Hon DAVID PARKER (Minister for the Environment): An important element of this Government's COVID-19 rebuild plan is a law change to fast-track eligible projects under the Resource Management Act (RMA) to help get New Zealand moving again. The primary purpose of the plan is to bring forward employment opportunities. We went hard and early to beat the virus, and now we're doing the same to get the economy moving too. The success of our health response gives us a head start on the world, and this fast-tracking process will enable our economic recovery to follow. The new processes will get projects started sooner and people into jobs faster, but Part 2 of the RMA will still be applied to protect the environment.