Denis Tegg: Regional Transport Plan Will Increase Emissions And Is Thus Unlawful

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 26 comments

Waikato Regional Council (WRC) has approved a transport plan which assigns just 3% of its 10-year budget to walking and cycling, and only 5% to public transport. This must inevitably increase overall transport emission pollution in the region.  In my opinion the law requires the plan to reduce transport emissions to achieve consistency with central government transport policy.  If emissions will rise under the plan this makes the plan unlawful and places WRC at significant risk of a successful legal challenge.

Open mike 28/06/2021

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Date published: - 141 comments

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Open mike 27/06/2021

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Date published: - 64 comments

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Open mike 26/06/2021

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Date published: - 31 comments

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Daily review 25/06/2021

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Date published: - 25 comments

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Stick a fork in them, they’re done

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 84 comments

The details of a particularly brutal National Party caucus meeting that resulted in Todd Muller announced his pending retirement from Parliament have been leaked in detail to the Herald’s Claire Trevett.

Open mike 25/06/2021

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Date published: - 67 comments

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Daily review 24/06/2021

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Date published: - 7 comments

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Let the Mills die

Written By: advantage
Date published: - 13 comments

From Kawerau to Nelson to Tiwai Point, our accelerated decline of heavy mass manufacturing factories continues.

Todd’s going … who is next?

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 67 comments

Yesterday National suffered further damage to its ranks when Harete Hipango was outed as the MP with Parliamentary Services resources issues and Todd Muller announced that he will stand down as an MP at the end of this term nominally so that he can eventually spend more time with his family.  

Open mike 24/06/2021

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Date published: - 134 comments

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Daily review 23/06/2021

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Date published: - 16 comments

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Fisheries reform is under way

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 10 comments

David Parker has shown a deft handling of the Oceans and Fisheries portfolio and in the past week has announced the accelerated roll out of cameras on fishing boats and a suite of actions designed to address the failing health of the Waitemata Harbour.

Open mike 23/06/2021

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Date published: - 110 comments

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Daily review 22/06/2021

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Date published: - 6 comments

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The Rock is moving

Written By: advantage
Date published: - 5 comments

Since real estate is that machine that relentlessly powers our society and most of our economy, it’s already worth checking whether this governments’ recent policy changes are starting to have some of its intended effects.

Open mike 22/06/2021

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Date published: - 57 comments

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Daily review 21/06/2021

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Date published: - 33 comments

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He’s baaack

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 30 comments

For the first time since the election Winston Peters has reemerged.  But instead of talking about the country’s problems such as  climate change, child poverty and recovering from the global pandemic he chose to concentrate on the “over” use of Te Reo, cycleways and gangs.

Open mike 21/06/2021

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Date published: - 111 comments

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Social insurance, a premium not afforded to all.

Written By: Guest post
Date published: - 59 comments

One of the details announced in the budget was funding to explore a ‘social unemployment insurance’ scheme. This scheme has been pushed by the Council of Trade Unions and Business NZ, which will work with the Government in a newly set-up Tripartite Working Party. When we dig into it though, we realise it is no safety net. It’s a parachute that slows our drop, giving us time, before we hit that real net – down so far below. 

Open mike 20/06/2021

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Date published: - 29 comments

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Open mike 19/06/2021

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Date published: - 148 comments

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Daily review 18/06/2021

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Date published: - 4 comments

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Open mike 18/06/2021

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Date published: - 76 comments

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Daily review 17/06/2021

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Date published: - 3 comments

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Open mike 17/06/2021

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Date published: - 75 comments

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Daily review 16/06/2021

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Date published: - 12 comments

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Open mike 16/06/2021

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Date published: - 46 comments

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