Table 1: Ministry for the Environment’s national direction priorities for 2017/18 Indicative date of For more information see Topic completion Description the following web pages Telecommunication Came into effect Changes to bring the existing national facilities on 1 January 2017 environmental standards up to date (amendments) with current technology and to expand permitted activities outside the road reserve. Urban development Came into effect Requirements for councils to provide capacity on 1 December sufficient capacity for urban 2016 development to meet demand for housing and business needs. Plantation forestry Early 2017 Nationally consistent rules to manage plantation forestry with more efficiency and certainty, and maintain or improve environmental outcomes. Freshwater Cabinet decisions Potential amendments to clarify how management on proposal due existing policies are to be applied. (proposed soon amendments to the National Policy Statement) Stock exclusion Cabinet decisions A nationally-consistent approach to from water bodies on proposal due exclude stock from water ways, soon starting with dairy cattle and pigs and ultimately applying to beef cattle and deer. Drinking water Late 2018 Review the existing national environmental standards and guide to assess effectiveness and any requirement for updating and amending. Pest control New regulations Simplifying the regulatory regime for come into force certain toxins used to manage pest on 1 April 2017 mammals and fish by removing duplication between the RMA and other legislation, including the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act. Aquaculture Consultation on Nationally-consistent and efficient National approach for existing marine farms to Environmental obtain replacement consents, and Standard strengthen biosecurity management nationally. Air (amendments to Late 2017 Updating the provisions relating to the National particulate matter to reflect the costs Environmental of compliance and current science on Standard) health impacts. Contaminants in Mid-2017 Changes to make the soil (amendments existing national environmental to the National standard more targeted toward risks Environmental from contaminants. Standard)
Table 1: Ministry for the Environment’s national direction priorities for 2017/18 Topic Indicative date of completion Description For more information see the following web pages Telecommunication facilities (amendments) Came into effect on 1 January 2017 Changes to bring the existing national environmental standards up to date with current technology and to expand permitted activities outside the road reserve. Urban development capacity Came into effect on 1 December 2016 Requirements for councils to provide sufficient capacity for urban development to meet demand for housing and business needs. Plantation forestry Early 2017 Nationally consistent rules to manage plantation forestry with more efficiency and certainty, and maintain or improve environmental outcomes. Freshwater management (proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement) Cabinet decisions on proposal due soon Potential amendments to clarify how existing policies are to be applied. Stock exclusion from water bodies Cabinet decisions on proposal due soon A nationally-consistent approach to exclude stock from water ways, starting with dairy cattle and pigs and ultimately applying to beef cattle and deer. Drinking water Late 2018 Review the existing national environmental standards and guide to assess effectiveness and any requirement for updating and amending. Pest control New regulations come into force on 1 April 2017 Simplifying the regulatory regime for certain toxins used to manage pest mammals and fish by removing duplication between the RMA and other legislation, including the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act. Aquaculture Consultation on National Environmental Standard Nationally-consistent and efficient approach for existing marine farms to obtain replacement consents, and strengthen biosecurity management nationally. Air (amendments to the National Environmental Standard) Late 2017 Updating the provisions relating to particulate matter to reflect the costs of compliance and current science on health impacts. Contaminants in soil (amendments to the National Environmental Standard) Mid-2017 Changes to make the existing national environmental standard more targeted toward risks from contaminants.
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