Winton 'stands to gain millions': MP

Winton 'stands to gain millions': MP
Manurewa MP Arena Williams made the claims under parliamentary privilege. (Image: Mark Mitchell)
Maria Slade
NZX-listed developer Winton stands to gain “tens of millions of dollars” of taxpayers' money through the proposed fast-tracking of its Sunfield housing project, Labour MP Arena Williams has claimed.Williams made the comments in Parliament during the committee stage of the debate over the Fast-track Approvals Bill on Wednesday.Sunfield, a master-planned development of 5,000 homes near Papakura, is one of 149 projects selected for fast-forwarding under the Government’s planned one-stop-shop approvals legislation.Williams is...

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