Fast-track timeframes take iwi consultations ‘from really difficult to impossible’

Iwi representatives are calling out rushed timelines and the Crown’s record of “disingenuous” consultation as yet another change is made to the Government’s obligations to iwi settlement land under the fast-track bill.
Rushed timelines have been a hallmark of the fast-track bill, as noted by public submitters, consulted parties and even the regulatory impact statements commissioned by Cabinet and written by ministry officials.