New Zealand’s Regulatory Standards Bill looks like tidy lawmaking. But OIA documents reveal decades of foreign influence — embedding Richard Epstein’s radical “regulatory takings” theory into our laws...

The Luxon Government has torn up the Resource Management Act (RMA) — New Zealand's core environmental law.

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…

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...

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...

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…

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...

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…

In the name of stability, NZ First may have handed David Seymour the tools to destabilise the future of the party.