This week in New Zealand environmental law there’s been the apparent re-naming of the Fast Track Bill to the One Stop Shop, and the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill is in Select Committee.
Great post Allan. you question the usefulnes sof TMOTW "that Te Mana o Te Wai has been in the NPS since 2020. If indeed it is such a powerful freshwater protection, a question is raised. Why, we might ask, has it not been asserted to stop freshwater decline in its tracks from 2020, or even to reverse them? " good point but the the bottom line of 2.1 mg/L DIN has been in there as long and achieved nothing, hundreds probably thousands of rivers and streams in Canterbury alone exceed this "BOTTOM LINE". So yeah TMOTW achieved nothing but it seems RCs do nothing to halt the decline of FW no matter what the legislation says
Thank you for these observations- as a regional councillor, they’re helpful. I realise you’re dealing with law, but I think there is a psychological aspect to Te Mana o te Wai which holds value and and sets direction that’s hard to maintain inside the RMA.
Great post Allan. you question the usefulnes sof TMOTW "that Te Mana o Te Wai has been in the NPS since 2020. If indeed it is such a powerful freshwater protection, a question is raised. Why, we might ask, has it not been asserted to stop freshwater decline in its tracks from 2020, or even to reverse them? " good point but the the bottom line of 2.1 mg/L DIN has been in there as long and achieved nothing, hundreds probably thousands of rivers and streams in Canterbury alone exceed this "BOTTOM LINE". So yeah TMOTW achieved nothing but it seems RCs do nothing to halt the decline of FW no matter what the legislation says
Thank you for these observations- as a regional councillor, they’re helpful. I realise you’re dealing with law, but I think there is a psychological aspect to Te Mana o te Wai which holds value and and sets direction that’s hard to maintain inside the RMA.