The government passed the RMA Amendment Bill 2009, which means that Councils are prohibited from introducing general urban tree protection rules from 1st October 2009 and those with existing rules will be required to phase them out by 1st January 2012.
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A public meeting held at the Grey Lynn Community Centre, in response to the tree protection aspect of the RMA Amendment Bill, has been hailed a success by organisers.
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The Select Committee’s RMA report to the Minister of the Environment (MoE) has now been released and can be found via a link here.
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In reagrds to the Local Government and Environment Committee’s report on the RMA Amendment Bill, the NZAA is emphasising the many benefits of trees.
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Representatives of the NZAA presented a written submission, based on a membership survey, in opposition to the inclusion of Clause 52 in the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2009.
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The NZAA Vice-President, Lisa Sanderson, made an oral submission on behalf of the NZAA to the RMA Select Committee on 28th April, 2009.
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The NZAA’s Submission to the government’s proposed changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA)is available for viewing here.
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What the RMA Changes Mean for Urban Tree Protection.
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