Fasttrack project boost

Wellington: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Environment Minister David Parker announced three new projects to be fasttracked past the Resource Management Act yesterday.

Mr Parker said the projects include mixed use development on Auckland’s Dominion Rd, a foam factory in Huntly and The Vines subdivision in Richmond, and have been referred to expert panels for consenting under the Covid19 Recovery (Fasttrack Consenting) Act.

Mr Parker said the projects are estimated to create 2000 jobs during construction and 200 permanent jobs once complete, and would also enable ‘‘up to 160 new dwellings in areas of high demand for housing’’.

Decisions on the projects are expected in early 2021. — RNZ