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...
“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...
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
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.
Does the government want to create a neoliberal conservation estate? Listen to a former Minister for Conservation disect the proposals on the Coherent podcast. Link in bio.
August 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Does the government want to create a neoliberal conservation estate? Listen to a former Minister for Conservation disect the proposals on the Coherent podcast. Link in bio.
Former Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage joins Coherent to unpack the Government’s “modernisation” of conservation land management — and why she sees it as the most serious weakening of protections in decades. We talk biodiversity, Treaty obligations, land disposals, and climate resilience.
August 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Former Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage joins Coherent to unpack the Government’s “modernisation” of conservation land management — and why she sees it as the most serious weakening of protections in decades. We talk biodiversity, Treaty obligations, land disposals, and climate resilience.
🎧 New episode of Coherent
How Property Rights Trump People, Prices & Democracy
@duncanwebbmp.bsky.social calls the Regulatory Standards Bill “a dangerous power grab” — and breaks down what it could mean for supermarket prices, forest protection, fair pay, and the future of lawmaking in NZ
How Property Rights Trump People, Prices & Democracy
@duncanwebbmp.bsky.social calls the Regulatory Standards Bill “a dangerous power grab” — and breaks down what it could mean for supermarket prices, forest protection, fair pay, and the future of lawmaking in NZ
July 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
🎧 New episode of Coherent
How Property Rights Trump People, Prices & Democracy
@duncanwebbmp.bsky.social calls the Regulatory Standards Bill “a dangerous power grab” — and breaks down what it could mean for supermarket prices, forest protection, fair pay, and the future of lawmaking in NZ
How Property Rights Trump People, Prices & Democracy
@duncanwebbmp.bsky.social calls the Regulatory Standards Bill “a dangerous power grab” — and breaks down what it could mean for supermarket prices, forest protection, fair pay, and the future of lawmaking in NZ
What happens to our health system when laws are designed to serve markets over people?
Emergency doctor @drgarypayinda.bsky.social joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
Emergency doctor @drgarypayinda.bsky.social joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
June 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What happens to our health system when laws are designed to serve markets over people?
Emergency doctor @drgarypayinda.bsky.social joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
Emergency doctor @drgarypayinda.bsky.social joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
What kind of society are we building — and who gets to decide?
Jonathan Boston joins Coherent to unpack the deep ideological agenda behind the RSB. We talk about its anti-democratic design, the risks to future generations, and why it poses a serious threat to social and environment.
Jonathan Boston joins Coherent to unpack the deep ideological agenda behind the RSB. We talk about its anti-democratic design, the risks to future generations, and why it poses a serious threat to social and environment.
June 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
What kind of society are we building — and who gets to decide?
Jonathan Boston joins Coherent to unpack the deep ideological agenda behind the RSB. We talk about its anti-democratic design, the risks to future generations, and why it poses a serious threat to social and environment.
Jonathan Boston joins Coherent to unpack the deep ideological agenda behind the RSB. We talk about its anti-democratic design, the risks to future generations, and why it poses a serious threat to social and environment.
Talking about the most sweeping constitutional rewrite in decades?
In this episode of Coherent, legal scholar Jane Kelsey breaks down how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock in libertarian principles, override te Tiriti, and weaken Parliament’s ability to act in the public interest.
In this episode of Coherent, legal scholar Jane Kelsey breaks down how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock in libertarian principles, override te Tiriti, and weaken Parliament’s ability to act in the public interest.
June 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Talking about the most sweeping constitutional rewrite in decades?
In this episode of Coherent, legal scholar Jane Kelsey breaks down how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock in libertarian principles, override te Tiriti, and weaken Parliament’s ability to act in the public interest.
In this episode of Coherent, legal scholar Jane Kelsey breaks down how the Regulatory Standards Bill could lock in libertarian principles, override te Tiriti, and weaken Parliament’s ability to act in the public interest.
What happens to our health system when laws are designed to serve markets over people?
Emergency doctor Gary Payinda joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
Emergency doctor Gary Payinda joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
June 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
What happens to our health system when laws are designed to serve markets over people?
Emergency doctor Gary Payinda joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
Emergency doctor Gary Payinda joins me on Coherent to talk about the Regulatory Standards Bill — and why he sees it as a direct threat to public health, community wellbeing, and basic decency.
