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Owners of compulsorily acquired non-iwi land to be stripped of appeal rights
Long stories shortest in Aotearoa’s political economy this morning:
* Within months and before Parliamentary approval is obtained, the Government plans to strip non-Maori landowners of the right to use the Environment Court to stop compulsory acquisition for fast-track projects and big new motorways.
* The Government also wants to buy off landowners who volunteer to sell early by paying them up to $150,000, with all non-volunteers getting up to $92,000 extra.
* Iwi land owners will also get paid off, but can still appeal to the Environment Court under changes to the Public Works Act to be…
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