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Investigations extended to scrutinise Cyclone Gabrielle forestry slash
Investigators looking at Cyclone Hale damage now considering effects of Gabrielle.
Latest from Resource Management Act
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Thomas Gibbons: What the Natural and Built Environments Bill is missing
OPINION: Resource management lawyer points out a big omission in new law.
Ross Copland: Everyone has a role to play in infrastructure
OPINION: Our infrastructure challenges require sustained effort from the Government.
'It’s about time': Experts respond to RMA reform, speeding up consents process
'It’s about time. We’ve been waiting years for this.' - lawyer Kate Storer.
David Parker’s RMA reform merges 100 plans into 15, saving $150m a year
More than 100 plans will be reduced to just 15 in reforms saving millions in consent costs
The end of the Resource Management Act: Here's what happens next
The Government finally releases its RMA replacement today.
Parker not keen on Waitangi Tribunal co-governance suggestion
The Govt will not adopt the Waitangi Tribunal's suggestion of planning co-governance.
Homeowner wins battle to prove cracks caused by neighbouring road construction
Homeowner proves roller building road caused more than $20,000 damage to his floors.
'Had I not had my stroke, had I been on top of my game, that fire would not have been lit' - Semenoff
Former Mayor says illegal rubbish fire was not his doing
Driver dumps sewage in protected stream instead of facility so he can go home
Kyle Maitai didn't want to drive to Kawerau; instead dumping the sewage into a canal.
Budget 2022: Property hits and misses
Scrapping loan restrictions will help more first home buyers.
Budget experts deliver their verdicts: Missed opportunities and no plan for growth
We asked political insiders from across the spectrum to give us their take.
Details revealed of mining company's tunnels under conservation land
OceanaGold is relying on mining under conservation land between Waihi and Whangamata.
Auckland Council appeals against Waiheke Island 'chirping crickets' noise case
The vineyard blamed ambient noise from chirping crickets for a 2018 noise breach.
Waiheke Island vineyard seeks six-figure legal costs from Auckland Council
The vineyard is seeking about $300,000 in legal costs.
Fears for Mangawhai sandspit over seabed sand mining
Sand mining could affect Mangawhai Sandspit - NRC.
Business says expansion could be thwarted by plan change
Whanganui business baffled by industrial rezoning in council plan.
'Offset and compensate': Mt Messenger bypass deal risks more native forests to be destroyed
Adviser to the Mt Messenger project says it should never have been approved.
Climate change: Councils shouldn't wait to tackle coastal threats - report
Councils don't need to wait for new laws to address coastal climate risks, report finds.
'Difficult decisions': Marae fears rising sea levels will force 'retreat' from whenua
'It's ... adaptation. We know climate change is coming,' say marae leaders.
Brian Fallow: Plan to reform RMA leaves many unanswered questions
Draft version of new law has business groups worried about obstacles to development.
'This is our suburb': Residents fight for a say on transitional housing plan
Residents are mounting a fight to be notified about the Wylie Court consent process.
Local Focus: One busy backbencher
Palmerston North MP, Tangi Utikere on his first year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
RMA reform means private savings, public costs
RMA reform will save costs, but shift much of the burden from private to public sector.
Stuart Crosby: Conference chance to do right by communities
Opinion: Three tigers by the tail in water, resource management and local govt review.
GST and foreign investors in ACT housing blitz
ACT says more investment will help it fix housing crisis.
Waiheke Island vineyard wins noise prosecution case
The vineyard blamed ambient noise from rowdy crickets for the din.
14,000 football fields: study shows scale of NZ's recent wetland loss
Despite protections, loss of NZ's "natural kidneys" has continued at pace in recent years.
Wetland rules 'have gone too far', Parker admits
Minister says difficulty fixing wetland problem underlines why RMA needs changing.
Business groups give cautious welcome to first step to replacement of RMA
Long-awaited reform of planning system would cut number of national plans to 'around 14'.