Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 12:49 pm Community voice is critical to getting the Resource Management (RM) Reform right, says Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ). LGNZ President Stuart Crosby said councils will be looking carefully at the exposure draft of the Natural and Built Environment Act that released today with a view to how it will improve upon the existing Resource Management Act (RMA) and not place a further burden on communities. “The Government is rightly taking a red pen to the RMA, with the first exposure draft released today. But after years of system failure, we all know it’s critical to get it right. This can only be achieved with