The government will scrap the Resource Management Act and replace it with three news pieces of legislation.

The three new Acts will be:

• Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA) to provide for land use and environmental regulation,
• Strategic Planning Act (SPA) to integrate with other legislation relevant to development, and require long-term regional spatial strategies,
• Climate Change Adaptation Act (CAA) to address complex issues associated with managed retreat and funding and financing adaptation.

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