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Faster and fairer disaster recovery
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Faster and fairer disaster recovery
National to deliver faster and fairer disaster recovery
In the wake of a slower-than-expected government response to damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and recent major flooding events, National is committing to a faster and fairer recovery for regions hit by natural disasters.
Everything is taking too long. People need their homes, businesses and roading infrastructure fixed quickly. National will enable the fast-tracking of consent procedures and substantially reduce the timeframes for private and community projects, therefore speeding up overall recovery efforts.
National’s plan for a faster and fairer disaster recovery
- Establish a Cyclone and Flood Recovery Ombudsman to ensure government decisions are transparent, fair and equitable
- Prioritise infrastructure projects that connect communities and regions like roads, bridges and communications systems.
- Expedite the consenting process and remove red tape to speed up the rebuild
- Unblock the EQC assessment pipeline to reduce delays in determining land values.
National is committed to enabling a fast and fair recovery process, working alongside local government and, most importantly, affected communities themselves.
Rebuilding from these natural disasters is part of National’s plan to rebuild the economy to get it working for all New Zealanders.
A strong economy means an end to the cost-of-living crisis, higher incomes, lower mortgage rates, and it means New Zealand can also afford the quality public services we all rely on.
A National government will deliver a faster, fairer, and more certain recovery for affected areas of New Zealand that have struggled in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent serious flooding events.