Offshore wind farms avoid ‘unpopular’ fast-track for fear of taint

The Government has touted the Fast-track Approvals Bill as a key enabler of renewable energy projects, but offshore wind companies worry getting involved would jeopardise their social licence.
This means the seabed mining industry, which has been quick to sign up for fast-tracking, is on course to beat them to the critical and contested South Taranaki Bight.