tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post8994624555683687836..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Defending the asylum wallEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-35351671943341883232014-09-30T07:45:07.960+13:002014-09-30T07:45:07.960+13:00It's really not the RMA that is the problem; i...It's really not the RMA that is the problem; it is council practices.<br /><br /><br />Do a word search in the Act and you won't find any mention of zoning or urban limits. The RMA was designed to do away with the highly restrictive concepts of the Town and Country Planning Act that it replaced. The irony is that council after council found it too hard to think the new way and just recreated the old act with the new tools.<br /><br /><br />The tragedy is that the governments since c2000 have not had the courage to call the councils on their new district plans as they have become operational.<br /><br /><br />Although it is a pretty timid way to do it the current government are at least referring this problem to the Productivity Commission. The Terms of Reference to their inquiry into planning practices make it very clear that the Commission is to focus on council practices and not the RMA.<br /><br /><br />Doesn't mean we couldn't have RMA reform but, when it comes to urban limits for example, there is nothing in the Act to reform.Donaldnoreply@blogger.com