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Why did the list of organisations and entities the Minister and Under-Secretary Court write to about the introduction of the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill not include any environmental Non-Government Organisations (eNGOs), such as Forest & Bird, the Environmental Defence Society, Environmental Law Initiative, Greenpeace, or World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) NZ?

Answered Question 19721 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Why did the list of organisations and entities the Minister and Under-Secretary Court write to about the introduction of the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill not include any environmental Non-Government Organisations (eNGOs), such as Forest & Bird, the Environmental Defence Society, Environmental Law Initiative, Greenpeace, or World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) NZ?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister responsible for RMA Reform

Answer

Environmental Non-Government Organisations received a letter from the Ministry for the Environment about the introduction of the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill, as listed in my reply to written question 19720 (2026).