Bill would remove commercial minimum snapper size under fisheries reforms
Current laws mean a commercial fishing vessel can only keep snapper bigger than 25cm and anything smaller must…
Supermarket law changes: The need for tougher Commerce Act grocery reforms – Lisa Asher
Vertical integration Vertical integration across the supply chain is accelerating in New Zealand. While much attention has been…
Hamilton councillors back KPMG procurement reforms after $239m review
However, chief financial officer Gary Connolly warned against interpreting the $239.1m figure as policy breaches. He pointed to…
Reforms threaten Waitākere Ranges – Gary Taylor and Greg Severinsen
The Unitary Plan contains rules that limit subdivision and development and protect native forest and trees. In some…
China’s future growth rate could drop to 2.5% without market reforms: economist
China’s long-term growth trajectory will depend on the introduction of market reforms, and the country’s potential growth rate…
Wayne Brown defends surge in Auckland Council consultant costs
Said Brown: “I don’t want people twiddling their thumbs. We hire when the work is there. If you…
As Erica Stanford defends her rapid reforms in our schools, critics say they’re too experimental. Who’s right?
First, she came for cell phones in schools. Then she abolished open-plan classrooms, Treaty of Waitangi obligations for…
Fishing host Matt Watson accuses Shane Jones of favouring commercial industry ‘mates’
Representatives of the commercial sector say the intent of the proposal is not to target the species. The…
From insurance to SIPs to retirement: How Parliament’s Winter Session rewrote your financial future
Driving the news While the political headlines from the Winter Session focused on the usual parliamentary theatrics, Parliament…
HortNZ believes RMA reforms are a positive step
“Growers will be looking for clear signals that the changes recognise the national importance of food production and…
Government gets its way with new planning reforms – Thomas Coughlan
The reforms include binning the Resource Management Act (RMA) and replacing it with a Planning Act and a…
Govt’s retirement village reforms risk two-tier system, residents say
She and her family had invested time and energy lobbying politicians during the review of the Retirement Act…