2021-03-17 ORC PC7 - Transcript (up to end of day 7) [pdf, 2.3 MB]
...(Council or ORC) is at a critical stage in its freshwater planning. The current freshwater planning framework in Otago is acknowledged as no longer being fit for purpose. It is a product of its time, being prepared prior to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater 5 Management 2020 (NPSFM). A new NPSFM compliant framework is required and the Council is committed to having that new framework in place by 31 December 2023. The Council is due to notify a new regional polic...