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Communities

Bay of Plenty Regional Council - First Mana Whakahono a Rohe

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...

Perspectives

Times of change

The Resource Legislation Amendment Act and national policy statement amendments in 2017 have set in motion changes that will have far-reaching impacts into 2018 and beyond. James Gardner-Hopkins, President, Resource Management Law Association (RMLA). Last year finally saw the passing into law of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act...

Legal

15 things you need to know about the Resource Legislation Amendment Act & iwi participation

The Mana Whakahono a Rohe (MWR) provisions are among the controversial law changes that delayed the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill. They give iwi rights to demand more say in planning, monitoring and possibly consenting under the Resource Management Act 1991. The MWR provisions are now in force. Franks Ogilvie’s Stephen Franks and...

Mana Whakahono a Rohe : Iwi participation arrangements <br /> What do they mean for councils?

Governance

Mana Whakahono a Rohe : Iwi participation arrangements
What do they mean for councils?

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...