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But despite the importance of these landscapes, and this being recognised in law for close to 30 years, we are still seeing poor outcomes. This prompted the Environmental Defence Society to initiate a project to investigate why the landscape management system is failing and how it might be strengthened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Synthesis Report brings together a large body of work we have undertaken on landscape management. It includes the findings of four case studies focusing on landscape management in Te Manahuna Mackenzie Basin, Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula, the Waitākere Ranges and the Hauraki Gulf Islands. A fifth case study investigated potential linkages between tourism and landscape protection. The Report also includes an in-depth review of the case law and landscape assessment practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. We have investigated the application of a te ao Māori approach to landscape. 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There have been considerable pressures on these landscapes over a long period of time including from pastoral farming, rabbits, hydro power generation, wildling pines, irrigation and dairy conversions. The Basin is fast approaching a tipping point, where the remaining outstanding natural and cultural landscape values could be lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the current pressures on the Mackenzie Basin stem from historical events and the unintended consequences of successive government policy settings.  Although the current regulatory framework could have protected landscape values in the Basin, it has failed, through want of quality and joined-up policy implementation and effective oversight of agency performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a number of positive initiatives underway in the Basin to help address this situation, and political will to turn things around. 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For this reason, we have recommended establishing further collaborative marine planning processes without delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by the Enviromental Defence Society in 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can download a pdf version from our project policy page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eds.org.nz\/our-work\/policy\/projects\/oceans-reform-project\/\" title=\"Oceans policy project\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eds.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EDS_-Restoring-the-Sea-Working-Paper.pdf\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"edsnz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44085691449481,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/6781\/8633\/files\/ScreenshotProtectingtheSea_68a03e61-6901-468a-826b-4c277c09cf43.jpg?v=1748379538"},{"product_id":"restoring-the-sea-the-role-of-marine-spatial-planning","title":"Restoring The Sea: The role of marine spatial planning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Raewyn Peart, Deidre Koolen-Bourke and Salif Sidibe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestoring the Sea: The Role of Marine Spatial Plannin\u003c\/em\u003eg is designed to promote constructive discussion on the role of Marine Spatial Planning in Aotearoa New Zealand and how it can best be supported through national policy and legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes case studies on place-based marine management, marine protected areas and active marine restoration in Aotearoa New Zealand. 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But it has many problems, not least that it has failed to protect the natural environment from significant degradation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe previous Labour government replaced the Act with new legislation, which was promptly repealed in 2023 (and the RMA reinstated) by the National-led coalition government. In its ‘phase 3’ reforms, the government now intends to replace the RMA with two new statutes of its own: a Planning Act and an Environment Act. While the details of this system will remain uncertain until legislation is introduced to Parliament at the end of 2025, we know it will be radically different from the RMA in several ways. Among other things, the intention is for the enjoyment of property rights to be a driving force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIn this report we explore seven key shifts that are being proposed in Phase 3: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ea narrower system focused only on managing ‘externalities’; a new framework for regulatory takings (where compensation needs to be paid for some regulation); splitting the RMA into statutes for planning and environment; a new set of purposes and principles; a framework for environmental limits; statutory spatial planning; and a more standardised system (including greater use of permitted activities).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWe identify significant risks if these shifts are executed poorly. But there are also many valuable opportunities if done well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e It is crucial that we get this round of reform right, or we risk an ongoing, expensive and disruptive cycle of repeal and enactment as governments change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e[A] truly excellent piece of work and unpacks the seven issues\/themes in a very comprehensive, compelling and clear way. The depth and clarity of analysis along with illustrative real-world examples, makes this an incredibly important voice in the process and should be compulsory reading for MfE’s Phase 3 advisors…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right; line-height: 115%;\" align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eReview of senior council planner, July 2025).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right; line-height: 115%;\" align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%; text-align: left;\" align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can download a pdf from our project policy page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eds.org.nz\/our-work\/policy\/projects\/durable-resource-management-reform\/\" title=\"Resource Management policy project\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ehere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Environmental Defence Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44572371943561,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/6781\/8633\/files\/RM3reportcover.jpg?v=1756864650"},{"product_id":"pathway-to-oceans-reform-eds-oceans-reform-final-report","title":"Pathway to Oceans Reform: EDS Oceans Reform Final Report","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk209001656\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eAotearoa New Zealand’s oceans support most of the country’s wildlife, a sizeable blue economy, and have strong cultural and social value. 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