RMA Hindering New Zealand's Development
RMA Hindering New Zealand's Development
Environment Minister Marion Hobbs has described the RMA as `beautifully written and beautifully balanced' - what a joke, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Ken Shirley said today.
"ACT has long recognised the fact that our unwieldy planning laws pose the biggest obstacle to investment, wealth creation and more jobs for New Zealanders," Mr Shirley said.
"Labour's duplicity has been revealed this week, with legislation introduced to fast track the Project Aqua hydro scheme promoted by the Government's own company Meridian Energy in the lower Waitaki catchment.
"While it is clear that we
certainly need additional generation capacity, why
doesn't the Government remove the barriers for all
infrastructural investments - including Auckland's motorways
- rather than simply favouring its own companies with
special exemptions and then insisting that others run the
full RMA gauntlet?" Mr Shirley said.