Date: |
15 Jun 2026, 12.00PM – 1.00PM |
duration: |
1 hr |
Location: |
Online |
Cost: |
Free event |
Understanding the Resource Management Act (RMA) is essential for engineers working on infrastructure projects in New Zealand. For new immigrant engineering professionals, the RMA framework can be unfamiliar and complex, yet it plays a central role in project planning, consenting, and delivery.
In addition, significant changes are underway in the resource management system, making it important not only for new arrivals, but also for established professionals, to understand how the planning landscape is evolving.
This webinar will provide:
- An overview of the current RMA system and how it affects infrastructure projects, and
- A high‑level introduction to upcoming reforms and what they may mean in practice for engineers working in New Zealand.
Presenter Bio:
As a qualified planner, Mike Wood has spent a good portion of his working career working under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA); he is well versed in its inner workings especially as it relates to infrastructure (roading) projects. For the last 10 years, he has been working for the New Zealand Transport Agency working on the consenting of small to large scale projects. All of these projects, no matter the scale, have interfaced with the RMA and all have presented their own unique planning challenges. With the further proposed changes to the RMA, engineers and planners alike will need to be up with the play.
Understanding the Resource Management Act is critical for delivering infrastructure in New Zealand. This webinar helps engineers navigate the current RMA system and prepares them for the significant planning reforms ahead.
Understanding the Resource Management Act (RMA) is essential for engineers working on infrastructure projects in New Zealand. For new immigrant engineering professionals, the RMA framework can be unfamiliar and complex, yet it plays a central role in project planning, consenting, and delivery.
In addition, significant changes are underway in the resource management system, making it important not only for new arrivals, but also for established professionals, to understand how the planning landscape is evolving.
This webinar will provide:
- An overview of the current RMA system and how it affects infrastructure projects, and
- A high‑level introduction to upcoming reforms and what they may mean in practice for engineers working in New Zealand.
Presenter Bio:
As a qualified planner, Mike Wood has spent a good portion of his working career working under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA); he is well versed in its inner workings especially as it relates to infrastructure (roading) projects. For the last 10 years, he has been working for the New Zealand Transport Agency working on the consenting of small to large scale projects. All of these projects, no matter the scale, have interfaced with the RMA and all have presented their own unique planning challenges. With the further proposed changes to the RMA, engineers and planners alike will need to be up with the play.
