Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill
This bill makes many changes to the Resource Management Act, which is the main law controlling how land, water, and the environment can be used in New Zealand. Key changes include: faster processing of consent applications for energy projects and some other activities; a temporary freeze on most new local council planning changes until the end of 2027; longer-lasting resource consents for renewable energy and big infrastructure; removing heritage protection from a Wellington building; and new rules about fishing in the coastal marine area.
What this affects
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Most local council planning changes are frozen until the end of 2027, and new rules are added about fishing in the coastal sea area.
on and after the commencement of this subpart, and until 31 December 2027, a local authority must not notify a draft planning instrument
A regional council must not include a rule that controls fishing in a regional coastal plan unless the rule is included in the proposed regional coastal plan when it is notified
Progress through Parliament
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