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Councils must manage relationship between two key laws.
Having represented councils for many years defending liability claims against them, I find an issue still arises at regular intervals. It is the inter-relationship between the Resource Management Act 1991 and the...
Should the Resource Management Act be reformed to provide a stronger direction in recognising the importance of Maori law in resource consent decision-making? University of Otago professor of law Jacinta Ruru says that, when pitted against other components such as business, Maori law fast becomes just a nice-to-have value.
Earlier this...
