Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 22/11/24

More young offenders will get boot camp, bus drivers will get some protection – and there’s relief for southern farmers

The Government has struck more blows to show it is tough on law and order.

One announcement advised us of a bill introduced to Parliament to deal with young offenders and introduce more boot camps.

Dr Eric Crampton: Broad-Stroke regulations for buildings must not stand

The way the government tries to protect us against earthquake risks, and to protect heritage buildings against change, share a common problem.

Government agencies have a very difficult time generating the information necessary for making good decisions in both cases. Rather than design institutions enabling discovery of whether a building really should be protected, government tries to compel that protection through broad-stroke regulation.