RMA reform bills reported back trying to reconcile the irreconcilable

A parliamentary select committee has reported back bills replacing the Resource Management Act in the latest step in one of the largest legislative reform projects in decades.The environment committee’s reports on the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBEB) and Spatial Planning Bill (SPB) restructure how the draft legislation was written and makes numerous recommendations for changes with much of the original framework intact.The committee’s commentary on the NBEB bill, where the majority of reforms are included, and its changes c...