The Green Party has warned that a Green Government will revoke the consents of companies who override environmental protections as part of the Fast-Track legislation. We call on Labour and Te Pati Māori to do the same, as currently the Greens are the only party to have made this promise.
Green MP Lan Pham comments that “Despite numerous democratic and environmental red flags, this legislation looks set to push through a raft of dangerous projects without proper checks and balances. New Zealanders do not want or deserve the environmental destruction this legislation looks set to unleash.
“What’s worse is that Cabinet has approved a raft of projects said to have ‘significant national or regional benefits’ despite companies failing to even bother answering this question in their application. This legislation has been shrouded in smoke and mirrors from the start and covered in controversy from the outset. A Green Government will put people and planet before profit and revoke consents that exploit our environment under the fast track,” says Lan Pham.
Sams Creek Collective recently stated that “Golden Bay doesn’t want to be known as ‘regionally significant’ in future decades for water and environmental pollution caused by the very real risk of mining waste accidents. We will continue to oppose a gold mining operation which would see toxic chemicals stored at the head of our waterways, which are the lifeblood of our beautiful region, community, and pristine Te Waikoropūpū Springs.”
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