Dodgy!
OPINION: If you believe Maori Party president John Tamihere’s claim that “nothing dodgy” occurred at Manurewa Marae during the last election, the Hound has a bridge to sell you.
OPINION: In a victory for common sense over virtue signalling, David Parker's National Policy Statement (NPS) work on freshwater is now dead in the water.
Parker's NPS required councils to figure out what the 'mana' of the water entailed and how to preserve it.
Trying to introduce a spiritual element to the management of water was already causinf massive headaches and ructions at council level, especially in Southland, so your old mate is stoked to see the brakes put on such woke nonsense.
Despite the incoming Government making it clear that councils didn't have to continue work on Parker's folly, most of them did, wasting millions of dollars and upsetting ratepayers.
Finally, they've been stopped cold, with a new law compelling them to wait for the revised government Freshwater NPS.
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OPINION: Farmers nationwide will be rubbing their hands with glee at the latest news from the Government about the RMA reforms.
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OPINION: If you believe Maori Party president John Tamihere’s claim that “nothing dodgy” occurred at Manurewa Marae during the last…