To achieve both decarbonisation and engage planning for adaptation, there is a need for the reform of the Resource Management Act and the status quo that it entrenches. Regional spatial planning that includes the climate commission's adaptation plans, as well as mitigation measures such as walkable cities, are sensible. Focusing on enabling positive climate mitigation measures and planning legislation is also important, and legislation and funding for enabling all relevant parties to work on equitable and iterative adaptation solutions is also needed. It will need to be principles driven, to allow for the different circumstances communities will, or may, face around the country.