by admin | May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday we presented our submission to the Wellington City Council on their Draft Long Term Plan 2012-22 for the city. We were really interested in the presentation from the another submitter – Allan Brown, Chair of the Great Harbour Way Trust – who discussed...
by admin | May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
We need real clarity in New Zealand about what characteristics make a government asset a ‘strategic asset’. Much of the public debate concerning asset sales has centred on the term ‘strategic asset’, yet this term is not defined within the Treasury glossary, in the...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Since attending ‘The Public Law Toolbox Conference’, I’ve been flicking through the book and have been thoroughly impressed. Mai Chen brought together a diverse and well-informed group of speakers to share their thoughts and insights on public law. Many of New...
by admin | May 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
This time last year the Wellington-based network of young thinkers JustSpeak didn’t exist. Yet on Tuesday night this week, the group launched their first position paper, Māori and the Criminal Justice System: A Youth Perspective to a crowd of Wellingtonians with the...
by admin | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The McGuinness Institute has just completed an in depth submission on New Zealand King Salmon’s application for resource consent to expand their salmon aquaculture operation in the Marlborough Sounds. One of our key concerns is that there are many stakeholders...
by admin | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gareth Morgan believes the EPA decision on salmon farming in the Marlborough Sounds potentially sets a huge precedent. The Institute agrees with Gareth Morgan: We need a game plan for aquaculture. Make a submission to the EPA by 5pm today.
