About us

About Planning NZ

Planning.govt.nz is the New Zealand Government's website for information about the new planning system, bringing updates, guidance and key information together in one place.

The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions & Transport (MCERT) manages the website. MCERT is responsible for leading the implementation of the new planning system. 

About MCERT

MCERT helps make decisions that shape everyday life in New Zealand, including where homes are built, how people move around, how infrastructure is planned, how communities grow, and how the natural environment is protected.

We bring together work on housing, transport, the environment, local government and regional development, so decisions about growth, infrastructure and the natural environment are better connected, better evidence and focused on long-term public value.

For information about MCERT's wider work, responsibilities and priorities, see the MCERT website.