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Resource management legislation introduced to Parliament
The reform of Aotearoa New Zealand’s resource management system reached a significant milestone with new legislation introduced to Parliament yesterday. A set of links to information and headlines on this follow. Natural and Built Environmental Bill – link here. Spatial
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UDF supports inaugural GRAPPLE event in October 2022
Given the scenario of living in a world where major flood events happen on an even more frequent basis, because of climate change, the questions facing us about what we can invent, create or adapt towards meeting that challenge are
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Growing Sustainably Together – The Future Communities of Uptown
Major precinct-level urban developments like the Maungawhau City Rail Link development in Auckland present many opportunities and risks for the communities they are impacting. It’s important that Urban Designers are making good decisions for the future of the community,
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State of Australasian Cities Conference heads south to Wellington
For the first time in its 20-year history, the State of Australasian Cities Conference will be held in Aotearoa New Zealand next year. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is hosting the annual urban research conference, which will take
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Aotearoa focus in UK journal – call for articles
The UK based Urban Design Group is putting together an Australia and New Zealand focused Journal in 2023 and is calling for articles. This is a great opportunity to share the good work we are doing downunder to a northern hemisphere
RMA Reform
MfE Releases its National Medium Density Design Guide
The Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act was enacted in December 2021. This introduced the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), which are aimed at increasing housing supply and choice across our largest urban areas by enabling the