinburgh and Fife, nearing completion in 2016. Continue →
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In a bid to kick-start the economy, a number of projects will effectively bypass the Resource Management Act once legislation passes this month, which has planners and experts worried Minister for the Environment David Parker announced that Cabinet has approved the fast tracking of consent processes and the legislation is expected to be passed this month.  Continue →
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The government’s announcement today of a comprehensive overhaul of the Resource Management System is a nation-building opportunity that should lead to enhanced environmental and social wellbeing outcomes, says the Resource Reform New Zealand (RRNZ) group that campaigned for this review The RRNZ (Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA), Environmental Defence Society (EDS), Property Council New Zealand, Infrastructure New Zealand and BusinessNZ) is pleased to see the focus finally on the Resource Management Act (RMA), but also sees the review as an opportunity to look at the much wider resource management system in New Zealand. Continue →