Regional sector CME reporting

The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is New Zealand’s cornerstone environmental legislation, designed to ensure the sustainable management of natural and physical resources. Its success, however, depends on effective implementation. Regional councils, unitary authorities, and territorial local authorities hold the primary responsibilities for compliance, monitoring, and enforcement (CME) under the RMA, making these functions a critical mechanism for achieving its goals.

Thorough monitoring and interpretation of CME activity is therefore essential for strong environmental governance.

Data on our compliance, monitoring and enforcement functions has been compiled and is available in the report below.  

Analysis of the 2024/2025 compliance, monitoring, and enforcement metrics (PDF 5.36 MB)