8469 (2024). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform

8469 (2024). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Which groups or individuals, if any, has the Minister consulted with regarding the Fast-Track Approvals Bill and on what dates did this consultation take place?

Hon Chris Bishop: The following groups were invited to information sessions on fast-track consenting where they had the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposals: Local government – 9 Feb 2024: - All council chief executives Infrastructure, development and other relevant stakeholders – 7 Feb 2024: - Water NZ - KiwiRail - New Zealand Airports - Transpower - Port of Tauranga - Ports of Auckland Ltd - WasteMINZ - Electricity Networks Aotearoa - NZ Telecommunications Forum Inc - Crown Infrastructure Partners - Association of Consulting and Engineering NZ - Aggregate & Quarry Association - Civil Contractors New Zealand - Te Waihanga - Port Industry Association - Chorus - Gas New Zealand - Master Builders - Irrigation New Zealand - New Zealand Wind Energy Association - Manawa Energy - Vector - Contact Energy - Genesis Energy - Meridian - Aquaculture New Zealand - Straterra - Infrastructure New Zealand - Business NZ - Property Council - Employers and Manufacturers Association Environmental interest groups – 16 Feb 2024: - Environmental Defence Society - Fish and Game - Forrest and Bird - Greenpeace Aotearoa - World Wildlife Fund New Zealand - Choose Clean Water Officials also met with the following groups between January and February 2024: - Local government - Resource Management Reform Local Government Steering Group - Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Taitaurā (focus group of technical experts) - Infrastructure, development and other relevant stakeholders - New Zealand Planning Institute (technical experts) - Association for Resource Management Practitioners (technical experts) - Papa Pounamu (technical experts) - Environmental interest groups - Environmental Defence Society - Māori representative groups - Te Tai Kaha (technical experts) - Freshwater Iwi Advisors Group (technical experts) - National Iwi Chairs Forum - Te Ohu Kaimoana - Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu - Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou - Nga Potiki - Ngā Maunga Whakahii - Te Nehenehenui - Ahuriri Hapū (Mana Ahuriri Trust) - Maungaharuru Tangitū Trust - Rangitane o Manawatū - Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou - Ngāti Ruapani - Ngāti Pahauwera - Te Whānau a Kai - Ngāti Whakaue - Te Aitanga a Māhaki - Te Kapu o Waitaha - Ngāti Kahungungu Iwi Inc - Raukawa Settlement Trust - Tupuna Taonga o Tāmaki Makaurau (Tāmaki Maunga) - Tapuika Iwi Authority - Te Maru o Kaituna - Te Arawa Lakes Trust - Ngai Te Rangi - Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa - Rongowhakaata Settlement Trust - Te Kotahitanga o Ngati Tuwharetoa - Te Kawerau Iwi Settlement Trust - Ngatiwai Trust Board - Ngā Tangata Tiaki - Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Trust - Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Iwi Development - Taumatawiwi Trust - Ngaitai ki Tōrere - Ngāti Toa Rangatira - Ngāti Hauā - Tairawhiti iwi - Te Tau Ihu iwi - Ngā iwi o Taranaki (Te Kaahui o Rauru, Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust, Te Kāhui Maru Trust, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Trust, Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust) - Whakatōhea - Te Whanau a Apanui - Ngāruahine - Tāmanuhiri Tutu Poroporo Trust (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) - Tamatea Pokai (Heretaunga Tamatea) - Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust - Te Matau-a-Maui iwi, hapū, post-settlement governance entitites - Coastal marine iwi groups/post-settlement governance entities: - Whaia Legal (Maniapoto) - Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi (Tauranga Moana) - Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa - Te Korowai o Ngāruahine - Ngāti Koata - Waitomo Papakainga - Ngāti Mutunga ki Wharekauri - Te Whānau a Apanui - Ngāti Porou - Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa - Te Kahu o Taonui - Ngāti Tūwharetoa - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui - Ngāti Kuia - Ngā Tangata Tiaki o Whanganui - Ngāti Whātua - Te Nehenehenui - Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō - Ngāti Ruanui - Ngāti Tama - Ngāti Rārua - Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri - Ngāti Toa - Te Ātiawa - Ngāti Kurī - Te Aupōuri (Muriwhenua) - Te Iwi o Ngāti Tukorehe - Ngāi Tahu - Ngāti Kahungunu - Rongowhakaata - Ngāruahine - Whakatōhea - Whakatōhea Mussels - Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa - Te Arawa Fisheries - Te Ohu Kaimoana