Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 18, 2020 5:18:07 GMT 12
HOPES FAST-TRACKED HOUSING PROJECT WILL 'STREAMLINE MĀORI HOUSING'
Houghton is "excited" the bill will mean they can get those whānau into warm, affordable homes at least two years earlier.
He was confident the fast-tracked Resource Management Act (RMA) process would not be detrimental to iwi and their land interests.
"It doesn't divert the ownership or the integrity of any process whatsoever, in fact if anything, it enhances and protects Māori land and process [and] does that in a way that isn't currently possible," he said......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/419167/hopes-fast-tracked-housing-project-will-streamline-maori-housing
Houghton is "excited" the bill will mean they can get those whānau into warm, affordable homes at least two years earlier.
He was confident the fast-tracked Resource Management Act (RMA) process would not be detrimental to iwi and their land interests.
"It doesn't divert the ownership or the integrity of any process whatsoever, in fact if anything, it enhances and protects Māori land and process [and] does that in a way that isn't currently possible," he said......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/419167/hopes-fast-tracked-housing-project-will-streamline-maori-housing