Put simply, says Taylor, the RMA is at the heart of national strategy. Its job is to set the balance between our economic ambitions and environmental limits. That means whatever replaces it will affect everything. Guy Salmon, of Nelson’s “blue-green” think tank, Ecologic – a member of the RMA’s original independent panel 30 years ago – says it could be New Zealand’s true coming of age moment.
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The Resource Management Act: After many patches and revisions, finally time to just replace it. The country might get around the table and figure out how to actually live within sustainable limits. Or, of course, it could all dissolve into the most unholy political bunfight.
Press Release – New Zealand Government
The Government is delivering on its promise to reform the Resource Management system based on the comprehensive review carried out last year.
Hon David Parker
Minister for the Environment
The Government is delivering on its promise to reform the Resource Management system based on the comprehensive review carried out last year.
The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) will be repealed and replaced with new laws this parliamentary term, Environment Minister David Parker confirmed today.
The three new Acts will be the:
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Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA) to provide for land use and environmental regulation (this would be the primary replacement for the RMA)