The Government has released its second amendment bill this year aimed at providing "quick fixes" to the RMA while its replacement is being progressed.

With unanimous support from parties across the House, climate change adaptation is back on the Government's agenda.

Building on the Government's September announcement of the key components of its intended RMA replacement regime, last week we received further detail of the Government's proposals with the release of the cabinet paper "Replacing the Resource Management Act 1991".

The Environment Select Committee has released its eagerly awaited report on the controversial Fast-track Approvals Bill. The Bill has attracted significant public and media scrutiny, with the Committee receiving nearly 27,000 submissions in total and hearing from over 1,000 submitters. 

The introduction of the Fast-track Approvals Bill (Bill) this week marks the first step of the National-ACT-NZ First coalition Government in seeking to expediate infrastructure and development projects in New Zealand. This will be a welcomed process for the energy sector with the growing demand for more renewable energy sources as New Zealand progresses efforts to decarbonise our economy.

Today the National-ACT-NZ First coalition government introduced the Fast-track Approvals Bill (Bill). The Bill forms part of the Government's first 100-Day Plan and features in National's coalition agreements with both ACT and NZ First.

The legislation to replace the Resource Management Act has been released, with the Natural and Built Environments Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill introduced to Parliament yesterday.

The COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 came into force on 8 July 2020. It was intended to provide for a short-term consenting process to fast-track projects that could boost employment and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.