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The government is proposing to introduce a Regulatory Standards Bill, which would define principles of liberty and property against which all other legislation would be tested. The Council is opposed ...

Opinion from Otago University: The legal status of corporations in NZ raises the possibility Act's controversial bill could open the door for future legal action over lost profits.

The NZCTU opposes the Regulatory Standards Bill in the strongest terms. The “principles of responsible regulation” set out in the Bill reflect the marginal and extreme worldview of libertarianism, whi...

Minister for Regulation David Seymour says he knows bureaucrats don’t like his bill, but that’s a good thing. Laura Walters reports.

Use your voice and make a submission against the Regulatory Standards Bill! Our vision is for an Aotearoa where our law-makers honour te Tiriti o Waitangi, protect te taiao, and make decisions that...

The Regulatory Standards Bill is designed to put profit ahead of people, erase Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and make effective provision of public and community services incredibly difficult.

Public policy and law experts urge New Zealanders to oppose the Regulatory Standards Bill, warning that it excludes key public values like health, wellbeing and environmental protection.

This is a handy guide to help you make your submission before 1pm Monday 23 June. It covers what the bill is, why you should make a submission and how you can do it.

The Regulatory Standards Bill is flying under the radar — but it could reshape lawmaking in Aotearoa and strip Te Tiriti from the process. Here’s what you need to know.

“I get so many messages from people telling me how scared they are by what this government is doing. But they also say that watching me speak up gives them hope. I think thats why my tīpuna gave me su...

“It is extraordinary that this minister is asserting the power to redefine core constitutional principles to govern future polities, just as he did with the ‘principles of the Treaty’.” — Emeritus Pro...

“The bill may very well open the door for corporations to force Māori to pay for their own exploitation and the erasure of their Indigenous rights and lands.” — Ryan Ward.

The public will get just 30 hours to voice their views on the Regulatory Standards Bill, a fraction of the time given to other major legislation.

In New Zealand, one politician has sparked discussion about Atlas Network and how much influence it is actually having in the country. David Seymour is the man behind New Zealand's Treaty Principles.....

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Matariki now gives us a beautiful, reflective mid-year break – somewhere around June or July depending on the maramataka. But the back half of the calendar, especially between July and October,...

Welcome to another edition of scrutiny week. Although our government is always supposed to be acting democratically or whatever, this relatively new process gives parliament’s select committees the...

After police decided against laying charges against his deputy press secretary, who was accused of secretly recording women, the prime minister said he was open to looking at the law. So when two...

After police decided against laying charges against his deputy press secretary, who was accused of secretly recording women, the prime minister said he was open to looking at the law. So when two...

A long weekend stumbled into a short week back in the House, where a Mad Hatter call of “change places!” has seen NZ First and the Act Party swap sides at the tea party. Over the weekend, some...