Government’s RMA overhaul a hostile takeover of nature – Greenpeace

Government’s RMA overhaul a hostile takeover of nature – Greenpeace

Greenpeace is hitting out at the Government’s plan to scrap and rewrite the Resource Management Act (RMA), calling it a hostile takeover of nature. “The government’s proposed reforms are based on the dangerous idea that if you own a piece of land, you should be able to do what you like with it – even if that means polluting rivers, cutting down forests, or pumping nitrates into drinking water,” says Greenpeace spokesperson Gen Toop. “This isn’t …