Resource management reform phase 2 national direction

Release 30 July 2026

Stock Exclusion and EV charging package

• Updating RMA National Direction – Stock Exclusion Regulations and Electric Vehicle Charging amendments – Approval for submission to Executive Council 
  • Cabinet paper 26-CAB-0466: Updating RMA National Direction – Stock Exclusion Regulations and Electric Vehicle Charging amendments – Approval for submission to Executive Council - 7 April 2026
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee minute: LEG‑26‑MIN‑0056 - 2 April 2026
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee report: CAB-26-MIN-0113 - 7 April 2026
• Cover Briefing 26-BRF-00641 Ministerial consultation on draft legislation paper (Stock Exclusion Regulations and Electricity Vehicle Charging amendments), and further decisions for Electric Vehicle Charging Amendments - 18 March 2026

Marine Aquaculture and Commercial Forestry package

• Updating RMA National Direction – NES for Marine Aquaculture and NES for Commercial Forestry amendments – Approval for submission to Executive Council  
  
  • Cabinet paper 26-CAB-00633: Updating RMA National Direction – NES for Marine Aquaculture and NES for Commercial Forestry amendments – Approval for submission to Executive Council - 30 April 2026 
  • Cabinet Legislation Committee minute: LEG‑26‑MIN‑0070 - 30 April 2026 
  • Cabinet Legislation Committee report: CAB-26-MIN-0148 - 4 May 2026 
• Cover Briefing 26-BRF-00628 Updating RMA national direction - Ministerial consultation on draft Cabinet legislation paper - Amendments to the NES for Marine Aquaculture and NES for Commercial Forestry - 7 April 2026
• Additional policy briefing 26-BRF-00100 Updating RMA national direction - commercial forestry and telecommunication facilities – further policy decisions - 25 February 2026

Papakāinga package

• Updating RMA National Direction – NES for Papakāinga – Approval for submission to Executive Council 
  • Cabinet paper 26-CAB-00820: Updating RMA National Direction – NES for Papakāinga – Approval for submission to Executive Council - 28 May 2026
  • Cabinet Legislation Committee minute: LEG‑26‑MIN‑0110 - 28 May 2026
  • Cabinet Legislation Committee report: CAB-26-MIN-0186 - 2 June 2026
• Cover Briefing 26-BRF-00821 Updating RMA National Direction – Ministerial consultation on draft Cabinet legislation paper – New NES for Papakāinga - 30 April 2026
• Additional policy briefing 26-BRF-00997 Updating RMA national direction - Papakāinga - further policy decisions - 23 April 2026

Release 07 May 2026

• Regulatory Impact Statement: Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry (PDF 929 KB) - 30 March 2026
• Regulatory Impact Statement: Amending the National Environmental Standards for Marine Aquaculture (NES-MA) to support productivity and innovation (PDF 939 KB) - 30 March 2026

Release 10 April 2026

• Regulatory Impact Statement: National Environmental Standards for Electricity Network Activities (updating and expanding the NES-ETA 2009) (PDF 1.8 MB) - 26 February 2026

Release 13 March 2026

• Updating RMA National Direction: Approval for submission to Executive Council (PDF 1.2 MB)
  • Cabinet paper 606: Updating RMA National Direction -  Approval for submission to Executive Council - 3 December 2025
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee report: CAB-25-MIN-0476 - 15 December 2025
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee minute: ECO-25-MIN-0216 - 10 December 2025
• Cover Briefing BRF-6935 Updating RMA National Direction – Ministerial consultation on draft (PDF 483 KB) - 20 November 2025

Release 16 February 2026

• Resource Management Reform Phase 2 National Direction - Approval to Consult (PDF 694 KB)
  • Cabinet paper 487: Resource Management Reform Phase 2 National Direction - Approval to Consult – 7 May 2025
  • Appendix 6: Phase 2 National Direction work programme – in scope (Appendix 6)  – 1 May 2025
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee report: CAB-25-MIN-0151 – 12 May 2025
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee minute: ECO-25-MIN-0059 – 7 May 2025

Release 13 February 2026

• Resource Management Reform Phase 2 National Direction (PDF 3.9 MB)
  • Cabinet paper 438: Resource Management Reform Phase 2 National Direction - 26 June 2024
  • Cabinet Economic Policy Committee minute:  Resource Management Reform Phase 2 National Direction - 26 June 2024