National would split urban planning out from RMA to fix housing supply

National would split urban planning out from RMA to fix housing supply
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Sept. 4 (BusinessDesk) - The ruling National Party has promised to separate urban planning laws out from the Resource Management Act if re-elected, in an attempt to streamline housing and infrastructure building, it says. Steven Joyce, National's infrastructure spokesman, said the government wants "to make it easier to build the housing and infrastructure for that growth while still ensuring our urban environments are some of the most liveable in the world." "The RMA’s one-size-fits-all approach has restrained the develo...