The government has released New Zealand's first Climate Adaptation Plan to deal with the effects of climate change. The plan contains strategies, policies and actions that will help New Zealanders adapt to the changing climate and its effects to reduce the potential harm of climate change, as well as seize the opportunities that arise.
It also includes information about managed retreat, enabling better risk-informed decisions and driving climate-resilience developments in the right locations. Read the RNZ story and see Minister James Shaw's announcement here.