In June 2017, Bay of Plenty Regional Council was the first local authority in the country to receive an iwi authority Mana Whakahono a Rohe invitation. Council’s Maori policy team leader Anaru Vercoe details steps taken and learnings to date.
In April 2017 the National Government released a suite of changes to the Resource...
Allowing iwi authorities to participate in resource management and decision-making processes is not the same as handing decision-making over to unelected parties, says Brookfields Lawyers partner Linda O’Reilly.
This latest attempt to “fix” the Resource Management Act (RMA) contains a variety of controversial changes and has taken...