Melanie Nelson
@weavingourworlds.bsky.social
In the latest Coherent episode, Sir Geoffery Palmer warns the Regulatory Standards Bill is dangerous, unworkable, and undemocratic. He says it could paralyse Parliament, strip ministerial responsibility, and leave the courts powerless.
🎧 Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
🎧 Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
September 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In the latest Coherent episode, Sir Geoffery Palmer warns the Regulatory Standards Bill is dangerous, unworkable, and undemocratic. He says it could paralyse Parliament, strip ministerial responsibility, and leave the courts powerless.
🎧 Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
🎧 Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
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Reposted by Melanie Nelson
An important piece by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social. If NZ First really have capitulated to Seymour, ACT and the NZ Initiative it's really problematic — at least until we have a government that repeals the Regulatory Standards Bill.
It would be worth people emailing Peters and Jones about this.
It would be worth people emailing Peters and Jones about this.
NZ First is digging its own grave by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill
NZ First is digging its own grave by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill
In the name of stability, NZ First may have handed David Seymour the tools to destabilise the future of the party....
thespinoff.co.nz
September 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
An important piece by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social. If NZ First really have capitulated to Seymour, ACT and the NZ Initiative it's really problematic — at least until we have a government that repeals the Regulatory Standards Bill.
It would be worth people emailing Peters and Jones about this.
It would be worth people emailing Peters and Jones about this.
“It’s a long-term death charge put in the middle of the Parliament.” - Sir Palmer
On Coherent, former PM & constitutional expert breaks down why the Regulatory Standards Bill is unworkable, undemocratic & dangerously naïve.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #NZPol #Democracy #GeoffreyPalmer
On Coherent, former PM & constitutional expert breaks down why the Regulatory Standards Bill is unworkable, undemocratic & dangerously naïve.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #NZPol #Democracy #GeoffreyPalmer
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“It’s a long-term death charge put in the middle of the Parliament.” - Sir Palmer
On Coherent, former PM & constitutional expert breaks down why the Regulatory Standards Bill is unworkable, undemocratic & dangerously naïve.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #NZPol #Democracy #GeoffreyPalmer
On Coherent, former PM & constitutional expert breaks down why the Regulatory Standards Bill is unworkable, undemocratic & dangerously naïve.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #NZPol #Democracy #GeoffreyPalmer
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine local government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity — and even the legal rights of nature.
🎧 Listen here to the full podcast open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #ClimateAction #NZPolitics
🎧 Listen here to the full podcast open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #ClimateAction #NZPolitics
September 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine local government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity — and even the legal rights of nature.
🎧 Listen here to the full podcast open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #ClimateAction #NZPolitics
🎧 Listen here to the full podcast open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB #ClimateAction #NZPolitics
Can New Zealand still plan for climate change under the Regulatory Standards Bill?
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity and the legal rights of nature.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity and the legal rights of nature.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB
September 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Can New Zealand still plan for climate change under the Regulatory Standards Bill?
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity and the legal rights of nature.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB
Dr Melanie Baker Jones joins Coherent to unpack how the RSB could undermine government action, emissions regulation, intergenerational equity and the legal rights of nature.
open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
#RSB
Economist Geoff Bertram joins Coherent to break down how monopoly power and regulatory capture are driving the cost of living crisis — and how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock it all in. Full episode link here open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Economist Geoff Bertram joins Coherent to break down how monopoly power and regulatory capture are driving the cost of living crisis — and how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock it all in. Full episode link here open.substack.com/pub/melanien...
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Just published by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social
Will New Zealand first sell out on its principles or will it stop the RSB?
Will New Zealand first sell out on its principles or will it stop the RSB?
Is NZ First Digging Its Own Grave by Backing the Regulatory Standards Bill?
NZ First once promised to defend New Zealand from neoliberal experiments. Now, by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill, they may be helping to embed them in law. The Bill hands David Seymour and the ...
