Environment and Planning Blog

Resource Management Act to be repealed and replaced
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On 10 February 2021 David Parker, the Minister for the Environment, announced that the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) will be repealed and replaced with three new pieces of legislation.
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The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill
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The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast track Consenting) Bill (the Bill) was introduced into the House on Tuesday 16 June 2020.
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Rebuilding NZ’s construction industry post COVID-19
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Rebuilding NZ’s construction industry post COVID-19 and flow on effects for the RMA With New Zealand now two weeks into the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lock down, a number of infrastructure and construction companies are facing the risk of insolvency. Under the Alert Level 4 rules, construction companies are only able to work on essential or critical infrastructure or carry out work required to address human health or safety risks.
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