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Resource management is always political – the Fast-track Approvals Bill is just honest about it

  • Written by Jeffrey McNeill, Honorary Research Associate, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University
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The government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill has been widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three cabinet ministers, and raising the risk of conflicts of interest and political interference in environmental management.

Ironically, the bill also helps demonstrate why the original Resource Management Act (RMA)...

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