Celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this week by learning about the te ao Māori purpose of the new planning legislation.

The purpose of the NBEA, Te Oranga o te Taiao means all of the following:

  • The health of the natural environment.
  • The relationship between the natural environment & its capacity to sustain life
  • The relationship between the natural environment & the health and wellbeing of people & communities.
  • The interconnectedness of all parts of the environment.
  • The relationship between iwi & hapu & te Taiao that is based on whakapapa.

Aka, if the environment is healthy then people are healthy.

In other news
22 Sep 2023

Proposed NPS – Natural Hazard Decision-Making

Government has notified a proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazard Decision-Making. (NPS-NHD).
22 Sep 2023

National Direction for Climate Adaptation

This week NZPI held a webinar on Issues and options for a system for climate adaptation planning.
22 Sep 2023

Role of the Planner: What’s Next?

We had a generous response to our Role of the Planner survey.
21 Sep 2023

Head of Federated Farmers at ENVCC23

Federated Farmers NZ President Wayne Langford will speak at ENVCC23
15 Sep 2023

Get Engaged in Adapting to our Climate

How NZ Planners Can Get Engaged in Adapting to a Changing Climate.
15 Sep 2023

Indigenous Perspectives in Planning: An International Conversation

We’ll be joining two of our international partners in a timely conversation about indigenous perspectives in planning.