The Committee of the Whole House stage of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill was completed this week. This
On Wednesday the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Paul Goldsmith, released a media statement announcing that the Government will continue with its plan to
Fast Track Consenting Submissions The Environmental Select Committee is current hearing submissions on the Fast Track Consenting Bill, and we note that thousands of written
This week our focus is on the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBE Bill). We have reviewed the Environment Select Committee Report, most recent draft,
As widely reported in mainstream media, on Monday Kiritapu Allan resigned all Ministerial warrants. That was because she had a minor car accident, which resulted
This week the large majority of iwi entities with fishing mandates recognised through Te Ohu Kaimoana processes voted against supporting a bill to establish an
In April the Climate Change Commission / Te Pou a Rangi, released updated advice on the Emission Trading Scheme, to help assist the Government meet
Beyond the weather, tumultuous energy carried on into two important but very different debates this week. The first was the opening of Parliament on Tuesday,
At a government level various financial support packages have been announced. Some key aspects being: $250 million for road repairs; $50 million for interim business
Economic and Environmental Agency Annual Reports Last week we provided reviews of the annual reports of six large social sector agencies, finding mixed results in
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