Fast-Track projects: Speaker rules no private benefit in list A legal academic says the bill has gone through very poor lawmaking, and late changes undermine the select committee.

A legal academic says the whole Bill has gone through very poor lawmaking, and the changes at this late stage undermine the select committee, reducing the level of scrutiny it faces.

Brownlee overrules Clerk, Assistant Speaker over #FastTrackBill
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The Coalition of Chaos' #FastTrackBill gives an excuse for very Idiot, troll, and TPU astroturf group to slither out from under their blue-rinsed rock and spit toxic venom at any attempt to save the environment and our future. 🤬

Insulation cost 'relatively small' for standard home The Building Minister is looking to change insulation standards because of costs, but Certified Builders says the price is already relatively low.

Who has the Building Minister has been talking to? He hasn't been talking to the Building industry or trade associations that represent the broader construction industry!

1st Chris Bishop with environment group on #FastTrackBill, now Chris Penk on builders #nzpol
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Fast-track legislation: DOC's OIA refusal was unlawful - Ombudsman The Ombudsman found the Department of Conservation was both unlawful and unreasonable in its refusal to provide copies of its advice to ministers.

Department of Conservation refusal to release advice to Ministers on #FastTrackBill to Forest and Bird was illegal says Chief Ombudsman. AFAIK though there is no penalty for such a refusal. Should there be? Maybe dock the CE's pay? Other penalty? #nzpol
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Environmental legal aid fund killed in Budget cuts Ministers have killed off a decades-old fund designed to help community groups take environmental court cases

Anyone surprised by NZ government attacking democratic right of challenging environmental exploitation? Cancelling the Envt legal aid fund fits their #FastTrackBill approach. National, ACT, and NZFirst don't care about long term harms of stripping nature. #nzpol
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When @anticorruption.bsky.social come to rate Aotearoa New Zealand for its Global #Corruption Perceptions Index where will it sit? Here's what Transparency NZ think of the #FastTrackBill.

It impacts NZ credibility and trade if partners can't trust us. #nzpol
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Another call for MPs to #ReadTheReport! Read #NovoPayReport on why closed door project approvals are risky! Re #FastTrackBill
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Read NZ Auditor-General's warnings about poor scrutiny of Multi-Year Appropriations (MYAs)! #nzpol
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Ministry for the Environment warns of fast-track bill's 'significant risks' The proposed fast-track development legislation has failed the Ministry for the Environment's test, with analysis finding every major aspect of the Bill flawed.

Worth reading about Ministry for the Environment's critical analysis of the #FastTrackBill. #nzpol
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Stuff

Ironic that MP David McLeod, chair of Environment Committee hearing #FastTrackBill submissions
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has been stood down for nondisclosure of political donations. Not a good look with concerns over Bill enabling corruption or bribery #nzpol
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My #FastTrackBill oral submission said closed door project approval processs risks time and cost overruns like
#NovoPay education payroll IT project failure from closed door system and lack of informed input.
Ref to Auditor-General pre-Budget Report on MYAs. #nzpol
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Green MP Lan Pham is showing her RMA expertise in clear questions to submitters on #FastTrackBill #nzpol
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Watching some oral submissions on #FastTrackBill on NZ Parliament TV.

Personal opinion: Overly emotive words won't win points at the Select Committee. Practical or business reasons may work better. #nzpol
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Fast-track bill could affect NZ's reputation - Transparency International The ministers responsible for green-lighting major projects need to be open about potential conflicts of interest, says Transparency International.

Transparency International NZ says the #FastTrackBill could damage New Zealand's international reputation. #nzpol
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Cartoon title: 30% Pure New Zealand. To the left a dirty looking oil rig stands amongst an orange polluted sea. The waves are rough and spikey looking. On the rig a puff of smoke, in the shape of a skull, ekes out into the sky. To the right a huge long cloud of dirty smoke drifts across the ocean. Inside the cloud there are words, "Where one journey can destroy another". The words have been taken from the 100% Pure NZ original campaign and made into a more fitting response.

My cartoon in today's: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3502...

The fast track bill...

Here in Aotearoa New Zealand the collation government are hellbent on destroying the environment for big business.

#FastTrackBill #NzPol #EditorialCartoon

Seymour wants to get rid of requirements to #HonourTeTiriti. It'd be a brake on plans to whitewash Aotearoa NZ, much like Destiny Church and rainbow crossings. And like the #FastTrackBill.

Seen on Mastodon - "The Fast Track Bill will silence voices." Guess it's not a bug, it's a feature...
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