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There was an audible groan along Shortland Street and Lambton Quay last week when the Government unveiled its plans to reform ...

The prime minister said the RMA was "the culture of 'no' that I spoke about earlier in the year brought to life".

Farming, mining and other industrial regulations are being scrapped or amended under the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act. The changes include revision of stock exclusion ...

Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Chris Bishop, and Under-Secretary Simon Court detailed the transformative changes ...

There's potential for some bi-partisanship as the Government reveals key features of a replacement Resource Management Act ...

Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka appeared unaware of plans to remove the Treaty of Waitangi principles clause from ...

In a statement on Monday afternoon, Chris Bishop, the minister responsible for RMA Reform said the current legislation is ...

Energy Resources Aotearoa welcomes the prospect of new planning legislation to replace the Resource Management Act, reducing unnecessary red tape and streamlining decision-making about where ...

The Government has today written to the Labour and Greens parties, inviting their involvement in the process to replace the Resource Management Act with a far more liberal planning system ...