RMA national direction instruments updated. Ministry for the Environment
18 December 2025
Source:
New Zealand GovernmentPublication date:
2025Ten new or amended national direction instruments under the Resource Management Act 1991 will come into effect on 15 January 2026. Instruments Gazetted 18 December 2025.
New national policy statements and national environmental standards
- National Policy Statement for Infrastructure 2025
- National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards 2025
- Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Detached Minor Residential Units) Regulations 2025
Amended national direction instruments
- National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Amendment 2025
- National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Amendment 2025
- National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land Amendment 2025
- National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity Amendment 2025
- National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation Amendment 2025
- New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement Amendment 2025
- Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Amendment Regulations 2025