This fact sheet sets out changes introduced by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 to clarify and constrain the extent to which regional councils can make rules to control fishing for biodiversity and marine protection purposes.
This includes a decision-making role for the Director-General of MPI to prevent those rules being notified if they would have an undue adverse effect on fishing. Apart from the amendment that confirms that RMA fishing rules do not apply to Māori customary non-commercial fishing, the amendments will not apply to council plans that had been notified at the time of enactment or are currently operative.
Read more about the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act.
This fact sheet sets out changes introduced by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 to clarify and constrain the extent to which regional councils can make rules to control fishing for biodiversity and marine protection purposes.
This includes a decision-making role for the Director-General of MPI to prevent those rules being notified if they would have an undue adverse effect on fishing. Apart from the amendment that confirms that RMA fishing rules do not apply to Māori customary non-commercial fishing, the amendments will not apply to council plans that had been notified at the time of enactment or are currently operative.
Read more about the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act.