Fast-track early birds pass first hurdle, Jones warns officials against 'hobbling the process'

Fast-track early birds pass first hurdle, Jones warns officials against 'hobbling the process'
Port of Auckland is one of the first projects through the gate for fast-tracking. (Image: POAL)
Oliver Lewis
The first three projects to get through the initial assessment phase of the fast-track consenting regime have been named.Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones released the list on the opening day of the New Zealand Infrastructure Investment Summit. The summit featured multiple references to the Fast-track Approvals Act and other Government initiatives to accelerate the delivery of core infrastructure.The act, which was passed late last year, included a list of 149 projects deemed regionally or n...

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