Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 26, 2020 3:48:45 GMT 12
NOT SO FAST: IWI WARY OF PLANS TO SPEED UP RESOURCE CONSENTS
A south Auckland iwi is calling on the Government to slow down its plans to fast-track the resource consents process.
The Government is set to pass new law which will see major shovel-ready projects bypass the Resource Management Act in an effort to boost our flagging economy.
Ngāti Te Ata is at the center of south Auckland's most intense housing development in the Franklin area. Edith Tuhimata is the resource consents manager for the iwi - overseeing hundreds of new resource consents every week.
"It's a huge job especially considering how intensification of development is happening, especially in the south Auckland area - which is our area.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/05/not-so-fast-iwi-wary-of-plans-to-speed-up-resource-consents.html
A south Auckland iwi is calling on the Government to slow down its plans to fast-track the resource consents process.
The Government is set to pass new law which will see major shovel-ready projects bypass the Resource Management Act in an effort to boost our flagging economy.
Ngāti Te Ata is at the center of south Auckland's most intense housing development in the Franklin area. Edith Tuhimata is the resource consents manager for the iwi - overseeing hundreds of new resource consents every week.
"It's a huge job especially considering how intensification of development is happening, especially in the south Auckland area - which is our area.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/05/not-so-fast-iwi-wary-of-plans-to-speed-up-resource-consents.html