Northland connections aplenty in fast track list

Northland connections aplenty in fast track list
An artist's impression of the proposed expansion at Northport, now on the fast track list (Image: Supplied)
Pattrick Smellie
Renewable energy, rail links, busways, housing, mining, roads … and Eden Park!That roughly sums up the nationwide grab bag of 149 projects that will be included in Schedule 2A of the Fast Track Approvals Bill.Also notable is the number of aquaculture projects, the leg-up to iwi-backed projects in Auckland, Hamilton, Northland and the South Island.Precinct Properties and Ngati Whatua o Orakei get the fast track tick for their proposed, controversial redevelopment of Auckland’s Downtown Carpark, while Ngai Tahu Seafood gets another c...

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