December 2021
The New Housing Supply Bill has passed its third reading and will shortly become law. This bill amends the Resource Management Act 1991 with the aim of rapidly accelerate the supply of housing to address some of the issues with housing choice and affordability that New Zealand currently faces in its largest cities. The new Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) will be introduced by councils, including Auckland Council, and have varying effect from August 2022.
The MDRS have been amended through the submissions and Select Committee process. Cato Bolam Planning Director, Peter Reaburn summaries the changes and the new density standards in this hot off the press article.
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November 2021
The New Housing Supply Bill, if it becomes law, will force changes to all of New Zealand’s major city district plans. Cato Bolam Planning Director, Peter Reaburn outlines the impacts of the proposed new standards, in particular the significant change to the Single House Zone.
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November 2021
Prepared by Peter Reaburn, Director of Planning. The purpose of these notes is to provide preliminary information, advice and observations on the new Bill. While the notes are focussed on Auckland, the new Bill applies to all of New Zealand’s major (“Tier 1”) cities.
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May 2021
Stormwater 2021, run by Water New Zealand’s Stormwater Group, was held in Tauranga in May 2021 and attended by the Cato Bolam team. We welcome you to learn more about the conference and changes in the stormwater sector.
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July 2020
The Resource Management Review Panel’s report has been released and recommends sweeping changes to New Zealand’s resource management law. Given the cross-party support for reform it now seems very likely that the RMA will go. Cato Bolam Director of Planning, Peter Reaburn, shares his initial thoughts.
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Nov 2019
Cato Bolam Architecture team is proud to get its first building consent approved for the 33 McKenzie Terraces project.
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Nov 2019
This presentation will provide the latest information and discussions to assist you to maximise your property’s potential through subdivision, minor household units, town houses/terraced housing and apartments.
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