Tue, 09 May
|Webinar
Introduction to the Geothermal Policy Framework of New Zealand
Katherine Lukatina will discuss Development of New Zealand’s geothermal policy framework followed by a presentation from Penny Doorman on Finding the balance: Managing the Rotorua Geothermal System
Time & Location
09 May 2023, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm NZST
Webinar
About the event
As one of the wor ld ’s major geothermal nations, New Zealand is a leader in geothermal resource management through the framework of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and the Central Government’s devolution of geothermal resource management to Regional Councils. In the 30 years since the RMA was enacted, the geothermal policy developed by the Bay of Plenty and Waikato Regional Councils has managed the competing interests of large-scale energy development and the protection of rare and vulnerable geothermal features and landscapes for 90% of the national geothermal resource