Peter Williams: The Nats are considering keeping Te Mana o te Wai

The Taxpayers' Union has been alerting supporters about the "Te Mana o te Wai" (literally meaning the mana of the water) requirements, which are still applicable to local councils' environmental planning/consenting.

It is becoming clear that the Coalition Government is continuing down Labour's path of undemocratic and costly co-governance due to pressure from the Wellington bureaucracy, LGNZ, and the various special interests who are "experts" in tikanga.