https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/04/secrecy-shrouds-fast-track-projects-as-submissions-close.html
So Ministers have asked 200 organisations if they want to get on a
list that may result in a project being pushed through on the
Ministers decision - including at least one that has been rejected by
the Supreme Court and the Environment Protection Agency. They are
jacking up applications for getting on a list of fast tracked projects
before the legislation is passed, but the Ministers will not tell even
MPs what they are going to be. A few have "outed" themselves, but the
Ministers are keeping facts hidden until they get the legislation
through.
It is clear this is a jack-up and at least bordering on conflict of
interest, favoritism by Ministers before they have authority - in
other words a typical corrupt process that will override local
authorities and interested organisation. So much for the government
saying (before the election) they wanted more decisions to be made
locally . . .
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