Hamish Firth: Mt Hobson Group Director on the Government's RMA reforms

An urban planner says the Government’s RMA reforms are well overdue.

It's unveiled plans to replace current Resource Management Act laws with two new pieces of legislation, one for the environment and one for planning.

It sets clear limits on council regulations and is expected to save $13 billion in consenting costs.

Mt Hobson Group Director Hamish Firth told Kerre Woodham we’ve been bungling along with a system that results in us all having horror stories.

He says there’s continuous subjectivity in the Resource Management Act, and the Government’s doing the right thing in replacing it.

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