From:
Ankit Kishore
To:
[email address]
Cc:
J Shaw (MIN)
Subject:
RE: Sea-level land development mistake preventable
Date:
Thursday, 8 September 2022 6:01:48 PM
Attachments:
CORM-902 Brendon Hosken.pdf
Kia ora Brendon,
Please see attached a letter from Hon. James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change, in response to your
correspondence.
Ngā mihi,
Ankit
Ankit Kishore |
Private Secretary - Climate Change
Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity)
Room 2.026, Parliament House | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
E: [email address]
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8 September 2022
Brendon Hosken
By email: [email address]
Tēnā koe Brendon,
Thank you for your emails of 4 and 10 August 2022 highlighting your sea-level rise related
concerns about the resource consent application for the Bayswater development in Auckland.
I agree it is vital that climate change impacts such as sea level rise are taken into account in
land use planning decisions. As you note, failure to do so will result in future costs to address
these impacts.
Decisions on resource consent applications such as this are the responsibility of local
government. As such, I do not consider it would be appropriate for me to make any public
statements regarding the appropriateness of this proposed development.
More broadly however, the Government is committed to replacing the Resource Management
Act and reforming the resource management system by establishing a new Spatial Planning
Act, Natural and Built Environments Act and Climate Adaptation Act.
Together, these Acts will provide changes which will help to ensure that decision makers are
appropriately considering the impacts of climate change.
More information is available at:
https://tinyurl.com/3t5ymu43. Thank you again for taking the time to write and share your concerns.
Nāku noa, nā,
Hon. James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change
From:
J Shaw (MIN)
To:
Ann Sutri
Subject:
Inquiry
Date:
Wednesday, 15 March 2023 9:47:51 AM
Kia ora Ann,
On behalf of Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change, thank you for your email of Sunday, 26
February 2023 regarding the
Climate Adaptation Bill.
The Climate Adaptation Bill (CAB) is expected to be introduced into parliament this year and will lay the
foundations of a managed retreat system, to strengthen the toolbox we have to adapt to severe
weather and other impacts linked to climate change.
However, this is only one part of how we will adapt to climate change. The National Adaptation Plan,
released last year, sets out our longer-term planning to help us build more resilient homes,
infrastructure and communities, and we’re currently looking at what parts of that might be accelerated.
The other two components of resource management reform, the Natural and Built Environment Bill and
Spatial Planning Bill, introduced to Parliament last year, also support how we adapt to climate change
and risks from natural hazards. The National Planning Framework will provide direction on reducing
natural hazard risks and on climate change adaptation while Regional Spatial Strategies will identify
areas that are at risk of sea level rise, and other natural hazards, and require an appropriate response.
Thanks again for taking the time to write and apologies for the delay in responding to you.
Ngā mihi,
The Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity) | Green Party Co-Leader
Room 2.025, Parliament House| Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
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