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The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill introduces a range of changes to the RMA. The most significant change is a nationwide pause on most plan and policy statement changes until the end of 2027, when the Government expects to introduce replacement RMA legislation.

The first legal process challenge under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 has been issued. The Applicants sought interim relief from the High Court in the context of judicial review proceedings challenging the Environmental Protection Authority’s initial scope and completeness decision of a substantive application by the Port of Tauranga.

Recent Environment Court decisions have seen significant costs awards, suggesting the Court is prepared to take a firmer stance where conduct falls short.

ChanceryGreen is pleased to have assisted in obtaining resource consent for a helipad at a private property in Westmere, Auckland.

The Government is proposing four "packages" of new and amended national direction documents as part of Phase 2 of its RMA reform.

The coalition Government has announced several additional, short-term changes aimed at making greenfield development easier.

The Government has unveiled its plans to replace the RMA with two new Acts. These put property rights at the heart of the system.

The High Court has clarified the limits of issuing permits under section 53 of the Wildlife Act 1953 for the killing of protected wildlife.

The Fast-track Approvals Act has passed. Amendments at the Bill's final stage have reshaped the Act, affecting substance and process.

A new RMA amendment Bill proposes significant process changes that will affect infrastructure, energy, housing, and the primary sector.