The Resource Management Act is being binned and why that is a big deal
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. supplied 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 withi...
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