With the loss of fast-track architect and RMA reformer Chris Bishop, the future of New Zealand’s planning system is set to change hands.
Bishop designed the nation’s new bedrock environmental law and the controversial fast-track regime, but with his loss in Hutt South and the National Party’s failure to secure a single list seat in the 2026 election, the high-performing minister will be forced to hand over the keys to the country’s new laws.
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