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New Zealand suspends requirements for councils to consider Significant Natural Areas in planning

Published 00:19 on March 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:26 on March 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, New Zealand

The right-wing coalition government in New Zealand on Thursday announced local councils will no longer have to comply with Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) for three years, as it aims to overhaul the country’s Resource Management Act to ramp up project approvals.
The right-wing coalition government in New Zealand on Thursday announced local councils will no longer have to comply with Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) for three years, as it aims to overhaul the country’s Resource Management Act to ramp up project approvals.


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