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Law Update

25 March 2026
Crowne Plaza, Auckland

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A new direction

There is a lot of change both happening now and on the horizon within environmental and resource management policy and legislation.

This includes the Government’s two critical pieces of flagship resource management reform legislation due very shortly, and a raft of forthcoming changes to key national direction instruments and new National Policy Statements.

The conference is a high-level event that will deliver all of the key updates and analysis on what to expect. We will explore the proposed changes in detail and discuss how they will impact the delivery of planning and consenting at a central and local level.

Alongside all the latest headline grabbing developments in resource management, the event will also provide an overview of the other key environmental policy and legislative changes, including emissions and climate adaptation.

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 128 Albert Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

8:50

Mihi whakatau

9:00

Welcoming remarks from Conference Chair

9:15

Examining the latest developments in the Government reform of the Resource Management Act

  • Providing a clearer framework for development and managing the effects on the natural environment in order to simplify, streamline, and planning, consenting and decision-making in the systemr

  • Examining the application of the principle of property rights in practice within resource management

  • Understanding the concept of externalities and the narrowed approach to the management of effects

  • Analysing the interim regulatory impact statements

9:30

Exploring the proposed new Natural Environment Act

10.00

Exploring the proposed new Planning Act

10:30

Morning refreshments

11:00

Enabling planning at pace to achieve greater infrastructure, renewable energy, housing and urban development

  • Exploring The Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (Amendment Act)

  • What are the new regulation-making powers introduced?

  • Discussing changes to the enforcement provisions

  • Examining the restrictions on council-led plan changes under the Resource Management Act

  • Examining the restrictions on council-led plan changes under the Resource Management Act

  • Improving natural hazard management – allowing Councils to respond faster to emerging risks and prevent development in hazard prone areas

  • Supporting increased intensification

11:40

Strengthening environmental compliance monitoring and enforcement

  • Developing a more consistent and effective approach to environmental safeguarding

  • Creating a national compliance and enforcement regulator

  • Understanding the proposed new legislative process

  • Using the data gathered to help government, iwi, farmers and rural communities monitor water, reduce risks, and support households

12.20

Lunch

1:20

Exploring the planned updates to twelve national direction instruments under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)

  • Examining the proposal ‘packages’ of reforms consulted on:

  • - Package 1 – Infrastructure and Development
    - Package 2 – Primary Sector
    - Package 3 – Freshwater
    - Package 4 - Going for Housing Growth

  • Introducing four proposed new National Policy Statements (NPS)

2:00

Exploring the latest developments in the operationalisation of the Fast-track Approvals Act

  • How fast is the Fast-track process in practice?

  • Exploring the applications approved so far

  • Examining current projects in progress

  • Understanding the referral process and exploring projects that have been referred

  • Understanding the Expert panels process for independent decision-making for each Fast-track project

  • Examining the key lessons so far from implementation and from panel decisions

2:40

Afternoon break

3:00

Delivering Climate Adaptation and Resilience

  • Examining the new Climate Adaptation Framework designed to ensure the country and economy are prepared for the growing risks from floods, storms and other natural hazards:

  • - Risks and response information sharing
    - Roles and responsibilities
    - Investment in risk reduction
    - Cost-sharing pre-and post-event

  • Exploring the Frameworks four pillars and16 key actions designed to ensure New Zealand is prepared for the effects of climate change

  • Strengthening Māori climate resilience and Māori-led climate action through the Māori Climate Platform

  • Developing New Zealand’s first-ever National Flood Map

3:40

Examining the latest developments in New Zealand emissions policy

  • Exploring the latest updated emissions projections to 2050

  • Tightening the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

  • Reducing the availability of emissions credits to restore integrity and market confidence in the ETS

  • Exploring the restriction on Farm‑to‑Forest Conversions within ETS

  • Analysing the Climate Change Commission’s first review of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2050 emissions target

  • Resetting the 2050 biogenic methane target

  • Exploring the independent review of methane science and targets

  • Reviewing the prospect of including emissions from international shipping and aviation into the 2050 target

4:20

Summary remarks from the Chair & Networking Drinks

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