Emergency works and RMA reform
Image: PM Chris Luxon with CCNZ CEO Alan Pollard at the 2024 National Excavators Operators’ Competition. The CCNZ draft submission to the Natural Environment Bill...
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RMA changes – the CCNZ submission
In January CCNZ prepared an issues paper to canvas members’ views on key aspects of the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill before preparing...
Election date consequences
Peter Dunne provides an interesting perspective on the Government’s choice of election date. This year’s general election will be held on November 7; a date...
Some of our ministries have been thinking
Wellington has solved the country’s 50-year ‘productivity’ puzzle, explains Roger Partridge. Republished from Plain Thinking at Substack.com. According to a new 60-page joint briefing from...
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Voting in the local body elections is in progress and we are already turning our attention to the national elections next year, with the three-year...
Unblocking the infrastructure pipeline
Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors NZ Wherever I travel across our branch network, the overwhelming issue that is at the top of members’ minds is...
RMA reform needs to be done right
By Simon Court, ACT party infrastructure and local government spokesperson, and civil and environmental engineer with 23-years’ experience in roles for the private sector and...
Aspirational versus practical
By Peter Dunne, politics In a weekend television interview, the Prime Minister pushed back on a suggestion her Government is far better at talking about...