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Just published by @weavingourworlds.bsky.social
Will New Zealand first sell out on its principles or will it stop the RSB?
Will New Zealand first sell out on its principles or will it stop the RSB?
What picture are the messages forming about NZ First support for an amended Regulatory Standards Bill?
Is NZ First Digging Its Own Grave by Backing the Regulatory Standards Bill?
NZ First once promised to defend New Zealand from neoliberal experiments. Now, by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill, they may be helping to embed them in law. The Bill hands David Seymour and the ...
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What picture are the messages forming about NZ First support for an amended Regulatory Standards Bill?
Bill Rosenberg: How the RSB Privileges Power and Undermines the Public Good
The former Productivity Commissioner lays out why the Regulatory Standards Bill is about embedding corporate power, locking in inequality, and weakening our democracy.
Listen here: melanienelson.substack.com
#RSB
The former Productivity Commissioner lays out why the Regulatory Standards Bill is about embedding corporate power, locking in inequality, and weakening our democracy.
Listen here: melanienelson.substack.com
#RSB
September 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Bill Rosenberg: How the RSB Privileges Power and Undermines the Public Good
The former Productivity Commissioner lays out why the Regulatory Standards Bill is about embedding corporate power, locking in inequality, and weakening our democracy.
Listen here: melanienelson.substack.com
#RSB
The former Productivity Commissioner lays out why the Regulatory Standards Bill is about embedding corporate power, locking in inequality, and weakening our democracy.
Listen here: melanienelson.substack.com
#RSB
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“You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.
You’re not lost if you don’t know your pepeha | E-Tangata
“You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.
e-tangata.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.
Reposted by Melanie Nelson
Week in Review:
Dame Anne Salmond laments the falling standards of our political leaders, their attack dogs and policy sources while New Zealanders endure such hard times
Dame Anne Salmond laments the falling standards of our political leaders, their attack dogs and policy sources while New Zealanders endure such hard times
Anne Salmond: Bats in the belfry, trolls in the Beehive
newsroom.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Week in Review:
Dame Anne Salmond laments the falling standards of our political leaders, their attack dogs and policy sources while New Zealanders endure such hard times
Dame Anne Salmond laments the falling standards of our political leaders, their attack dogs and policy sources while New Zealanders endure such hard times
Reposted by Melanie Nelson
Enough said...
September 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Enough said...
Dr Carwyn Jones unpacks the Regulatory Standards Bill’s threat to te Tiriti, democratic lawmaking, and the future of New Zealand’s legal foundations.
September 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Dr Carwyn Jones unpacks the Regulatory Standards Bill’s threat to te Tiriti, democratic lawmaking, and the future of New Zealand’s legal foundations.
Economist and former Productivity Commissioner Dr Bill Rosenberg joins me to unpack the deep ideological roots and real-world risks of the Regulatory Standards Bill.
September 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Economist and former Productivity Commissioner Dr Bill Rosenberg joins me to unpack the deep ideological roots and real-world risks of the Regulatory Standards Bill.
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The coalition Government has quietly amended the controversial Regulatory Standards Bill, even as the legislation is before the select committee. Laura Walters and Sam Sachdeva report. - Newsroom Pro - $ -
Seymour makes behind-closed-doors concessions on Regulatory Standards Bill
newsroom.co.nz
September 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The coalition Government has quietly amended the controversial Regulatory Standards Bill, even as the legislation is before the select committee. Laura Walters and Sam Sachdeva report. - Newsroom Pro - $ -
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Ironically the Regulatory Takings clause in the proposed Planning Act would enable developers to sue the arse off Seymour for denying them the enjoyment of property rights
Here’s my Pick n’ Mixes hot off the virtual presses: David Seymour to campaign to block Chris Bishop's up-zoning of inner-city Auckland, including Epsom; "This plan is not necessary, and will have negative unintended consequences," he says #nzpol. thekaka.substack.com/p/libertaria...
