Join Simon Court and Andrew Hoggard at the Te Kauwhata Rugby Sports Club for a discussion on planning and water quality issues, including Plan Change 1 (PC1).

Plan Change 1 (PC1) as notified by Waikato Regional Council would require thousands of consents from farmers for everyday rural activities. The plan would restrict production in one of the most productive parts of the country – this makes no sense at a time when NZ has committed to double exports from primary production.

Then there are the knock-on effects for manufacturing, jobs, and the wider economy. Waikato Regional Council has not even commissioned its own analysis of the economic impacts.

The good news is that ACT in Government is overhauling the system that allows this to happen, by replacing the burdensome 900-page Resource Management Act with a new framework based on property rights. Under ACT’s narrowed system there will be much less scope for the likes of WRC to make these kinds of proposals, leaving people to enjoy and harness their land.

This is your opportunity to share any questions or concerns you may have around the upcoming Resource Management reform and PC1. 

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