Wednesday, 17 December 2025 11:25

Yes, Minister!

Written by The Hound

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OPINION: The release of the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill to replace the Resource Management Act is a red-letter day for the agricultural sector, kicking to touch the single biggest handbrake on agricultural productivity and rural economies – the much-hated RMA.

But like RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop, your old mate worries that the ‘can’t do’ types that infect the Kiwi culture these days will try and stifle the change.

Like in the education system, we’ve seen the politicised activists in councils push back against changes imposed by the current mob.

For the sake of the country, Bishop shouldn’t spare the rod to ensure the petty, negative Sir Humphries at council level don’t sink this revolution before it starts.

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Yes, Minister!

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