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Most of us don't think about protecting what we already have, until we need to defend it, or the rules change and that protection disappears. You can only rely on what you can prove - and if you can't prove it, you could lose it. With reform to the Resource Management Act underway, that window may not stay open forever.

Together, we are pleased to announce Buckton Surveyors and Planners has acquired The Planning Collective, effective 01 April 2026. The Planning Collective is a well-regarded planning consultancy with a strong track record across resource consents, subdivision applications and plan change work. The business has built a reputation for clear advice, careful statutory interpretation and effective management of complex planning processes. Buckton Surveyors and Planners has over 60

Auckland Council’s Plan Change 120 (PC120) signals a major shift in how natural hazard risks, particularly flooding, are managed across the region. From 3 November 2025, several components of the rewritten E36 Natural Hazards and Flooding chapter gained immediate legal effect under section 86B of the RMA. For landowners, developers, and anyone preparing a resource consent application, this means that the new risk-based framework applies now, not later when PC120 becomes fully