Suspend land use curbs, says Groundswell

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Suspend land use curbs, says Groundswell

Reading Time: 2 minutes Proposed planning changes that will impose land use restrictions on 70% of the Waitaki district are evidence of the need for the Resource Management Act to be reformed, a lobby group says. Groundswell environmental spokesperson Jamie McFadden said about half the 570,000 hectares proposed to be reclassified by the Waitaki District Council are privately owned. Other councils, he said, are also using the policy in a way tha…