Labour pledges to overturn conservation cost burden on councils
Labour promises to repeal resource management rules that require councils to pay for environmental protection on private land.
Labour's Rachel Brooking has vowed to scrap resource management reform provisions that place the financial burden of environmental rules on local councils. The party says this would cost councils billions if maintained. The policy targets a shift in costs from private landowners to councils under current resource management settings.
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Labour vows to keep billions in conservation costs off councils if elected
Labour’s Rachel Brooking promises to repeal resource management reform provisions that force councils to foot the bill for environmental rules on private land