RMA planning reform: Northland leader calls for nationwide digital backbone
Foy said a nationally funded, nationwide digital platform was essential if councils were to efficiently prepare and implement…
‘I can polish poo – but I can’t polish diarrhoea’: Māori blast RMA overhaul
Iwi leaders, environmental experts and legal scholars warn the government’s new planning laws could weaken Treaty settlements and…
New Tech Tracks Living Brain Activity Noninvasively
Summary: Unlocking the secrets of the living brain often requires invasive surgery or expensive, static imaging. However, a…
The RMA reform we were promised is not the reform we got – Nick Clark
An expert advisory group turned those principles into a “blueprint”. Cabinet broadly endorsed it. The direction was set.…
RMA reform could be the big fix that Nicola Willis will be able to trump over Ruth Richardson – Richard Prebble
Last week, the coalition Government announced what it called “the single largest economic reform in a generation” –…
Echo Chamber: The week parliament pushed away the public
Dog, hog or whoever’s breakfast it is, it’s hard to not feel like a mess after a week…
HortNZ believes RMA reforms are a positive step
“Growers will be looking for clear signals that the changes recognise the national importance of food production and…
Government to unveil radical overhaul of RMA today, slashing consent requirements
Japan uses a system of standardised zoning, which means there are just 13 types of zone. The Government’s…
Pets & Pats: Auckland dog daycare fined $103k for repeated RMA breaches
Pets & Pats pitched itself to Auckland’s wealthy inner suburbs, with Beer promoting it as a bucolic escape…