Bills to reform the Resource Management Act have come back from select committee full of amendments.

The Natural and Built Environment and the Spatial Planning Bills have been reported back from Parliament’s Environment Committee.

The Government is adamant the new system will make it easier to get things done and ensures real protections for nature.

Environment Minister David Parker says it's been five years in the making.

"Everyone agrees that the current system costs too much, takes too long, hasn't protected the environment. It's been a fail on all levels and there have been calls for repeals of the RMA for years, we're getting on and doing it."

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