June 14, 2024
Call to arms over fast track bill.
Posted On June 14, 2024
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Submitters on the Fast Track Approvals Bill have warned a parliamentary select committee committee unconstrained development could lead to violence.
Submitters on the Fast Track Approvals Bill have warned a parliamentary select committee committee unconstrained development could lead to violence.
Submitters for Whangaroa’s Ngati Ruamahue hapu in the far north told the committee they considered whanau and whenua to be one of the same.
Kuia Frances Goulton said they are ready for action.
“Whether it be toxic mining, earth removal, degredation, dredging or any other force against nature, we will fight. We don’t want to take up arms but certainly we will if it means the protection of our whenua,” she said.