After the Christchurch earthquakes began in 2010, #SnapperJohn's government pushed an Act through the #NZ Parliament under urgency. It contained emergency powers that allowed it to unilaterally suspend due process around development decisions, including the #RMA. I wasn't the only one who predicted at the time that these powers would be abused for things that had nothing to do with "clearing red tape" to speed up earthquake recovery efforts:
https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/dancing-with-mr-brownlee
I feel thoroughly vindicated.