Allowing iwi authorities to participate in resource management and decision-making processes is not the same as handing decision-making over to unelected parties, says Brookfields Lawyers partner Linda O’Reilly.
This latest attempt to “fix” the Resource Management Act (RMA) contains a variety of controversial changes and has taken...
Resource legislation, new minister and elections: Brookfields Lawyers partner Linda O'Reilly looks into the year ahead.
As I sit to write this piece on a wild, wet and windy start to the new year, I wonder what there really is left to say about local government that has not been said already. The answer is, of course, nothing at all....
