The Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill aim to speed up the resource consenting process, reduce costs, and increase environmental protections. Both bills will now go through a full select committee process, and the Government aims to pass them into law before the next election. The third piece of the reform, the Climate Adaptation Act, will be introduced later.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2022/11/15/rma-reforms-revealed-expert-reaction/