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Essential freshwater: A new freshwater planning process

This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the freshwater planning process (FPP) introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. The FPP is a plan-making process that regional councils and unitary authorities must use for proposed freshwater provisions in regional policy statements and plans.

This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the freshwater planning process (FPP) introduced by the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020. The FPP is a plan-making process that regional councils and unitary authorities must use for proposed freshwater provisions in regional policy statements and plans.