Controlling the narrative
By Peter Dunne One of the lessons the Government learned early in the Covid response was the importance of ‘controlling the narrative’. The flow of...
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One chance to influence the MDRS
The Government has been trying for years to curate environmental policy and planning to ensure land supply for development. By Alice Balme, partner, and Imogen...
Resource management – lots of questions, few answers
By Lucy de Latour, a partner at Wynn Williams. This year [2022] is shaping up to be yet another busy year for local government and the...
Let’s turn Huntly into a WASTE GENERATOR
By Andy Loader, co-chairman, Primary Land Users Group. The Government has spoken about the use of major infrastructure projects as a means of kick-starting our...
Three waters reform is far from inevitable
By Louis Houlbrooke, Campaigns manager, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. This summer [2021-2022], holidaying politicians, public servants, and local councillors were faced with the stark depth...
Central administration versus local democracy
By Peter Dunne. The government’s plan to overhaul the regulatory and supply arrangements for the nation’s three waters looks to be close to dead in...
Climate and interesting court cases
By Frana Divich, Partner, Heaney & Partners. Royal Dutch Shell has been ordered by a court in the Netherlands to dramatically reduce its global emissions. I...
China – more diplomacy and less taniwha
Peter Dunne, ex leader of United Future and a minister in former National and Labour governments. The Government is right to resist attempts to turn...
New Government, new taxes?
By Brett Crombie, director, Straightedge Accounting. Now that the dust has settled on the election [2020] and the new Government has been sworn in, it...