OIA25-CB065
Dear Ben,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated the 26th of March 2025. You have requested the following information:
" My question is this?
Has any work been done on drafting the National Standardised Zones, or are they still to be drafted by whoever.
My follow-on question being:
If the NSZs have been drafted, are they able to be released and pre consultation done with the Territorial Local Authorities to test the NSZ's robustness before the Phase 3 Bill undergoes its 1st Reading in Parliament. This is given the TLAs will be the ones implementing the NSZ's via their Plans.
If the NSZ's have NOT been drafted, who will be drafting them, and will subject matter experts from inside and outside of the TLA's be called upon to assist. Also will international help be called upon given you have mentioned Japan's standardised zones which you wish to rightfully emulate (and I have advocated for over a decade now)"
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Office of Hon Chris Bishop Minister of Housing | Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible for RMA Reform | Minister of Transport | Associate Minister of Finance | Associate Minister for Sport & Recreation | Leader of the House | MP for Hutt South |
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Ross [FYI request #30535 email]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 March 2025 7:20 PM
To: Christopher Bishop (MIN) [email address]
Subject: OIA25-CB065 Official Information request - Minister Responsible for RMA Reform: National Standardised Zones, are they drafted or to be drafted still
Dear Chris Bishop - Minister Responsible for RMA Reform
In the EAG report, and in your speech on the Beehive Website it was stated:
Greater use of standardisation: Nationally set standards, including standardised land use zones, will provide significant system benefits and efficiencies. The new legislation will provide for greater standardisation, while still maintaining local decision making over the things that matter.
AND
“Common sense ideas like standardised zoning will be a key feature of the new system. Right now, every individual council determines the technical rules of each of their zones. Across the country there are 1,175 different kinds of zones. In Japan, which utilises standardised zoning, they have only 13”, Mr Bishop says.
“Standardising these zoning rules will take pressure off ratepayers and make it easier to build more homes for Kiwis.
My question is this?
Has any work been done on drafting the National Standardised Zones, or are they still to be drafted by whoever.
My follow-on question being:
If the NSZs have been drafted, are they able to be released and pre consultation done with the Territorial Local Authorities to test the NSZ's robustness before the Phase 3 Bill undergoes its 1st Reading in Parliament. This is given the TLAs will be the ones implementing the NSZ's via their Plans.
If the NSZ's have NOT been drafted, who will be drafting them, and will subject matter experts from inside and outside of the TLA's be called upon to assist. Also will international help be called upon given you have mentioned Japan's standardised zones which you wish to rightfully emulate (and I have advocated for over a decade now)
Yours faithfully,
Ben Ross
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