The Making Good Decisions Programme is designed to equip councillors, community board members and independent commissioners with the skills to make better decisions under the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Designed and promoted by the Ministry for the Environment and Local Government New Zealand, the Programme is delivered by The University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education.

Certification under the Programme is the means by which decision-makers meet the accreditation requirement of the RMA. To date over 1,295 decision-makers have successfully obtained certification.

The Programme provides you, with the skills needed to run fair and effective resource consent hearings and to make informed decisions.
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We have put together a great team of experienced workshop presenters and facilitators to run the workshops and provide tutoring support.

"This was one of the most interesting, well run and enjoyable seminars I have ever attended. The presenters were outstanding." Adrienne Staples - Mayor, South Wairarapa District Council
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The dates and locations for the next round of two-day MAKING GOOD DECISIONS foundation workshops are as follows:

Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 September
Ellerslie Event Centre, AUCKLAND FULL

Thursday 24 & Friday 25 September
The Terrace, WELLINGTON FULL

Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 October
Latimer Hotel, CHRISTCHURCH FULL

Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October, Ellerslie Event Centre, AUCKLAND FULL

Enrolments will open on Monday 22 June. We are unable to take enrolments before this date and places are not able to be reserved but will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of a completed enrolment form and full payment of $1995 (Inc GST).

Please email rma-admin@auckland.ac.nz with your contact details if you wish to be sent a registration brochure due out in the week of 15 June.