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gen-toop.bsky.social @gen-toop.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
SCAM ALERT. If you've received comms from this Govt stating that the public will have start paying companies to stop stealing & polluting drinking water... please be advised the scam is real and is being orchestrated by three parties backed by 100,000's of dollars in corporate political donations
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Five reasons the new RMA bills should alarm everyone in New Zealand - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The Luxon Government has torn up the Resource Management Act (RMA) — New Zealand's core environmental law.
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Regulatory takings moving from abstract principle in the Regulatory Standards Act into RMA replacement. EDS’s Greg Severinsen explains why “regulatory relief” could leave councils choosing btw paying for enviro protections, weakening or abandoning them. #RMA #RegulatoryStandardsAct #NZPolitics
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The Regulatory Takings Experiment Comes to the RMA: Greg Severinsen EDS
Watch now | Regulatory takings are no longer just an abstract idea in the Regulatory Standards Act. The RMA replacement would put the concept into practice — potentially forcing councils to pay for…
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 03/08/2026
Comment: A proposed regulatory relief framework intended to protect property rights threatens to drown councils in endless litigation and costs, writes Greg Severinsen.
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Regulatory relief will turn planning into a bureaucratic and litigious nightmare
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The Conservation Amendment Bill affects around 700 Treaty settlement commitments — yet officials warned of serious risks and recommended an 18–24 month pause for good-faith engagement. #ConservationAmendmentBill #TreatySettlements #Section4 #TeTiriti #NZPolitics #ShaneJonesClause
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Tararua and Rimutaka forests are places to tramp, recover and reconnect — and they help supply Wellington’s water. What could greater development pressure mean for the forests the region depends on? Watch Nicky Snoyink’s discussion of the Wellington and lower North Island conservation map.
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Te Papakura o Taranaki is a unique landscape shaped by its maunga and protected through generations of conservation work. What could the Conservation Amendment Bill’s economic development provisions mean for places like this? Watch Nicky Snoyink’s discussion of the Taranaki conservation map.
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Section 4 helps protect the rights of tangata whenua — and adds another safeguard for public conservation land for everyone. The Conservation Amendment Bill would leave section 4 in place, but greatly weaken its force. #ConservationAmendmentBill #Section4 #TeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #NZPol
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Kaimai–Māmakū Conservation Park is home to kiwi, kōkako, kākā and native bats — and lies beside some of the country’s fastest-growing communities. Could development come at the expense of this vital wildlife corridor? Tour the BOP conservation map. #ConservationAmendmentBill #BayOfPlenty
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Rangitoto, Motutapu, Hauturu and Aotea/Great Barrier are among Auckland’s most treasured landscapes. Could the Conservation Amendment Bill expose them to greater development pressure? Come on a tour of the Akld conservation map. Submissions close midday Mon. #ConservationAmendmentBill #Auckland
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Northland holds some of the last remnants of unlogged kauri forest. What could the Conservation Amendment Bill’s push for economic development mean for these irreplaceable places? Watch a tour of the Northland conservation map. Submissions close Monday! #ConservationAmendmentBill #Northland
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What could the “#ShaneJonesClause” mean for the conservation land near you? Melanie and Forest & Bird’s Nicky Snoyink take us around Aotearoa’s conservation maps, looking at the risks created by the #ConservationAmendmentBill Full interview melanienelson.substack.com/p/conservati...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What could the “Shane Jones clause” mean for the conservation land near you? Forest & Bird’s Nicky Snoyink takes us around Aotearoa’s conservation maps, looking what risks the #ConservationAmendmentBill creates - like mining, dams, tourism development, grazing & trophy hunting. #ShaneJonesClause
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Treaty settlements are meant to be durable Crown commitments. But released documents show the Conservation Amendment Bill interacts with about 700 Treaty settlement commitments in the conservation portfolio — with unresolved questions about how some will be upheld. #ConservationAmendmentBill
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700 Treaty settlement commitments caught in conservation reform crossfire
Released documents show the Conservation Amendment Bill interacts with about 700 Treaty settlement commitments — and the Crown has pushed ahead before agreement on how those commitments will be upheld...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Forest & Bird helped force a major backdown on the Conservation Amendment Bill last week - but the bill is still proceeding and set to cause huge damage to nature. Here I talk with Nicky Snoyink from f&b in depth about key aspects of the changes. Full video on melanienelson.substack.com #nzpol
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Submissions close on the Conservation Amendment Bill tomorrow, 2/6/26 In this episode of Coherent, I talk with Forest & Birds Nicky Snoyink about what has changed, what has not, and why public pressure still matters #nzpol #conservation melanienelson.substack.com/p/nicky-snoy...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Govt says section 4 of the Conservation Act will remain. But proposed section 4A could hollow out how Treaty obligations apply to key decisions on public conservation land - policy, plans, concessions, disposals. Submissions close 2 July. #ConservationAmendmentBill #section4
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How the Conservation Amendment Bill would hollow out Treaty obligations under section 4
Section 4 of the Conservation Act is one of the strongest Treaty clauses in New Zealand law. The Government says it is keeping it. But the Conservation Amendment Bill would add a new section 4A that...
