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Regional councils are welcoming the certainty for councils in today’s Resource Management Act (RMA) announcement by the Government.

Federated Farmers says changes announced to the Resource Management Act today mark the end of the war on farming.

The Government’s announcement that a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) could be introduced in Parliament next month will be a relief to farmers, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).

Don’t put vital domestic fruit and vegetable production at risk. That’s the message from Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to the Government.

OPINION: When the country elects a new government, we all know there will be policy changes as outlined on the hustings.

OPINION: This old mutt suggests the new government is going to have to move fast to rein in a number of district and regional councils around the country who seem hell-bent on trying to push through their own agendas.

Farmers round the country are calling on the Government to rein in councils that are trying to push through district plans and other planning processes despite reforms coming to the Resource Management Act (RMA).

Farmers are urging the Government to simplify freshwater farm plans and make the whole process simpler and more affordable for them.

It's a resounding ‘no’ to the first two laws in the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) reform package.

The Government isn’t ruling out amending the Resource Management Act (RMA) and cutting out red tape for urgent repairs on floodravaged farms.