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With the Otago Regional Council due to vote on their land and water plan tomorrow, the government of heavy-handedness has just announced an amendment to the RMA Amendment Bill. This stops the ORC, or any council, from notifying freshwater plans before the national policy statement for freshwater management (NPSFM) is replaced.

"This government is developing a worrying habit of obstructing democratic processes when they don't get their way."

odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/extreme

Otago Daily Times Online News · 'Extremely disappointing': Govt throws ORC vote into doubtThe govt has made a "nonsense" of any idea that Otago has local decision-making independence as it moved to block the ORC from notifying its land...