Libertarian leader turns chief NIMBY
David Seymour to campaign to block Chris Bishop's up-zoning of inner-city Auckland, including Epsom; "This plan is not necessary, and will have negative unintended consequences," he says
thekaka.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ironically the Regulatory Takings clause in the proposed Planning Act would enable developers to sue the arse off Seymour for denying them the enjoyment of property rights
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Hmm. Another over-egged policy paper from #NZInitiative, no doubt for ideological aim of promoting smaller govt. Problem “diagnosis” purports to paint picture of fragmentation/confusion etc. Yet fails to refer collective coordinating role of Cabinet. 🤷🏻♂️
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-...
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-...
September 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hmm. Another over-egged policy paper from #NZInitiative, no doubt for ideological aim of promoting smaller govt. Problem “diagnosis” purports to paint picture of fragmentation/confusion etc. Yet fails to refer collective coordinating role of Cabinet. 🤷🏻♂️
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-...
www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-...
I'm on BHN 9pm tonight with Dr Ryan Ward talking about our investigative work on the influence of the theory of fringe American legal scholar Richard Epstein on the Regulatory Standards Bill - experimenting on NZ.
youtube.com/live/CP4SKm5...
youtube.com/live/CP4SKm5...
#BHN NZ's Epstein Files | Luxon takes Labours glory | Winston grumpy on foreign buyer change reports
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September 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I'm on BHN 9pm tonight with Dr Ryan Ward talking about our investigative work on the influence of the theory of fringe American legal scholar Richard Epstein on the Regulatory Standards Bill - experimenting on NZ.
youtube.com/live/CP4SKm5...
youtube.com/live/CP4SKm5...
Significant new information in this investigative article I've co-authored with Dr Ryan Ward on the foreign ideology influence behind the Regulatory Standards Bill.
New Zealand’s Epstein Files
New Zealand’s Regulatory Standards Bill looks like tidy lawmaking. But OIA documents reveal decades of foreign influence — embedding Richard Epstein’s radical “regulatory takings” theory into our laws...
open.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Significant new information in this investigative article I've co-authored with Dr Ryan Ward on the foreign ideology influence behind the Regulatory Standards Bill.
I have an article in E-Tangata today on the government's proposals to overhaul conservation, including removing decision-making from communities, increasing commercial activities and even the saleability of the conservation estate.
Is this 'modernising' or privatising the conservation estate? | E-Tangata
“As a nation, Te Tiriti, Section 4, and iwi rights and responsibilities are the strongest protections we have against extensive privatisation and commercialisation of the conservation estate.” — Melan...
e-tangata.co.nz
August 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I have an article in E-Tangata today on the government's proposals to overhaul conservation, including removing decision-making from communities, increasing commercial activities and even the saleability of the conservation estate.
Ross Calman’s new book Te Tiriti o Waitangi is short, sharp, and essential. In this kōrero we dive into the rushed translation, the debates at Waitangi, and why the Treaty still matters for all New Zealanders. Listen here:
Around the Treaty in 80 Pages: Ross Calman Makes History Accessible
Watch now | 🎧 #13: Weaving our Worlds podcast with Melanie Nelson: Ross Calman’s new book Te Tiriti o Waitangi distils centuries of history, debate, and protest into a clear, accessible guide. In…
melanienelson.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ross Calman’s new book Te Tiriti o Waitangi is short, sharp, and essential. In this kōrero we dive into the rushed translation, the debates at Waitangi, and why the Treaty still matters for all New Zealanders. Listen here:
I have an article in the Spinoff today on the amendments to conservation legislation being quietly progressed by the government
Could we be saying ‘ka kite’ to our conservation estate?
A new government proposal could open up millions of hectares of public land for sale or disposal.
thespinoff.co.nz
August 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have an article in the Spinoff today on the amendments to conservation legislation being quietly progressed by the government