HeyJaredDisinterpreted | Melanie Nelson
Melanie Nelson shares thought-provoking analysis traversing Aotearoa New Zealand politics, te Tiriti, te reo Māori and the environment.
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Why do Pākehā learn te reo Māori? (opens the original)
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Over this week, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, I’ve had a range of opportunities to enjoy te reo, and reflect on my decades of learning. I began learning when I was at high school, in Motueka, and have continued ever since. I’ve come to realise that the journey of learning te reo is never-ending - there are always new insights into the language, the world it emerged from, as well as into myself and my own culture. There is a steady stream of new friends and connections to use te reo with, novel environ
The Regulatory Takings Experiment Comes to the RMA: Greg Severinsen EDS (opens the original)
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One of the least understood parts of the Government’s RMA replacement could fundamentally change how, or even IF, New Zealand protects the environment.At its heart is the idea of regulatory takings — that when regulation restricts the use or value of private property, the owner should receive compensation. It’s the same property-rights philosophy embedded in the Regulatory Standards Act, but the RMA replacement takes it a major step further: turning that abstract principle into a regime councils
Jonathan Boston submission on Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill (opens the original)
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A guest post sharing Emeritus Professor Jonathan Boston’s submission on the Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill. This may be useful to others writing their submission this weekend, or to anyone wanting to understand these significant issues in more depth.Jonathan BostonEmeritus Professor of Public PolicyVictoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka10 July 2026Overview and key points</
From kauri forests to Fiordland: Mapping the risk to conservation land (opens the original)
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What could it mean at our special local places if DOC is required to enable economic development “to the greatest extent practicable” under the Conservation Amendment Bill? We take a tour around the country and examine Forest & Bird’s maps of the areas that could be at risk.These conservation maps sparked nationwide concern by showing that up to 60% of public conservation land could be technically eligible for sale or exchange. The Government has since said those disposal provisions will be remo
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