They had space, time and energy to change the speed limits on an arbitrarily selected bunch of roads (own the libs) but no time deal with corruption. It figures.
Well done Bryce. With additional lobbyists including some of those Labour people who 'retired' or lost seats in 2023, there will have been an additional plethora of 'favour seekers' this past 18 months. No wonder our transparency ratings are sinking.
Have you any intel on Infrastructure NZ. Big players I think in the water debacle in Wellington with the CEO of infrastructure also the chair of wellington Water. How much influence I wonder have infrastructure NZ had on government push to new water entities. That will be privatized down the track and our water will be owned by shareholders, probably overseas, and we will pay the price.
Creating an "Unauthorised New Zealand lobbying register" will be an excellent move. So glad you believe it's feasible Bryce. Will there be one for Aotearoa as well? That parallel universe country occupying the same physical space as NZ, complete with its own version of the Treaty, a political power partnership in which sovereignty was never ceded.
The difficulty with a topic like "lobbying" is that it hardly registers on the emotive scale of general public interest, hence the ease of setting aside the legislation - Now New Zealand fourth-worst country for regulating vested interests could have a little more traction. Perhaps the issue could be framed as a kind of political influence apartheid, dividing democracy into corporate and other classes of citizens.
I would assume that Aotearoa and New Zealand are one of the same so am a bit confused at what you're getting at. If you're implying that sone Maori also have tendencies towards lobbyists then hello its been happening for years. Whanau in each iwi could probably name them very easily.
Aotearoa is perhaps an appropriate name for the post modern reconstruction of NZ, far removed from reality.
Certainly, the direct access to governing bodies that Maori entities have been enjoying for years is undemocratic, same as it is for any other group or corporate that is given a special ear not available to all groups and individuals.
Join this freezing of lobbying controls with Mr Goldsmith's inaction on the Independent Electoral Inquiry report and recommendations and with the continuing abuse of the Official Information Act by ministers and an anti-democratic agenda becomes evident.
Thank you Bryce. I think the push to regulate corporate lobbying may be one of the most important initiatives for the future of healthy governance and democracy in NZ. This issue needs as much attention as we can drum up and as much effort as we can muster.
I totally agree with you Bryce. How ironic that your first comment should come from a former (dumped from office) Labour cabinet minister turned lobbyist undermining your argument. Your case rests on this alone. Keep it up.
They had space, time and energy to change the speed limits on an arbitrarily selected bunch of roads (own the libs) but no time deal with corruption. It figures.
Well done Bryce. With additional lobbyists including some of those Labour people who 'retired' or lost seats in 2023, there will have been an additional plethora of 'favour seekers' this past 18 months. No wonder our transparency ratings are sinking.
Have you any intel on Infrastructure NZ. Big players I think in the water debacle in Wellington with the CEO of infrastructure also the chair of wellington Water. How much influence I wonder have infrastructure NZ had on government push to new water entities. That will be privatized down the track and our water will be owned by shareholders, probably overseas, and we will pay the price.
Not in Christchurch or Dunedin which have agreed to collaborate
The irony of the great grandson of Sir Walter Nash working as lobbyist for the corrupt status quo beggar's belief
Should we be surprised? This is perhaps the most heavily purchased government in NZ's history.
Creating an "Unauthorised New Zealand lobbying register" will be an excellent move. So glad you believe it's feasible Bryce. Will there be one for Aotearoa as well? That parallel universe country occupying the same physical space as NZ, complete with its own version of the Treaty, a political power partnership in which sovereignty was never ceded.
The difficulty with a topic like "lobbying" is that it hardly registers on the emotive scale of general public interest, hence the ease of setting aside the legislation - Now New Zealand fourth-worst country for regulating vested interests could have a little more traction. Perhaps the issue could be framed as a kind of political influence apartheid, dividing democracy into corporate and other classes of citizens.
I would assume that Aotearoa and New Zealand are one of the same so am a bit confused at what you're getting at. If you're implying that sone Maori also have tendencies towards lobbyists then hello its been happening for years. Whanau in each iwi could probably name them very easily.
Aotearoa is perhaps an appropriate name for the post modern reconstruction of NZ, far removed from reality.
Certainly, the direct access to governing bodies that Maori entities have been enjoying for years is undemocratic, same as it is for any other group or corporate that is given a special ear not available to all groups and individuals.
Join this freezing of lobbying controls with Mr Goldsmith's inaction on the Independent Electoral Inquiry report and recommendations and with the continuing abuse of the Official Information Act by ministers and an anti-democratic agenda becomes evident.
Thank you Bryce. I think the push to regulate corporate lobbying may be one of the most important initiatives for the future of healthy governance and democracy in NZ. This issue needs as much attention as we can drum up and as much effort as we can muster.
Go for it Bryce!
Great work - keep going!
I totally agree with you Bryce. How ironic that your first comment should come from a former (dumped from office) Labour cabinet minister turned lobbyist undermining your argument. Your case rests on this alone. Keep it up.