Councillor Christine Fletcher slams Bishop’s Auckland housing plan as ‘bully-boyish’

Former National MP Christine Fletcher has criticized Minister Chris Bishop’s housing proposals for Auckland, deeming his targets “bully-boyish” and his RMA reforms “blunt and disproportionate,” warning they threaten the city’s heritage and unique landscape. Bishop dismissed her remarks as “hyperbole,” but Fletcher, alongside Ōrākei Local Board member Troy Churton, expressed concern over the potential collapse of Auckland’s suburban and cultural diversity.

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