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Anyone interested in the #conservation reforms in #aotearoa #newzealand needs to watch this interview - @forestandbird.bsky.social going deep into the detail of the #ShaneJonesClause and how that means 100% commercialisation is coming, even the land sales provisions are dumped #nzpol
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Forest & Bird helped force a major backdown on the Conservation Amendment Bill. But the job is not done yet - the “Shane Jones clause” still affects 100% of public conservation land. New Coherent episode out now. open.substack.com/pub/melanien... #ConservationAmendmentBill #ShaneJonesClause
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New Coherent episode with Allan Brent, President of #FederatedMountainClubs We dissect the #ConservationAmmendmentBill - public access, outdoor recreation, huts, tracks, #DOC land, sale/exchange powers & who decides what #conservation land is for #nzpol
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Allan Brent FMC: What the Conservation Amendment Bill could mean for recreation
In this episode of Coherent, I speak with Allan Brent, the new President of Federated Mountain Clubs, about the Conservation Amendment Bill and what it could mean for outdoor recreation, public…
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Here's the first of a series of long form interviews Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social is producing regarding aspects of the upcoming conservation reform. Select committee submissions close soon so don't dwadle! ##nzpol open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
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Allan Brent FMC: What the Conservation Amendment Bill could mean for recreation
In this episode of Coherent, I speak with Allan Brent, the new President of Federated Mountain Clubs, about the Conservation Amendment Bill and what it could mean for outdoor recreation, public access...
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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Unless the govt removes the new purpose of the Conservation Bill around the functions of the department - prioritising economic value - then his backtracking remains "bits and bobs" This is the new purpose for DOC. it's also in the overarching purpose of the bill. #klillTheWholeBill #nzpol
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Conservation Minister just announced removal of disposal provisions from the Conservation Amendment Bill. Shane Jones didn't sound too pleased. Significant issues remain - 100% land for economic development "to the greatest extent practicable". Treaty rights slashed. Minister sole decision maker.
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I've mapped the "bits and bobs" of public conservation land the govt wants to sell. And to achieve that, they just happen to be changing the law to make 60% of the conservation estate more vulnerable to disposal. melanienelson.substack.com for more articles & interviews dropping this week
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Government is creating a powerful new conservation rulebook before Parliament has even decided whether it should exist. The proposed NCPS could shape decisions across public conservation land for years to come — and the time to engage in the process is now. #doc #conservation #enviroment #nzpol
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Our future conservation rulebook being written before Parliament has approved it
The Government is asking New Zealanders to weigh in on a powerful new conservation rulebook before Parliament has even decided whether it should exist. The proposed NCPS could shape decisions across…
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#coherent talked with Rebecca Macfie about Poverty in New Zealand - which Rebecca describes as Poverty, by Design. And how this is indicative of something systemic open.substack.com/pub/melanien... Details of the conference Kia Tika, Kia Pono April 16-18 Wellington www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#coherent talked with Rebecca Macfie about Poverty in New Zealand & the conference (April16-18) 'Kia Tika, Kia Pono - For a Just Society' open.substack.com/pub/melanien... Details here www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre... www.facebook.com/events/16140... #nzpol @bwbnz.bsky.social
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
What if poverty in New Zealand isn’t accidental, but the result of how systems are designed? In this episode of Coherent, I speak with journalist & author Rebecca Macfie about the Kia Tika, Kia Pono: For a Just Society conference buff.ly/6oAT4QB #poverty #aotearoa #conference @@bwbnz.bsky.social
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Dropping soon is the latest #coherent interview with Rebecca Macfie. We manage crisis well - so why are we failing here? They discuss the conference 'Kia Tika, Kia Pono - For a Just Society' in Wellington April 16-18 Conference details www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre... #poverty #newzealand #crisis
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Will a decision by the Government cut off access to your favorite piece of conservation land? #coherent talked in detail with former Minister of Conservation Eugiene Sage about this in December. Listen in full open.substack.com/pub/melanien... #nzpol #doc #hunting #fishing #tramping
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Will a December 2025 decision the Minster of Conservation, see access to public conservation land lost, rivers damed, unique landscapes mined and fragile ecosystems destroyed? Former minister, Eugiene Sage, explains how yes, it does. Listen in full here open.substack.com/pub/melanien... #nzpol
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
In December I talked with former Minister of Conservation, Eugiene Sage, about the outcome of the West Coast Stewardship lands review. In March, this came to a head with the decision to Dam the Waitaha river. Listen in full melanienelson.substack.com/podcast #doc #conservation #enviroment #nz
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Clear majority of New Zealanders value the influence of the Treaty on Government decisions or thinking there should be more" is another way to package exactly the same results. A Choice that RNZ picked the way in the QT.
