Environment & Environmental Management

A number of bills relating to Resource Management law are currently progressing through the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Summaries from the YourEnvironment newsletter are being included as case synopses from January 2024.

The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry) Regulations 2017 have been updated as from 3 November 2023. They were previously called the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry.

The latest Environmental Law Reports of NZ includes July's High Court case, a win for climate activist lawyers.

A draft national planning framework was issued in early October, ahead of the election

The Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and Spatial Planning Act 2023 have been passed by Parliament and came into force on 24 August 2023.

Maritime Rules and Marine Protection Rules are now available on new Westlaw (New Zealand).

New amendment act to encourage better fishing practices

Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 commenced on 21 December 2021.

Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 commenced on 21 December 2021.