Clive Bibby: Finally, someone with the ability to make it happen appears to be listening

On Friday the 2nd February 2024, PM Christopher Luxon met with Iwi leaders at Kerikeri in the far North - presumably as an opportunity to have constructive dialogue about how they could work together in the future rather than just talking past each other which is a recipe for declining relationships and confrontation.

During that conversation Luxon is reported to have said “ What would unlock prosperity here in the north. Well it’s very good roads and it’s water storage.”

John Raine: Ministerial Spring Cleaning and the Parable of the Rowing Eight

Matthew Hooton’s recommendation that Nicola Willis cut the cost of the Public Service by 25% (NZ Herald 22^nd December) reminded me of a story.

Years ago, the engineering community was getting fired up about new Japanese business and manufacturing efficiency methods, and “kaizen” (continuous improvement) and “just in time” were being bandied about.