Minister Chris Bishop announced today that Government will pass legislation to stop unnecessary plan changes under the RMA. Find the full speech & more on today’s announcement here bit.ly/4kLpzRU

Great opportunity to catch up with Labour Leader Chris Hipkins at the LGNZ conference. As an apolitical organisation NZPI works with all political parties to advocate for the planning profession & plan together for a better NZ.

Dion Luke has recently stepped up to join Lara Taylor as co-Chair of the Papa Pounamu Komiti. 👉 Read more here: bit.ly/4kOn5Ch #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #PapaPounamu

MfE has released a report on an Independent Reference Group’s recommendations for developing a new adaptation framework 👉 Read more here: bit.ly/3GFSwRf #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ

A reminder... There are 4 National Direction packages currently open for consultation: 1 Infrastructure & Development 2 Primary Sector 3 Freshwater 4 Going for Housing Growth. Consultation on Packages 1-3 closes this Sunday 27 July. Package 4 is due 17 August.

The Plan Stop announcement has been a dominant topic of discussion in planning teams this week & we’ve been considering some of the points that have been raised.  👉 Read bit.ly/4oav9QM #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ

Gain CPD points in your lunchtime & hear some critical ideas about communicating uncertainty in natural hazards planning. Register for our next Talking Points event here: bit.ly/46utU8B #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #NZPICPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #TalkingPoints

This week NZPI and Papa Pounamu have lodged submissions on three national direction packages that have been open for consultation. These submissions can be found here: bit.ly/4lU73b8 #NZplanning #NZPI #PapaPounamu #PlannersNZ #RMreform

Gary White will feature in our next Talking Points session; Planners as Storytellers on Tuesday 12th August at 12pm. Be inspired by this timely discussion & gain CPD points, register here bit.ly/4lkgK1M #NZplanning #NZPI #Talking Points

We’ve been continuing our efforts to support the wellbeing of the profession, & one key area we’ve identified is imposter syndrome 👉 Read bit.ly/3J09Y3P #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #PlannersWellbeing

NZPI was pleased to see politicians reference parts of our submission to the RM Amendment Bill in the House yesterday. This is NZPI’s advocacy in action. The debate on Part 2 of the Bill continues today. Watch bit.ly/4ftZuG1

Yesterday we saw the detail for how the 'plan stop' is proposed to work when Minister Bishop introduced an amendment to the RM Amendment Bill. We’ve prepared a quick guide to the Plan Stop process here bit.ly/4mFnMin

The Government’s consultation on its “Going for Housing Growth” national direction package is closing this Sunday, 17 August. Read more here: bit.ly/4lpLGxD #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #RMreform

The Government’s consultation on its “Going for Housing Growth” national direction package is closing this Sunday, 17 August. Read more here: bit.ly/4lpLGxD #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #RMreform

We were unable to host our Planners as Storytellers Webinar this week but have resolved some technical issues & rescheduled our Planners as Storytellers session for next Tuesday 19 August, 12pm – 1pm. Those not yet registered can do so here: bit.ly/4lkgK1M

This week we saw another debate in the House around the Government’s proposals for RM reform. Planning is certainly in the headlines & we thought we’d recap what’s being said in the House & break down the process ahead. 👉 Read bit.ly/4me8uBt #NZplanning #RMreform

Auckland Council has announced proposed planning rules to better protect people & property from hazards, while enabling more homes near transport hubs & town centres. 👉 Auckland Council’s release can be found here: bit.ly/4lDsKLG

Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk announced changes to the Building Act this week & we can draw interesting parallels with the application of the RMA in planning practice in New Zealand. 👉 READ bit.ly/4fTqhMa #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #RMreform

Councils will be required to withdraw plan reviews & changes that haven’t started hearings by tomorrow 27 August. A new website page with information on the plan stop regulations is now available here:   bit.ly/45FxaM4 #NZplanning #NZPI #PlannersNZ #RMreform

We’re thrilled to welcome back Arborlab as Industry Sponsor at #NZPIC26. The team are set to kick start conversations & show their support. 👉 Explore sponsorship opportunities here: bit.ly/4kzYEsP #NZplanning