From 30 November 2022, it becomes a legal requirement for local government to ‘have regard to’ the national adaptation plan and the emissions reduction plan when preparing or changing Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) regional policy statements, regional plans, and district plans.
This requirement is to ensure that planning nationwide is in line with New Zealand’s long-term climate strategies and goals. This guidance note gives more information on how local government might ‘have regard to’ the national adaptation plan and the emissions reduction plan when developing or changing plans under the RMA.
From 30 November 2022, it becomes a legal requirement for local government to ‘have regard to’ the national adaptation plan and the emissions reduction plan when preparing or changing Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) regional policy statements, regional plans, and district plans.
This requirement is to ensure that planning nationwide is in line with New Zealand’s long-term climate strategies and goals. This guidance note gives more information on how local government might ‘have regard to’ the national adaptation plan and the emissions reduction plan when developing or changing plans under the RMA.