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Government’s announcement on RMA reforms expected tomorrow
Government’s announcement on RMA reforms expected tomorrow
The Environmental Defence Society is expecting really bad news for the environment from tomorrow’s National Party Conference.
“We expect that the Minister for the Environment will be announcing the Government’s latest Resource Management Act reforms tomorrow morning at 9.30 am,” said EDS Chairman Gary Taylor.
“We are also expecting the Ministry for the Environment to be releasing its summary of the 14,000 submissions on the Draft proposals at exactly the same time.
“Whilst we remain hopeful that the radical changes proposed to Part 2 of the Act will have been dropped, there are no signs that is likely.
“We anticipate the signalled changes to the Act will proceed in spite of widespread opposition to them from a range of key stakeholders across society.
“Those changes will eviscerate many of the environmental protections in sections 6 and 7 of the Act.
“That will lower environmental standards across the country and bring New Zealand’s clean green reputation further into the critical international spotlight at exactly the wrong time,” Mr Taylor concluded
ENDS
Environmental Defence Society
EDS speaks for the environment. It has influence.
Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
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