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Kia tau te rangimārie O te Ranginui e tū iho nei O Papatūanuku e takoto nei O te Taiao e awhi nei Kei runga i a tātou Tihei Mauriora! Mōrena koutou katoa. *** A family whose home was flooded to the ceiling of the ground floor. The kitchen, ...

The Panel for the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa has published its report, Outrage to Optimism, with nearly 50 recommendations for turning around the communities’ post-flood desperate circumstances and despair into hope ...

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The government's Resource Management Act reforms promise to be cheaper, faster and better but two Bay of Plenty councils have expressed their concerns about how this will be achieved.

Environment Minister David Parker unveiled legislation to replace the ailing Resource Management Act today, which he said will cut costs by almost $150 mil

Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:14 am The Government Has Released The First Draft Of One Of The Proposed Laws Meant To Replace The 30-year-old Resource Management Act. The “exposure draft” of the Natural and Built Environments Bill discusses mandatory environmental limits for a “minimum acceptable state” or a “maximum amount of harm” that can be caused to the environment. It will also set out outcomes meant to protect the environment. In a unique process, the exposure draft will be put ou...