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The government has sent its legislation to replace the Resource Management Act to the Environment Select Committee.
The Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill, which set out a new system putting more emphasis on property rights, passed their first readings Tuesday afternoon.
Labour has backed the legislation, saying it plans to debate their differences with the coalition's approach at select committee, but the other opposition parties voted against it.
The coalition says it will mean a more permissive approach and cut the number of consents needed by up to 46 percent.
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop said it would do this by making much clearer the things that were out of scope for council regulation; standardised
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