Infrastructure, development and primary sector national direction

Overview

The Government is calling for feedback on proposals to change and inform development of national direction under the resource management system. 

Package 1: Infrastructure and development   

The Government’s aim is to make it easier for councils to plan and deliver infrastructure. This package contains proposals for four new national direction instruments and amendments to four existing national direction instruments.  
 
Instruments in Package 1: Infrastructure and development:

• New National Policy Statement for Infrastructure  
• Amendments to the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation 
• Amendments to the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission (change title to the National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks) 
• Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities (change title to National Environmental Standards for Electricity Network Activities) 
• Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 
• New National Environmental Standards for Granny Flats  
• New National Environmental Standards for Papakāinga  
• New National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards  

Read the package 1: infrastructure and development discussion document

Previous proposals to amend the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation 2011, the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission 2008 and a proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards Decision-Making have been withdrawn. Read the full public notice.

Package 2: Primary sector  

The Government’s aim is to enable growth in the primary sector by making changes to eight existing national direction instruments.  

Instruments in Package 2: Primary sector:

• Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Marine Aquaculture  
• Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry 
• Amendments to the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement  
• Amendments to the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land  
• Amendments to the Stock Exclusion Regulations  
• Amendments to the mining and quarrying provisions in: 
  • National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity  
  • National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land  
  • National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management   
  • National Environmental Standards for Freshwater.

Read the package 2: primary sector discussion document

See the interim Regulatory Impact Statements for national direction

Other consultations

We are consulting on other proposals for national direction:

• Consultation on freshwater national direction
• Consultation on going for housing growth: Providing for urban development in the new resource management system

Webinars

We hosted four online webinars on the proposals in packages 1, 2 and 3 and answered questions.  

Package 1: Infrastructure and development

Watch the webinar for Package 1: Infrastructure and development (YouTube)

Slide pack for Package 1 (PDF, 1MB)

Package 2: Primary sector and Package 3: Freshwater

Watch the webinar for Package 2: Primary sector and Package 3: Freshwater (YouTube)

Start the webinar at the freshwater section (YouTube)

Slide pack for Package 2 and 3 (PDF, 1MB)

Webinar questions and answers

See responses to questions asked during webinars (PDF, 348KB)

Forums

We hosted online forums on the proposals in packages 1 and 2 grouped under the following topics:

• infrastructure
• energy
• coastal marine
• commercial forestry
• housing development
• natural hazards
• quarrying and mining.