Report and recommendation of the review panel: Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Resource Management—Burning of Waste) Order 2023

Abstract

The draft Order proposes that the open air burning of cyclone and flood waste be a permitted activity in the Hawkes Bay and Te Tairāwhiti regions, from 27 June to 1 November 2023. To achieve this, the draft Order proposes temporary changes to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004(NES-AQ), and relevant plans. The Report concludes the Panel had not been given enough information to conclude that the draft Order is either necessary or desirable.