UPDATE: RMA reform process in turmoil, passage by Xmas in doubt

UPDATE: RMA reform process in turmoil, passage by Xmas in doubt
Pattrick Smellie
(Recasts, adds comment from Nick Smith, Environment Minister) By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The government's Resource Management Act reforms face further delay, with Environment Minister Nick Smith conceding for the first time the risk that delays will prevent their passage before Christmas. In comments to BusinessDesk, Smith conceded it could now be February before the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill can be passed into law. The bill is due back in Parliament on next Monday after 11 months and three deadline extens...