BDBDBusinessProgress at last on RMA reformThe select committee deliberating on the largest bill currently before Parliament is due to report back tomorrow.26 Feb 09:37 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungWilderness beckons for David SeymourCOMMENT: David Seymour's greatest success is that he is not reviled, writes Audrey Young.24 Feb 04:00 PM
KahuWatch NZH Local Focus: Anti-GM campaigners seek social media supportAnti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.29 Jan 08:45 PM
New ZealandSettlement to help protect Mackenzie environmentA legal settlement will stop vegetation being cleared without permission in Canterbury's picturesque Mackenzie Country.21 Dec 10:22 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay eyes marine reservesHawke's Bay Regional Council will consider marine reserves early next year, with a recent Environment Court decision giving regional 21 Dec 06:35 PM
KahuJudith Collins: 'No tax cuts'Judith Collins has laid out her policy agenda if she is elected Prime Minister.07 Dec 04:42 AM
New ZealandRelief for homeowners after RMA dealThe Govt is making an announcement on the long-stalled changes to the Resource Management Act this afternoon.08 Nov 10:56 PM
New ZealandStink over sewerage system causes pub to closeThe Tangiteroria Tavern is now the pub with no beer after 90 years of serving locals and travellers between Whangarei and Dargaville. Owner 11 Oct 05:00 PM
KahuNo appetite for Brash's 'anti-separatism' - leadersFormer National Party leader Don Brash says a new anti-separatist campaign may end up donating to one of his old enemies, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.29 Sep 05:30 AM
Small BusinessGastro outbreak cost businesses $80,000Market view statistics during the gastro outbreak showed about an $80,000 drop in retail and hospitality spend.15 Sep 04:37 PM
EditorialEditorial: Dashed RMA reforms show NZ's priorityFor better or worse, National's failure to raise importance of economic considerations clearly underscores the public's bottom line.27 Nov 07:38 PM
ConstructionRelief for homeowners in reformsHomeowners will probably be able to build a fence, carport or more without the need for a resource consent under major reforms to planning laws.26 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessFonterra fined $362k over pollutionFonterra says it sets itself high environmental standards despite being fined $362,000 in two separate prosecutions for Resource Management Act breaches.03 Aug 12:43 AM
BDBDTelecommunicationsChorus says RMA needs fixing for UFB rolloutChorus has called on the government to enact changes to the RMA to speed the fibre rollout.26 May 01:24 AM
Official Cash RateWheeler criticises Auckland 'nimbys'Building height restrictions and NIMBY attitudes in inner Auckland are standing in the way of an response to Auckland's housing shortage, the Reserve Bank governor says.25 Feb 02:00 AM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Cut it out, you RMA spoilsportsThe RMA Knights who say no have been a shadowy tribe until now and it's been hard to pin much damage to the economy on them, writes Bernard Hickey.24 Jan 04:57 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Nick Smith sets up RMA as straw man for housingThe strength of Nick Smith's language in his savaging of the RMA prompted immediate concern in the environmental lobby he was trying to manufacture a crisis where there wasn't one.23 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Nick Smith's stretch on housing crisis headline-grabbing but off the markWhat took hold of Nick Smith when he claimed the Resource Management Act added $30 billion to housing costs and stopped 40,000 new houses in the past decade?23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandRMA will do 'nothing' for house prices - Winston PetersLocal Government NZ welcomes proposed changes to the RMA but NZ First leader Winston Peters says it will do nothing for house prices in Auckland.22 Jan 03:39 AM
EmploymentCouncil red tape in the spotlightThe Government has spelled out its masterplan for reversing skyrocketing house prices across the country - but will the 10-point plan work?21 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: We all know the act is not the problemGot a problem? Then blame it on the Resource Management Act, writes John Armstrong. "Nick Smith is using the RMA as a smokescreen. The Auckland housing crisis is really a crisis of insatiable demand."21 Jan 04:00 PM
PoliticsRMA's dramatic reformsGovernment has outlined its plans to dramatically reform the Resource Management Act in an effort to combat the skyrocketing price of housing in NZ.21 Jan 04:57 AM
New ZealandDevelopers blame infrastructure for progressProperty developers say the failure to quickly resolve Auckland's housing crisis is not their fault - lack of infrastructure is one of the biggest impediments to more building.20 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandGovt to unveil home affordability plansLong-promised law changes designed to make housing in New Zealand more affordable will be unveiled today as the Government makes its second attempt at reforming the Resource Management Act.20 Jan 04:00 PM
Economy$500k 'illegal house' claim draws fireA suggestion by the Finance Minister councils are increasing poverty through poor planning rules that drive housing costs higher has been labelled 'simplistic'.08 Oct 04:00 PM
ConstructionProperty bosses draw up wishlistProperty and construction bosses want the Government to reform the Resource Management Act, an extension of Special Housing Areas, the creation of more affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch and perhaps the introduction of some form of capital ga22 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionClaire Browning: Changes to resource management laws a Trojan horseAs with any law, improvements could be made. Forest & Bird, and other community groups, have no issue with providing for better planning processes, writes Claire Browning.28 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandGovernment sets best-practice fracking guidelinesThe Government has just set best-practice guidelines for fracking in various parts of the country.27 Mar 10:02 PM
New ZealandAct wants RMA dumpedNew Act leader Jamie Whyte will today announce that Act wants the entire 826-page Resource Management Act to be dumped.28 Feb 08:30 AM
New ZealandSerial polluter faces jail timeAn Auckland man jailed for serial polluting crimes must turn up at court on Friday to begin his prison sentence after losing an appeal against his conviction.24 Sep 03:31 AM
