56333 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister for Resources

56333 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister for Resources: How will the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill ensure that Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi are upheld when resource consents are fast-tracked, particularly in cases involving wāhi tapu and Treaty settlement lands?

Hon Shane Jones: All persons performing and exercising functions, powers, and duties under the Fast-Track Approvals Act must act in a manner that is consistent with the obligations arising under existing Treaty settlements.