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No Meaningful Change Leaves Fast Track Approvals Bill Stinking

Friday, 18 October 2024, 8:11 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

Of all consents notified at the moment, 93% or them are successful, making a mockery of the Government's rationale that there is a desperate need for this extreme reform. And they question the determination to remove any avenue for public input. More >>

Luxon Buys Massive Fight With Public Over Fast-track Projects As Select Committee Set To Report Back

Friday, 18 October 2024, 1:13 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

Communities Against the Fast-track says the response and concern to the Bill has been huge already. 27,000 submissions were made, 20,000 marched in Auckland against the Fast-track, and a hīkoi led by Ngāti Toa arrived at parliament in May to oppose ... More >>

Govt Tinkers With Fast Track Bill When It Should Ditch It Altogether - CAFT

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 5:04 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

CAFT questioned what drove the Cabinet to make these decisions, ahead of the Select Committee reporting the Bill back to Parliament. More >>

Luxon Must Remove Jones After Further Revelations About Undeclared Meeting With Mining Companies

Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 1:00 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

An Official Information Act request reported on today revealed Jones’ obscured the nature of his meetings with mining interests and misled the public. More >>

Luxon Must Remove Jones After Undeclared Meeting With Mining Companies Is Revealed

Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 4:09 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

Earlier, Newsroom journalist David Williams reported that Minister for Resources Shane Jones had failed to declare his meeting with at least three mining companies. Jones had originally stated the meeting was ‘last minute’ but, after further ... More >>

Community Groups Furious That Government Silencing Hundreds In Fast-Track Hearings

Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:07 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

The Environment Select Committee has just announced that 60 percent of individuals who asked to speak at the hearings will not be heard. This equates to almost 700 people who made individual submissions and more than 1000 more who made a form submission. More >>

Fast-track Submitters Must Not Be Silenced Through Poor Select Committee Process

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:51 am | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

“We’re concerned that if the Select Committee process is poorly run members of the public will be silenced on this deeply troubling Bill.” More >>

Communities Against The Fast-track Heartened By ‘Overwhelming’ Public Response; Disgusted By ‘Transparency’ Claims

Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:37 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

With submissions closing today, Macassey-Pickard says groups around the country have been supporting a huge range of people to make their submissions. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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