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Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:31 am Forest & Bird welcomes the release of the draft purpose of the Natural and Built Environment Act (NBA) but wants a clearer hierarchy to put preserving nature first. “We welcome the Government's moves to improve environmental outcomes through this replacement of the RMA, but as it’s currently drafted it won’t avoid further loss of nature,” said Forest & Bird’s RMA reform campaign lead Rick Zwaan. “The new Natural and Built Environment Act is an opportunity to gift younger generations the kind of healthy natural world they deserve. That’s what was r...

Northern Rivers nurse and clinician staffing levels to be investigated in light of the Anderson Report into hospital security.

After horrific stories involving violence towards nursing staff and patients was revealed in state parliament and in a new report into hospital security, the Local Health District said it is investigating staffing levels. On Thursday February 18, 2021, Northern NSW Local Health District chief executive Wayne Jones confirmed they will review the recommendations in the Anderson report into security at NSW hospitals. "We look forward to working with the NSW Ministry of Health on implementing supported recommendations across hospitals in our District," Mr Jones said. "Hospital wards are staff...

Unlocking a housing impasse © Provided by Newsroom One of Auckland's big-four, urban fringe residential developments needs new thinking to solve the provision of its infrastructure. Eleanor Black reports Thirty-six kilometres south of Auckland’s CBD lies a golden opportunity. On the skirt fringe of the country’s largest population centre, where house prices have spiralled beyond reason and rising numbers of people go without homes, 5000 hectares of greenfields have been earmarked for future development. Here, at the base of the Bombay Hills, the natural southern border for Auckland, dev...

It’s official - Minister for the Environment David Parker confirmed yesterday that the Resource Management Act (RMA) will be repealed and replaced with three new laws during the current parliamentary term. The three new Acts will be: Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA) – the main replacement for the RMA, which will cover land use and environmental regulation Strategic Planning Act (SPA) – to enable integration with other legislation relevant to development as well as requiring long-term regional spatial strategies Climate Change Adaptation Act (CAA) – to support New Zealand’s ...