New Zealand First Calling For Submissions To The Resource
Management Amendment Bill
New Zealand First local
government spokesperson Jim Peters is extremely disappointed
that the Minister for the Environment, Marion Hobbs, does
not want public submissions on her Resource Management
Amendment Bill.
“The Resource Management Act is a decade
old and has been the subject of both National and Labour
review,” said Mr Peters.
“The amendment bill first went to
the House in 1999, then was drastically changed by the
Labour-Alliance Government in 2001, and has languished since
then.
“New Zealand First intends to write to all councils,
major interested bodies and stake-holders and invite oral or
written submissions on the amendment bill.
“Ratepayers and
citizens need the opportunity to express their opinions
about resource management.
”This is their chance to be
heard and for their submissions to be considered by
Parliament,” said Mr
Peters.
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