Jun 10
The New Laws blog is pleased to bring you this post about the Freedom Camping Bill. The Green Party has opposed the new bill and Government Ministers Nick Smith and Kate Wilkinson say that this is nothing short of hypocritical in as much as it shows that the Green’s place more stock on people being …
Feb 07
New laws brings you this post about the government’s proposals to gazette under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 for a 50% reduction in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. The proposals for these new laws were outlined by Minister for Climate Change, Dr Nick Smith recently. “We acknowledge it is difficult …
Nov 24
Parliament gave its unanimous support to the first reading of the Environment Protection Authority Bill. In a statement yesterday this was welcomed by Environment Minister Nick Smith. “New Zealand needs an effective Environment Protection Authority to strengthen and improve our environmental management,” Dr Smith said. “This reform is about providing stronger central Government direction on …
Oct 29
New Laws | New Coastal Policy Statement Released The government has released a new national coastal policy statement (NCPS) to replace the one issued in 1994. The new policy was announced by Minister of Conservation, The Hon. Kate Wilkinson. The NCPS is hoped to give councils in particular better guidance on the protection and management …
