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Will the Minister decline the Bunnythorpe Business Park fast-track apllication if essential information is incomplete or potential effects cannot be adequately evaluated?

Answered Question 41477 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • Will the Minister decline the Bunnythorpe Business Park fast-track apllication if essential information is incomplete or potential effects cannot be adequately evaluated?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

I can refer a project if I am satisfied it meets the referral criteria in section 22 of the Fast-track Approval Act 2024. I must decline a project if I consider I do not have adequate information to inform my decision. I may also decline a project if I consider a project will have significant adverse effects on the environment. It is not appropriate for me to discuss the details of a project or my consideration of the referral application before I have made my decision.