Chris Bishop, the infrastructure and RMA reform minister, discusses the overregulation in New Zealand, citing 267 regulators and high consenting costs, and outlines reforms to simplify planning rules, reduce local government complexity, and unlock economic growth.
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Oh, it's incredibly frustrating. I've I've met with the Port of Tayronga. Um very aware of the problem. That they had this RMA proposal back in 2019, 2020. I think it's all got tied up in the courts. Now they're doing fast track. There was a Wii SNAFU on the first fast track application they put forward. We had a slightly unusual court judgment in relation to that. Um, but it's it's going ahead now. It's before an expert panel right now. I think we're expecting a decision in the next um two or three months from memory.
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