{"id":62669,"date":"2024-03-07T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T00:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=62669"},"modified":"2025-05-16T07:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:48:47","slug":"fast-track-bill-release-marks-dark-day-for-nature-and-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/fast-track-bill-release-marks-dark-day-for-nature-and-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast-track bill release marks dark day for nature and democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa is slamming the announcement of the fast-track consenting bill, saying that the radically anti-nature policy has no regard for nature or democracy.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DrO3weRNd9I\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"DrO3weRNd9I\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>No specific projects have been announced as part of the fast-track bill yet, but the government has signalled that irrigation dams, mining, and aquaculture are likely to be included.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace spokesperson Gen Toop is at Parliament now<\/strong> and says, \u201cThis bill will unleash unimaginable environmental destruction, the likes of which New Zealand has not seen in decades.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cLuxon\u2019s Government has declared war on nature, and it will have devastating consequences. We should all be deeply concerned. We\u2019re calling on all New&nbsp; Zealanders to join us to resist this fast track bill and the Government\u2019s war on nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe new fast track Bill is a radically anti-environment policy, giving unbridled power to just three Ministers to approve developments. It will allow all of this to take place with vastly limited input from the public.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cFast-tracking new corporate mega-dairy farms and irrigation dams will lead to more water pollution.&nbsp; And already, rural communities across the country are drinking nitrate-contaminated water, while many rivers and lakes are unswimmable,\u201d says Toop.<\/p>\n\n<p>The bill will allow Ministers to bypass the Resource Management Act, and run roughshod over other environmental protection laws to approve developments with minimal public consultation or engagement with local communities, tangata whenua and environmental experts. Before it had even been publicly released, it had come under fire from environmental groups, law experts and iwi and hap\u016b.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis new law will lead to dirtier rivers, undrinkable water and more mines ripping up precious wilderness. And I doubt very much that New Zealanders feel comfortable giving up their right to have a say on huge development projects in their backyards\u201d says Toop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a really dark day for nature and our democracy. Greenpeace is committed to fighting the government\u2019s plans to fast-track the destruction of nature. We know from recent history that when people stand together to protect the places they care about, they can overcome even the most regressive government policies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Earlier today, Greenpeace installed a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-pours-luxon-a-glass-of-cow-effluent-protesting-anti-nature-fast-track-bill\/?utm_medium=press-release&amp;utm_content=postid-62659&amp;utm_source=press-release\">giant dirty dairy effluent tap<\/a>\u201d on parliament lawn and poured Christopher Luxon a big glass of polluted water to protest the fast-track bill\u2019s threat to fresh water.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/Detail\/27MZIFJBE25G0\">Images of the tap installation are available free for download and use.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout   sticky-bottom-mobile collapse show\"\n\t\t\tid=\"action-card\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action 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