1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: But to your Public Works Actor reviewed, Well that's sorted 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: for now. Anyway, what does it actually mean, Well, it's 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: the law. The Public Works Actor is the law that 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: allows governments, of course to take private land for roads 5 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: and schools, police stations, that sort of stuff. Last significant 6 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: amendment was back in eighty eight. So the theory is 7 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: by doing this we will speed things up. The Land 8 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: Information Minister Chris Pink is in chargeable all this and 9 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: he's wether it's morning to you, good morning, So it 10 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: sees all the recommendation came back to you. The Act 11 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: lacked clarity and common sense. 12 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: What is common sense, Well you might well ask, And 13 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: when it comes to New Zealand and infrastructure, there's so 14 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: many bits that are missing and this is a really 15 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: crucial bit of a puzzle. 16 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 3: So common sense means to be able to get on 17 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,319 Speaker 3: and actually do the things that everyone agrees is right 18 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 3: to do, or in this case even if people don't agree, 19 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 3: you know, ultimately we need some way of getting through 20 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 3: so we don't end up with years worth of litigation 21 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: and discussion and arguments, so we can get on and 22 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 3: build those roads and schools and hospitals and so on. 23 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 3: Then everyone knows that we need. 24 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: And so this is just fast tracking another version of 25 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: fast tracking. 26 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: Those with the fast tracking so that work that Chris 27 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 3: Bishop is leading says, we need big projects in this country. 28 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 3: We need to get them done. And sometimes you know, 29 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 3: when it's roads, for example, that something Brown as Transport 30 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 3: Minister is running, you actually need some land sometimes to 31 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 3: be able to do that that the Crown doesn't already own. 32 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 3: So we don't want to fall at the last hurdle 33 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 3: by having unnecessary inefficiencies in the way that we go 34 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 3: about getting that. 35 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: The pushback that you've got on fast track the Bishop 36 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: side of the fast track, are you seeing pushback on 37 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: this because what you're suggesting essentially is that house over there, 38 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: we need it, will take it. Thanks will be people 39 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: who go no, I don't want to and I need 40 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: a lawyer and a court case and a fight. 41 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, And to be fair, that does exist already at 42 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 3: the moment. So I'm really interested in doing the process better. 43 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 3: So we're not disrespecting private property rights. We're not trying 44 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 3: to rip people off in terms of the amount of compensation. 45 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: For example, we need people to be able to put 46 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 3: their best foot forward as far as that goes, but 47 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 3: it's just the shaer Edmund sometimes off. For example, if 48 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 3: there are more than one government agency or maybe a 49 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 3: local government outfit that's involved, they can actually bend together 50 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 3: and do the thing together, because that's sometimes how these 51 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 3: things work. But the law hasn't caught up with that 52 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: modern reality. 53 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: When's the legislation and it becoming law and when does 54 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: it get enacted? 55 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 3: Well, with the review having now come back, I'm looking 56 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 3: at what I can recommend to fellow ministers go forward 57 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 3: as law changes. So that'll be a next year thing 58 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 3: and you can imagine with the roads of national significance 59 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: that we've talked about as at last year's election now 60 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 3: a year ago in the past, strict wheels now in motion, 61 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 3: that's going to be a pretty urgent proposition for us 62 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 3: to get that all through next year. 63 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: Good stuff, I appreciate it. Chris Benker's the Land Information Minister. 64 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 65 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 66 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.