Thursday, 8 July 2021, 4:28 pm
The
Government has released the first draft of the Natural and
Built Environments Act (NBA), one of the proposed laws meant
to replace the cumbersome Resource Management Act (RMA)
which has stunted New Zealand’s ability to build more
houses.
Reforming the Resource Management Act has been
seen as a once in a generation opportunity to improve New
Zealand’s ability to deliver more housing. While some are
praising the Government for taking action, others say the
Government has just squandered that opportunity.
“We
are concerned that the Bill as it stands will, in some
cases, make consenting and development more difficult,”
Article – Property and Build The Government has released the first draft of the Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA), one of the proposed laws meant to replace the cumbersome Resource Management Act (RMA) which has stunted New Zealands ability to build more houses. Reforming …
The Government has released the first draft of the Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA), one of the proposed laws meant to replace the cumbersome Resource Management Act (RMA) which has stunted New Zealand’s ability to build more houses.
Reforming the Resource Management Act has been seen as a once in a generation opportunity to improve New Zealand’s ability to deliver more housing. While some are praising the Government for taking action, others say the Government has just squandered that opportunity.