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Welcome to this issue of the Regulator’s Update – a newsletter from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for permit holders and other people interested in the work of New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M).
In this issue:
Draft Minerals Strategy – publication of summary of submissions,
Draft Critical Minerals List – public consultation complete,
Mineral endowment report released,
Crown Minerals Amendment Bill process,
Draft Crown Minerals Programmes – upcoming consultation,
Minister attended the International Mining and Resources Conference,
2024 Annual Review Meetings concluded,
First permit processing timeliness report released,
Snapshot of minerals permit applications,
Changes to application fee refunds,
Unpermitted quarrying of Crown-owned minerals under regulator’s spotlight,
Resolution of illegal mining case sees reparation to local community,
New guidance available to minerals applicants.
The Government is proposing a draft Minerals Strategy to enable a long-term, strategic approach to how we develop our mineral resources (other than petroleum).
In this issue: Snapshot of minerals permit applications, new specific royalty rates, minerals permitting improvement programme underway, reminder for annual summary reports, tier 1 permit holders and iwi engagement reports, Block Offer 2020 results.
In this issue: A quarterly snapshot of minerals permit applications, changes to the Crown Minerals Act, tips for submitting annual summary reports in 2024, NZ’s 2022 mining statistics, minimum mining rates letter to permit holders and OPS upgrade.
In this issue: A snapshot of minerals permit applications, changes to the Crown Minerals Act pass into law, introducing our new National Manager, new minimum mining rates compliance letter, tender closes on Block Offer 2020 and more.
In this issue of the Regulator’s Update: Crown Minerals Amendment Bill introduced, give your feedback to help with minerals permit application processing, make Annual Summary Reports easy in 2023, new enforcement tools and how they’ll be used, and more.
The Government has introduced a Bill to better align the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (CMA) with wider Government policy objectives.
Submissions on the Bill are open now and close on 23 January 2023.
In this issue of the Regulator's Update: Upcoming changes to royalty rates, tips for preparing applications, petroleum reserves data, a new Exploration Database coming soon, help us improve the website and more.
Welcome to the March issue of The Regulator’s Update. In this issue: Annual summary reports due 31 March, Iwi engagement is an important part of the permitting process and the Energy Hui with iwi in Taranaki – January 2022.