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RMA Reform Proposals: What You Need to Know
Passed in 1991, the Resource Management Act was revolutionary at the time and the creature of a pioneering legislator, Geoffrey Palmer. It placed ‘sustainable development’ at the heart of new law that was intended to govern land use, resource development and environmental prot...
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ELECTION 2020: National eyes KiwiSaver to fund new businesses
The National Party wants the looming wave of unemployed to start up their own businesses, and will let them draw down on their retirement funds to get things going. Overshadowed by the prospect of major reform to the Resource Management Act, National leader Judith Collins toda...
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Pumped hydro plan a risk to generation investment
The pumped hydro project the government is considering in Central Otago could be as damaging for electricity generation investment as the exploration ban has been for the oil and gas sector, a leading energy analyst says.The $4 billion Lake Onslow proposal is a potential “1,000-p...
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Some returnees to be charged $3,100 for managed isolation
The government will charge $3,100 per person for some returnees for managed isolation, Minister of Housing Megan Woods said. While more than 30,000 people have stayed at a managed isolation facility or quarantine since March and the government has committed $418 million for th...
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