National Policies & Standards
Minister for the Environment has powers to recommend National Policy Statements (NPS) and National Environmental Standards (NES) and Minister of Conservation has powers to recommend New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS).
- January 30, 2016
National Environmental Standards (NES)
NES is a very powerful Resource Management Act tool that can be deployed by the government to improve environmental conditions without requiring costly and time consuming regional or district rules.
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- January 30, 2016
National Policy Statements (NPS)
While not mandatory under the Resource Management Act, it is a valuable tool for the government to effect policy changes on issues of national significance.
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