Draft Submission on the RMA Issues and Options Paper

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Water New Zealand is currently drafting a short submission on the RMA Issues and Options Paper. The submission will be focusing on the key issues that related to the water sector, in particular:

  • The integration of land use planning and other natural and physical resources (Issue 4 in the Paper);
  • Climate change (Issue 5);
  • National direction (Issue 6);
  • Compliance, monitoring and enforcement (Issue 12);

Water New Zealand will also include some comments on Issues 7 (policy and planning) and 8 (consents) but with a focus on higher-order matters.

If anyone has a specific interest can they please contact Board member Helen Atkins: helen.atkins@ahmlaw.nz by email by close of business Friday, 31 January.

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