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In this episode, Liam Hall, director of the recently released Hut Keepers documentary, talks about the backcountry huts of Permolat, and Gerard Hindmarsh shares stories of the Kahurangi backcountry huts.

In this episode Resource Management Reform and how that is impacting on the work of environmental policy, we discuss the right approach to river management and 2026 is set to usher in better times.  

In this episode, we discuss the call for feedback on the draft Tasman Inundation Practice Note 2025 and the work underway to manage the extended recovery phase following the June-July floods. We also explore what needs to be in place moving forward to support ongoing recovery.

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.

Ahead of formal engagement in the New Year to Urban Growth Plan Change 81 an information campaign has been launched about zoning for housing and business in the district. In this podcast planners Myaan 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