Plan Change 81 Providing for Growth and Plan Change 84 Freshwater Protections are now waiting on stop plan exemptions. In this episode we discuss the case for why they should move ahead.   Check out the rooftop solar grid for schools at peterbisley.substack.com

In this podcast planners Myaan Bengosi and Jacqui Deans answer questions left on Shape Tasman about Draft Plan Change 81. This is episode 2 of a two-part feedback series.

In this podcast planners Mya Bengosi and Jeremy Butler answer questions left on Shape Tasman about Draft Plan Change 81.

Submissions are now open for formal comments on the draft Māpua Masterplan and Supporting Document. Principal Planner Anna McKenzie talks about the draft plan its proposed zoning changes, future infrastructure upgrades, planned recreational linkages and open spaces and what we can expect to see in 2050. More details on Shape Tasman with submissions closing 5pm on Sunday 16 February 2025.

In this interview with Jeremy Butler (TDC team lead for Urban and Rural Policy) we discuss how Urban Growth Plan Change 81 changes focus on rezoning land to provide for housing intensification, papakāinga, greenfield housing, mixed business, commercial and light industrial uses, and infrastructure development and sustainability. We hear what the change could mean for Richmond, Wakefield, Brightwater, Motueka, Moutere, Tapawera, St Arnaud, Tophouse, Murchison, Tākaka and Golden Bay.

In this episode we explore the history of environmental policy and the role it has in supporting our thriving resilient Tasman