Until 31 December 2027, you do not have to follow some rules. These rules are the obligations described in section 58I(2), (4), (7), and (8). You also do not have to follow the time frames in section 58J.

These rules stop applying from the time this law starts. You will have to follow them again after 31 December 2027. This change is part of the law to help with national planning standards.

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This page was last updated on 10 September 2025

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Topics:

Environment and resources > Town planningHousing and property > Land use

58J: Time frames applying under first set of national planning standards, or

"This explains when councils must update their plans to match the new national rules."

58K: Obligation to publish documents, or

"Local councils must put their planning papers on a free website within a year of getting new rules."

Part 5Standards, policy statements, and plans
National direction: National planning standards

58JACertain obligations stopped until 31 December 2027

On and after the commencement of this section and until 31 December 2027, the following cease to apply:
the obligations described in section 58I(2), (4), (7), and (8); and
the time frames applying under section 58J.

Notes

Section 58JA: inserted, on 21 August 2025, by section 15 of the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 41).