Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Farah Hancock (RNZ): Most fast-track panellists picked by ministers, political parties Kayla Kingdon-Bebb (Post): As fast-tracking proceeds, the outcry will only grow (paywalled) Fox Meyer (Newsroom): National MP renews vow to ‘lie on tracks’ to stop rail project, now on fast-track Maria
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Government intervention in Wellington more likely than not - source Krystal Gibbons and Mary Argue (RNZ): Wellington council intervention: Mayor to meet with minister Peter Dunne (Post): Wellington council jolted into action, now the Govt has to follow
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT RNZ: Can the govt step in to take control over Wellington City Council?: What you need to know Andrea Vance (Post): Attention Wellington City Council ‒ this is not a drill (paywalled) Georgina Campbell (Herald): Tory Whanau’s Wellington City Council: Why there’
The unfortunate lesson for the charity sector therefore seems to be that it’s not what you do, it’s who you know.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold? Simon Wilson (Herald): Mood of the Boardroom: The surprising things business leaders say and don’t say (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): No enemies to the Left
Clearly, it’s time for reform in this area. But it won’t happen without public pressure on the politicians.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Why the govt's fast-track bill could turn into its own Three Waters debacle (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Revealed: All the 300 Fast-Track projects and ministers' conflicts of interest Thomas Manch (Post): Ten controversial projects on the
I just want you to be honest about the fact that you want the schools to teach your worldview.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Why Luxon won’t outstay his welcome Matthew Hooton (Herald): NZ First celebrates strongest position this century (paywalled) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): MPs lack accountability and transparency for their taxpayer expenses ODT Editorial: Love is blind (paywalled) Audrey Young
BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich has come out saying how pleased businesses are with the list. Likewise, the Employers and Manufacturers Association credits the announcement as a potential major economic boost.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Farah Hancock (RNZ): $500,000 in political donations associated with fast track projects Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): A Fast-Track Backwards Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: Fast-track list: The favoured projects that could be pie in the sky Brent Edwards (NBR): The planning
The Herald’s “Mood of the Boardroom” report is invaluable reading for those that want to know where the current coalition government is headed.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK, MINING, ENVIRONMENT Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The SFO will be kept busy monitoring the Fast Track Act list Jamie Ensor (Herald): Fast-track approvals projects raise conflict of interest questions, Govt maintains ‘robust’ process followed Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Will the 149 fast-track projects
