The Fast-track Approvals Bill is designed to speed up the delivery of significant regional and national infrastructure projects by allowing specific Ministers to approve projects even if they have been previously rejected by environmental courts. This includes roads, dams, and mining operations. The government asserts the bill is a 'one-stop shop' necessary to rebuild the economy and fix the infrastructure deficit. Critics, including environmental groups and legal scholars, warn it concentrates dangerous levels of unchecked power in the executive branch and threatens conservation lands. Proponents support it as a vital tool to unlock economic potential and modernize the country. Opponents oppose it as an undemocratic 'war on nature' that overrides judicial oversight.
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No - it often ends up with expensive rollbacks when we have to fix things. But I do agree at times it is required. The process could certainly be improved for efficiency but it does still need balances and checks to communities and environment. I don't think Iwi need to be included in every single decision but certainly where it directly affects their tribe or immediate heritage buildings/meeting houses.
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