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Independent climate adaptation report released

The Ministry for the Environment has released the final report of the Independent Reference Group on climate adaptation.

The group was established to hear insights from members' experience of making decisions on adaptation challenges and issues to inform policy advice on developing a new national adaptation framework.

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Going for growth around the City Rail Link

The Government will require Auckland to allow even greater housing and development around City Rail Link stations, ensuring that Auckland takes economic advantage of this transformational investment in the city.

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Farm-to-forest ban passes first reading

The Government has taken a major step towards protecting food production by ending the large-scale conversion of productive farmland into pine plantations, with the first reading of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme—Forestry Conversion) Amendment Bill receiving unanimous support in Parliament.

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