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![Mining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Mining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track bill
It comes just days after thousands marched in Auckland against the bill.
![Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.
!['Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill
It comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.
![Court appearances for Gisborne forestry companies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Court appearances for Gisborne forestry companies
Samnic Forest Management, Forest Management Solutions 'highly culpable'.
![Act says 'drill baby, drill' as Govt unveils new mining strategy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Act says 'drill baby, drill' as Govt unveils new mining strategy
Jones says mining could be 'a vehicle for New Zealand’s transformation'.
![Kiwi music stars fight against gold mine plan beneath conservation land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Kiwi music stars fight against gold mine plan beneath conservation land
It could be among the first such projects approved under Govt bill.
![Hazard-prone development likely under fast-track law, insurers and engineers warn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hazard-prone development likely under fast-track law, insurers and engineers warn
Continued building in flood-prone areas is a 'highly likely' result, submitters warn.
![Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
![Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
![Stock exclusion, winter grazing, and SNA changes in RMA reform](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Stock exclusion, winter grazing, and SNA changes in RMA reform
Federated Farmers says the changes “mark the end of the war on farming”.
![Chasing millions: Tauranga council considers appealing High Court decision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Chasing millions: Tauranga council considers appealing High Court decision
Council claims more than $20.5m in 'wasted costs' after selling part-built carpark for $1.
![Fast-track bill has lack of transparency, protections for conflicts of interestral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Fast-track bill has lack of transparency, protections for conflicts of interestral
The Auditor-General says he's concerned at aspects of the coalition's new bill.
!['Risky': Two businesses on fast-track list donated to National](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Risky': Two businesses on fast-track list donated to National
Labour is warning against allowing three MPs the right to fast-track infrastructure.
![Victory for Pākiri mana whenua may be shortlived as fast-track approval bill offers miners another chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Victory for Pākiri mana whenua may be shortlived as fast-track approval bill offers miners another chance
The Environment Court ended McCallum Brothers' battle to mine sand at Pākiri Beach.
!['Horror, sadness at level of destruction' as pollution, earthworks mar coastal cycleway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Horror, sadness at level of destruction' as pollution, earthworks mar coastal cycleway
The site had asbestos, tyres, plastics, metal, brick, crushed concrete and other rubbish.
![Fast-track bill: Shane Jones fires up over 'Nimbys' hobbling the economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Fast-track bill: Shane Jones fires up over 'Nimbys' hobbling the economy
Aquaculture projects will be among the first in line for consents.
![Government introduces new bill to speed up major projects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Government introduces new bill to speed up major projects
Christopher Luxon faces questions about a key minister, as end of 100-day plan nears.
!['Get on with the job sooner': Government streamlines flood protection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Get on with the job sooner': Government streamlines flood protection
It's believed a streamlined consent process should enable a faster Hawke's Bay rebuild.
![Slaughterhouse Fire: Chinese-owned meat company fined $51k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Slaughterhouse Fire: Chinese-owned meat company fined $51k
Penalty for discharging slaughterhouse waste, lighting rubbish fire that burned for days.
![Govt defends new consenting bill, after Labour slams it as ‘Muldoonist’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Govt defends new consenting bill, after Labour slams it as ‘Muldoonist’
Bill would create a process that allows ministers to approve projects.
![Chris Bishop admits he dislikes Henry VIII clause despite putting one in new RMA law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Chris Bishop admits he dislikes Henry VIII clause despite putting one in new RMA law
The Minister got a ticking off for a wide-ranging clause in the new RMA law.