The Government is consulting on proposed new and amended national direction to improve operation of the resource management system under the Resource Management Act 1991. The consultation is grouped into four packages.
· Package 1: Infrastructure and development
· Package 4: Going for Housing Growth
This discussion document explains the suite of national direction proposed in Package 1: Infrastructure and development. It includes material on the proposals to create or amend national policy statements and national environmental standards.
Consultation for the first three packages will run from Thursday 29 May 2025 until 11.59pm on Sunday 27 July 2025. Consultation on package 4 is expected to start in early June.
Find out more and have your say
The Government is consulting on proposed new and amended national direction to improve operation of the resource management system under the Resource Management Act 1991. The consultation is grouped into four packages.
· Package 1: Infrastructure and development
· Package 4: Going for Housing Growth
This discussion document explains the suite of national direction proposed in Package 1: Infrastructure and development. It includes material on the proposals to create or amend national policy statements and national environmental standards.
Consultation for the first three packages will run from Thursday 29 May 2025 until 11.59pm on Sunday 27 July 2025. Consultation on package 4 is expected to start in early June.
Find out more and have your say
The attachments contain the proposed provisions for each instrument and form part of the discussion document.
- Attachment 1.1: Proposed provisions – New National Policy Statement for Infrastructure
- Attachment 1.2: Proposed provisions – Amendments to the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation 2011
- Attachment 1.3: Proposed provisions – Amendments to the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission 2008
- Attachment 1.4: Proposed provisions – Amendments to the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities) Regulations 2009
- Attachment 1.5: Proposed provisions – Amendments to the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2016
- Attachment 1.6: Proposed provisions – New National Environmental Standards for Granny Flats (Minor Residential Units) Regulations
- Attachment 1.7: Proposed provisions – New National Environmental Standards for Papakāinga
- Attachment 1.8: Proposed provisions – New National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards.