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Environment

Reform of the resource management system

Greg Severinsen and Raewyn Peart have just published a report on our country’s resource management system. Here they outline their message to local government. As we begin 2019, there is a palpable sense of change in the air. However, it’s not just in the air – it’s also in the water, in our cities, on our farms, in our homes....

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...

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...

3 Waters

Watercare: Making connections

Watercare to invest $4.9 billion in Auckland’s future. Watercare says strategic stakeholder engagement is key to its water and wastewater project management plans. The pressure is on Watercare to deliver massive infrastructure projects in the midst of Auckland communities. But a fresh, inclusive approach will soften their impact on...

Technical Briefings

NPS Freshwater brings changes

In our ongoing series of technical briefings we feature a paper presented at the 2016 IPWEA NZ conference in Auckland. National Policy Statement (NPS) for Freshwater Management 2014 – Key implications for the consenting of municipal wastewater discharges. By Garrett Hall & Chris Scrafton, both from MWH Global in Auckland. The...

Legal

Through the legal looking glass

Resource legislation, new minister and elections: Brookfields Lawyers partner Linda O'Reilly looks into the year ahead. As I sit to write this piece on a wild, wet and windy start to the new year, I wonder what there really is left to say about local government that has not been said already. The answer is, of course, nothing at all....

Environment

How to handle a hazardous future?

What are the roles and responsibilities of local government in the face of a changing climate? Auckland Council chief sustainability officer John Mauro – and a panellist at the recent Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference – shares his views. What natural hazards will we face as a result of climate change? We...