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Freshwater Management 2019The Ministry for the Environment plans to consult on proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management and a proposed National Environmental Standard for freshwater management later this year. They also plan to consult on options for fairly sharing responsibility for reducing nutrient discharges to remain within the limit for a catchment (nutrient allocation).
Indicative timing: July/August 2019. |
Resource Management Reform
The Government is proposing further changes to the resource management system.
Stage One: The Government plans to introduce an amendment bill to Parliament in early 2019.
The bill will address particular issues with resource consenting, enforcement and Environment Court provisions within the RMA. It may also include some other policy proposals currently under development. The aim of the bill is to make the RMA less complex, give people more certainty on RMA issues and to increase public participation.
Public submissions will be called for when the bill is referred to a select committee.
The following documents have information on the policy proposals that will be in the proposed bill.
Stage Two:
This will involve a comprehensive review of the resource management system and is indicated to begin in 2019.
Stage One: The Government plans to introduce an amendment bill to Parliament in early 2019.
The bill will address particular issues with resource consenting, enforcement and Environment Court provisions within the RMA. It may also include some other policy proposals currently under development. The aim of the bill is to make the RMA less complex, give people more certainty on RMA issues and to increase public participation.
Public submissions will be called for when the bill is referred to a select committee.
The following documents have information on the policy proposals that will be in the proposed bill.
- Cabinet paper – Proposed Resource Management Amendment Bill: Stage 1 of a resource management system review
- Appendix to the Cabinet paper: Proposed bill to amend the RMA – further policy detail on proposals (on Cabinet paper web page)
- Regulatory impact statement – Impact Summary: Proposed bill to amend the Resource Management Act 1991
Stage Two:
This will involve a comprehensive review of the resource management system and is indicated to begin in 2019.
National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity
The Ministry for the Environment is at work developing a proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. It is not yet clear when the proposal will be open for consultation, but indications are for later this year.