Resource Consents

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  • Appeals
    • Resolving Resource Management Act Concerns (Ministry for the Environment; August 2006)

 

 

  • Consent Orders
    • Consent Order Standard Form (Ministry of Justice)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Resource Consent Applications
    • Appearing at a Resource Consent Hearing (Ministry for the Environment; December 2009)
    • Applying for a Resource Consent (Ministry for the Environment; December 2009)
    • Consultation for Resource Consent Applicants (Ministry for the Environment; December 2009)
    • Making a Submission on a Resource Consent (Ministry for the Environment; December 2009)
    • Your Guide to the Environment Court (Ministry for the Environment; December 2009)
    • Your Rights as an ‘Affected Person’ (Ministry for the Environment; December 2009)
    • A Guide to Preparing a Basic AEE (Ministry for the Environment; August 2006)
    • Climate Change and Resource Consent Decisions (Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand; June 2004)
    • Pre-Hearing Meetings: A Practical Guide for Councils (Ministry for the Environment; March 1999)
    • Side Agreements in the Resource Consent Process: Implications for Environmental Management (Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment; January 1998)

 

 

 

  • Timeframes
    • Recent rulings from the Courts (New Zealand Planning Institute; December 2007)
    • Reducing the Delays: Enhancing New Zealand’s Environment Court (Ministry for the Environment; March 2003)
    • Streamlining RMA Approvals for Land Transport Projects: A Study of Delays in Major Roading Projects (Ministry for the Environment; February 2003)
    • Resource Consent Durations and Reviews: A Study of Regional Council and Unitary Authority Practice Under the Resource Management Act 1991 (Ministry for the Environment; September 2000)