RMA reform minister Chris Bishop bowed to public pressure to release a list of organisations he had approached about applying to have consents fast-tracked.
Flaxmere is set to expand further. A 450-home development on its outskirts has been granted consent, in a project related to a Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
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The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has voted in favour of introducing Māori wards at the next Local Elections in 2025. The decision, meaning Māori.