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Farmers are hoping an RMA shake-up will deliver a faster, cheaper consenting system.
The Government's today announcing significant changes to consenting as part of a shake-up to the Resource Management Act.
It's expected to slash the need for consents in 46% of cases that currently need them.
Federated Farmers' spokesperson Mark Hooper told Andrew Dickens layers of added costs hold farmers back from getting on with normal farm operations.
He says they have to go through expert planners, consultants, and iwi for consents, which takes time and is a large bureaucratic cost.
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