Comments on: RMA reform

By: BlairM

BlairM — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:51:57 +0000

How about NO planning at all? How about we revert back to common law to decide if neighbours are adversely affected by property development, and let the issue be handled by local Justices of the Peace? Why do we need all these bureaucrats to plan ANYTHING on land THAT THEY DO NOT OWN?!

By: thedavincimode

thedavincimode — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:07:39 +0000

I don’t know what that snail think’s it’s doing there. It’s clearly not Tangata Powelliphanta.

By: Viking2

Viking2 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:43:38 +0000

thedavincimode (4,495) Says:
February 28th, 2013 at 2:27 pm

Nothing wrong with looking after the snails nasska. Fried in butter and garlic with some flat parsely sprinkled over the top.

Like these fellows DVM

http://gewius.com/albino-giant-snail-nz/

By: Reid

Reid — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:37:09 +0000

I thought this guy had a good point to make on Checkpoint the other day.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2546109/property-developer-wants-more-power-to-take-on-town-planners (5.28 mins)

He makes a lot of sense. And if you wanted to improve the planning process, writing some of his thoughts into the legislation would probably make quite a lot of difference, in the real world. I doubt they’ll do that, but they should.

By: The Scorned

The Scorned — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:22:09 +0000

The RMA was pure Fascism and violates individal rights. What business is it of the state to be inferring in peoples private land use and transactions if no other parties rights are threatened?

By: labrator

labrator — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:55:54 +0000

Finally something useful. Will they still be in power to see it through though?

By: gazzmaniac

gazzmaniac — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:15:06 +0000

I note that they’re comparing New Zealand to Scotland. I would have thought that comparing New Zealand to the state of Queensland would be more appropriate, since there is an almost identical population, geographically very large in relation to its population (Queensland more so than NZ obviously), Queensland has similar “growing pains” with infrastructure and housing price bubbles whereas Scotland’s population is relatively stable, and the culture, government, legal system, legislative process, and history of Queensland is closer to that of New Zealand’s than Scotland’s is.

By: nasska

nasska — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:35:26 +0000

Pass DVM…..I’m reminded what a diet of escargots does for a nation.

Ref: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cepct7f0stvgycj/french-army-knife.jpg

By: thedavincimode

thedavincimode — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:27:26 +0000

Nothing wrong with looking after the snails nasska. Fried in butter and garlic with some flat parsely sprinkled over the top.

By: nasska

nasska — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:21:20 +0000

The RMA was an excellent piece of legislation but few would have envisaged the way the processes have been hijacked by snail lovers & Nimbys. As the law stands it strangles progress & endangers economic development.

The RMA has become an excuse for feather-bedding Local Authorities to do nothing at great expense. Next on the agenda for drastic overhaul should be the Privacy Act.