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
But looked at their shoes and mumbled when asked for an example
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I'm just wondering if anyone knows where the Prime Minister of New Zealand will be attending the commemorations this Waitangi day,? The internet's seem not to know, and so for as I've heard the AOS hasn't scoped out Onuku like they had already by this time last year. #nzpol
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
In the latest Coherent episode, Sir Geoffery Palmer warns the Regulatory Standards Bill is dangerous, unworkable, and undemocratic. He says it could paralyse Parliament, strip ministerial responsibility, and leave the courts powerless. 🎧 Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Just out on the spinoff by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
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NZ First is digging its own grave by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill
In the name of stability, NZ First may have handed David Seymour the tools to destabilise the future of the party.
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
An important piece by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social. If NZ First really have capitulated to Seymour, ACT and the NZ Initiative it's really problematic — at least until we have a government that repeals the Regulatory Standards Bill. It would be worth people emailing Peters and Jones about this.
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
“It’s a long-term death charge put in the middle of the Parliament.” - Sir Palmer On Coherent, former PM & constitutional expert breaks down why the Regulatory Standards Bill is unworkable, undemocratic & dangerously naïve. open.substack.com/pub/melanien... #RSB #NZPol #Democracy #GeoffreyPalmer
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine local government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity — and even the legal rights of nature. 🎧 Listen here to the full podcast open.substack.com/pub/melanien... #RSB #ClimateAction #NZPolitics
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Can New Zealand still plan for climate change under the Regulatory Standards Bill? Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity and the legal rights of nature. open.substack.com/pub/melanien... #RSB
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Economist Geoff Bertram joins Coherent to break down how monopoly power and regulatory capture are driving the cost of living crisis — and how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock it all in. Full episode link here open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Just published by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social Will New Zealand first sell out on its principles or will it stop the RSB?
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Is NZ First Digging Its Own Grave by Backing the Regulatory Standards Bill?
NZ First once promised to defend New Zealand from neoliberal experiments. Now, by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill, they may be helping to embed them in law. The Bill hands David Seymour and the ...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
What picture are the messages forming about NZ First support for an amended Regulatory Standards Bill?
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Is NZ First Digging Its Own Grave by Backing the Regulatory Standards Bill?
NZ First once promised to defend New Zealand from neoliberal experiments. Now, by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill, they may be helping to embed them in law. The Bill hands David Seymour and the ...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Bill Rosenberg: How the RSB Privileges Power and Undermines the Public Good The former Productivity Commissioner lays out why the Regulatory Standards Bill is about embedding corporate power, locking in inequality, and weakening our democracy. Listen here: melanienelson.substack.com #RSB
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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
“You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.
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You’re not lost if you don’t know your pepeha | E-Tangata
“You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 07/09/2025
Week in Review: Dame Anne Salmond laments the falling standards of our political leaders, their attack dogs and policy sources while New Zealanders endure such hard times
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Anne Salmond: Bats in the belfry, trolls in the Beehive
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lukewigram.bsky.social @lukewigram.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Enough said...
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Dr Carwyn Jones unpacks the Regulatory Standards Bill’s threat to te Tiriti, democratic lawmaking, and the future of New Zealand’s legal foundations.
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Melanie Nelson @weavingourworlds.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Economist and former Productivity Commissioner Dr Bill Rosenberg joins me to unpack the deep ideological roots and real-world risks of the Regulatory Standards Bill.
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