Tag: Resource Management Act
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How do you save an ancient Kauri in Titirangi?
The Paturoa Kauri and Rimu are safe for now. But the question is how can they and their fellow notable trees be protected? Auckland Council has taken the position that the decisions stand and representatives have said on different occasions it has no power to review the decision. While this is true Council does have the power to…
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Can Nick Smith override the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act?
Reprinted from waitakerenews.blogspot.com The politics of the Auckland Housing accord are concerning. It came out of huge pressure being applied on Auckland Council by the Government. Either Auckland was to expand its borders or it would lose some of its planning powers. This was never a Central Government decision. Under the conventional hierachy Auckland…
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Submit if you want to save Titirangi’s trees …
By Greg Presland As previously described, the Government is proposing to remove blanket tree protection for Titirangi’s and Laingholm’s trees. If the Resource Management Reform Bill is passed then the Council will only be able to protect trees by specifying them or groups of them located on a specific property in the District Plan. This…
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Nick Smith’s Contempt for Local Democracy
Steve Tollestrup Nick Smith’s contention this morning that ‘small’ councils do not have the expertise to make decisions on environmental issues such as oil and gas exploration in their regions should sound alarm bells with Waitakere voters. Nick Smith, who by the way is not an environmental specialist, but a civil engineer with a PhD…