This package contains documents relating to the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill.
This package contains documents relating to the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill.
List of documents:
Release 30 October 2026
- Cabinet paper: Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill: policy changes for departmental
report - 20 April 2026 - CAB-26-MIN-0124.01 - 20 April 2026
- Cabinet paper: Further measures to support a smooth transition to the new planning system - 17 August 2026
- CAB-26-MIN-0270 - 17 August 2026
For completeness, an additional letter to Minister Bishop from River iwi is released alongside Cabinet paper: Further measures to support a smooth transition to the new planning system - 17 August 2026, this is a different letter to the one attached to the Cabinet paper.
Letter to Minister Bishop re. PC1 RM Reforms (PDF, 224KB)
Release 19 October 2026
Treaty settlements and Māori interests: Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill (PDF, 4.9KB)
- 26-BRF-01676 Unsigned briefing: Approval of Amendment papers #2 (Treaty settlements and Māori interests) - Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill
- 26-BRF-01676 Signed briefing: Approval of Amendment papers #2 (Treaty settlements and Māori interests) - Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill
- 26-BRF-1823 Unsigned briefing: Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill - Further advice on Treaty settlement equivalency and Mana Whakahono ā Rohe
- 26-BRF-1823 Minister Bishop signed briefing -Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill - Further advice on Treaty settlement equivalency and Mana Whakahono ā Rohe
- 26-BRF-1823 Court signed briefing - Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill - Further advice on Treaty settlement equivalency and Mana Whakahono ā Rohe.
Release 9 December 2025
RM introduction package (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Cabinet paper: Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill - Approval for Introduction - 24 November 2025
- CBC-25-MIN-0065 Cabinet Business Committee Minute of Decision - 24 November 2025
- CAB-25-MIN-0433 Cabinet Minute of Decision - 01 December 2025
- Supplementary Analysis Report: Replacing the Resource Management Act 1991 - Further Policy Decisions - 07 November 2025 (PDF, 8.5MB)