The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) sets out the objectives and policies for freshwater management under the Resource Management Act 1991.
The NPS-FM came into effect on 3 September 2020 and replaced the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (amended 2017).
The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) sets out the objectives and policies for freshwater management under the Resource Management Act 1991.
The NPS-FM came into effect on 3 September 2020 and replaced the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 (amended 2017).
This version incorporates:
- amendments made by section 30 of the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024
- the Court of Appeal in Muaūpoko Tribal Authority Incorporated v Minister for the Environment and Te Rūnanga o Raukawa Incorporated [2023] NZCA 641 quashed Clause 3.33 and Appendix 5 of the NPS-FM (Specified vegetable growing areas)
- minor amendments made by the Minister for the Environment under section 53(2)(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991, on 23 February 2023
- amendments made by the Minister for the Environment under section 53(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991 and notified in the New Zealand Gazette on 8 December 2022 as the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 Amendment No 1.
Find out more about the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management.