Roger Partridge: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources.....

The anatomy of usurpation: Climate Clinic Aotearoa v Minister of Energy and Resources

Imagine Parliament passes a Schools Act “to promote the establishment of schools for the benefit of New Zealand.” Parliament is careful. It specifies exactly what the Minister must consider before approving a new school: the operator’s financial capability, site safety, compliance history, and consultation with local iwi. There is no general discretion. There are no open-ended criteria.

A proposal comes before the Minister. She works through the statutory criteria. The operator is financially sound. The site is safe. The compliance history is clean. Local iwi have been consulted. She approves the school.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 12/4/24

Peters talks of NZ “renewing its connections with the world” – but who knew we had been disconnected?

The thrust of the country’s foreign affairs policy and its relationship with the United States have been addressed in four statements from the Beehive over the past 24 hours.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters somewhat curiously spoke of New Zealand “renewing its connections with a world facing urgent challenges” by pursuing “an active, energetic foreign policy”.