新西兰的“快车道法案”因削减公众投入和削弱环境审查而面临反弹。 New Zealand’s Fast-Track Bill faces backlash for cutting public input and weakening environmental reviews.

包括Kiwis反对海底采矿在内的环境团体强烈批评新西兰提出的快速批准修正法案,称该法案破坏公众参与、削弱环境保护并威胁民主监督。 New Zealand’s proposed Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill has drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups, including Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, who say it undermines public participation, weakens environmental protections, and threatens democratic oversight. 该法案将限制公众和iwi的投入,缩短评论时间,限制上诉权,并允许部长有广泛的酌处权来界定项目利益,引起对偏见和仓促决定的关切。 The bill would restrict public and iwi input, shorten comment periods, limit appeal rights, and allow the Minister broad discretion to define project benefits, raising concerns about bias and rushed decisions. 批评者争辩说,尽管现有小组程序在目前时限内开展工作,但经过很少协商作出的改变,有可能绕过适当的审查,侵蚀《威坦哲条约》规定的义务,使海底采矿等项目在没有适当审查的情况下能够取得进展。 Critics argue the changes, made with minimal consultation, risk bypassing proper scrutiny, eroding Treaty of Waitangi obligations, and enabling projects like seabed mining to advance without adequate review, despite existing panel processes working within current timelines.