Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 12:49 pm
Community voice is critical to getting the Resource
Management (RM) Reform right, says Local Government New
Zealand (LGNZ).
LGNZ President Stuart Crosby said
councils will be looking carefully at the exposure draft of
the Natural and Built Environment Act that released today
with a view to how it will improve upon the existing
Resource Management Act (RMA) and not place a further burden
on communities.
“The Government is rightly taking a
red pen to the RMA, with the first exposure draft released
today. But after years of system failure, we all know it’s
critical to get it right. This can only be achieved with
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Source: University of Waikato
Estuaries are places Kiwis flock to in summer. They are where freshwater rivers meet the ocean, and where people live and visit.
The estuaries dotted along New Zealand’s coastline provide many economic and recreational opportunities like swimming, boating, sightseeing and collecting kaimoana (food from the ocean).
But the health of our estuaries is declining, and it’s not just a problem in New Zealand.
Many major cities around the world are built around estuaries – they are socially and geographically significant. Their worsening state is a global issue.
Currently, more than 15 University of Waikato PhD students are carrying out important research into New Zealand estuaries in the hopes their findings will contribute to national and worldwide efforts to monitor and improve estuary health.