The fact sheet sets out new ministerial intervention powers under the Resource Management Act 1991 as introduced by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025.
The new powers allow the Minister to direct a local authority to prepare or amend a document if the authority has not prepared a document as required by a national policy statement, or to prepare a plan change using a specified planning process if the authority is non-compliant with a national policy statement.
Read more about the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act.
The fact sheet sets out new ministerial intervention powers under the Resource Management Act 1991 as introduced by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025.
The new powers allow the Minister to direct a local authority to prepare or amend a document if the authority has not prepared a document as required by a national policy statement, or to prepare a plan change using a specified planning process if the authority is non-compliant with a national policy statement.
Read more about the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act.