The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform (under section 7 of the Constitution Act 1986) gives notice of the following direction made under sections 80L and 80M of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The direction is secondary legislation for the purpose of the Legislation Act 2019 and is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

1. Title and Commencement

(1) This notice is the Resource Management (Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to the First Tranche of Specified Territorial Authorities) Amendment Notice 2024.

(2) The direction comes into force on 20 April 2024.

2. Minister Responsible for RMA Reform’s amended Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to Christchurch City Council (made under section 7 of the Constitution Act 1986)

(3) In accordance with section 80L of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform directs Christchurch City Council to notify decisions on the independent hearings panel’s recommendations on parts of the plan subject to Policy 3 and Policy 4 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development in accordance with clause 102 of Schedule 1 of the RMA by 12 September 2024, and notify decisions on the independent hearings panel’s recommendations on parts not subject to Policy 3 and Policy 4 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development by 12 September 2025.

3. Minister Responsible for RMA Reform’s additional Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to Christchurch City Council

(4) In accordance with clause 80L(1)(d) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform directs Christchurch City Council must provide a report to the Ministry for the Environment every three months from the date of this notice about its progress of the intensification streamlined planning process for Plan Change 14.

4. Principal Notice Amended

(5) This direction amends “The Resource Management (Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to the First Tranche of Specified Territorial Authorities) Notice 2022” published in the New Zealand Gazette, 27 April 2022, 2022-sl1594, only to the extent specified in this notice.

5. Previous Amendment Notice Revoked

(6) The Resource Management (Direction for the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process to the First Tranche of Specified Territorial Authorities) Amendment Notice 2023 (No.2) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 16 August 2023, 2023-sl3774, is revoked.

Copies of the above notices are available free of charge on the Ministry for the Environment’s website, https://environment.govt.nz.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March 2024.

Hon CHRIS BISHOP, Minister Responsible for RMA Reform.

Notes

1. This direction must be complied with.
2. Part 6 of Schedule 1 of the RMA specifies the requirements of any Intensification Streamlined Planning Process.
3. Section 80M of the RMA provides the Minister the ability to amend this direction on their own initiative or following a request from one or more of the specified territorial authorities named in this direction.
4. Christchurch City Council may, in accordance with Section 80M of the RMA apply in writing to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform for an amendment to the direction.