This report provides a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed reforms relative to the Resource Management Act. It assesses costs for central government, local government, users and Māori. MfE appointed Castalia to update its February 2025 analysis and provide economic analysis of costs and benefits of the Proposed Reforms.
In this report we describe where policy direction has changed, or new mechanisms have been proposed in our detailed analysis included in this report.
An earlier version of the report (from February 2025) is also available
This report provides a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed reforms relative to the Resource Management Act. It assesses costs for central government, local government, users and Māori. MfE appointed Castalia to update its February 2025 analysis and provide economic analysis of costs and benefits of the Proposed Reforms.
In this report we describe where policy direction has changed, or new mechanisms have been proposed in our detailed analysis included in this report.
An earlier version of the report (from February 2025) is also available