Local
Government Minister, Paula Bennett, is tackling what she calls loopy rules and has set up a Rules Reduction Taskforce to look into the matter. It's appropriate that
a review into loopy rules should be led by the Minister of Local Government, given
it seems to be the source of many dumber than dumb rules.
Here's a case in point, as reported by
the Nelson Mail. It involves the Nelson City Council and a fence building property
owner. To most people the fence looks like an ordinary fence, about 1.8 metres
high with wooden palings, the sort you buy from your local DIY store.
