UDF supports resource management reform, and considers it has a valuable contribution to make in this process. In particular we acknowledge that key definitions in the new acts will require work with a wider group of interested parties.
Along with the other professionals involved in the design of the urban environment, particularly NZIA and NZILA, UDF welcomes the opportunity to workshop further ideas, to offer on-the-ground advice and to achieve a more efficient and effective system that meets the country’s aspirations. In particular, UDF wishes to be involved in ongoing discussions on this and related legislation as they are developed in the coming next year to ensure robust legislation that can be effectively implemented.
We wish to thank the ministry and the environmental committee for the opportunity to provide feedback, both verbally and in writing. The UDF would like to speak to the submission.
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In developing the submission above (see link at the end of the post) , the RM Reform working group held discussions over four months, workshopped key points with NZILA and NZIA and utilised the outputs of the UDF’s nationwide well-functioning environment workshops.
In true collaborative urban design spirit, the working group includes UDF members practicing architecture, landscape and urban design as well as advisory and management roles in local government, central government and private sectors.
If successful in our submission, this could be the start of a more collaborative process for some key aspects of the proposed new Act.