Thursday, 23 March 2017, 2:29 pm Press Release: The Maori Party
23 March 2017 Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell Māori
Party Co-leaders
Māori Party reach agreement on
RLAB
The Māori Party has reached agreement with the
Government to support the remaining stages of the Resource
Legislation Amendment Bill (RLAB).
The Māori Party
is confident that the gains we have advocated for, will
ensure that there is a clearer balance around protecting
Papatūānuku,” says Māori Party Co-leader Marama
Fox.
“We’ve worked hard on the outcomes to reach
an agreement that we are satisfied with,” says Māori
Party Co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell.
The Māori Party
recognises the importance to New Zealand of increasing
housing supply and the essential role that the RMA plays in
supporting development in the areas where it is needed most
i.e. Auckland and Christchurch. However this should not be
at the detriment to this country’s natural and cultural
taonga.
The Māori Party is confident that the
changes advocated for in the RMA amendments better balances
development and kaitiakitanga.
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