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flag New Zealand’s mining bills advance reform but need finalized policies and flexible rules to avoid project delays and support sustainable development.

flag New Zealand's proposed Planning and Natural Environment Bills mark progress but fall short without finalized national policies and environmental standards before enactment, according to Minerals Council CEO Josie Vidal. flag She stresses mining requires flexible, case-by-case evaluation, not rigid, one-size-fits-all rules, and warns prescriptive zoning could block future discoveries. flag The council supports science-based, adaptive environmental management, mitigation, and offsetting over fixed limits, urges streamlining to boost investor confidence, and calls for stronger safeguards against frivolous legal challenges to avoid delays.

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