Aligned with the freshwater reforms, The Ministry for the Environment has released a Te Mana o Te Wai funding application guide for 2016 (circa
In addition to the release of the Next Steps for Freshwater consultation document, we advise that this week the Crown has also provided an
On Saturday the Minister for the Environment, Dr. Nick Smith, released a consultation document on freshwater policy issues. It is entitled, Next Steps for
As advised last week, this month the Government commenced further consultation on its freshwater policy reforms. This is the second round of consultation this year
In December Justice Young, of the Wellington High Court, released his findings in relation to the case of the New Zealand Māori Council et. al.,
This week legal proceedings were heard in the Wellington High Court relating to the Government policy to partially privatise power-generating companies – (via the Public
On Thursday the national summit on freshwater matters, called by King Tūheitia, was held at Tūrangawaewae Marae. Scheduled key note speakers were Dr Ranginui Walker,
This briefing item is a continuation from earlier Pānui, and assumes the reader is familiar with this topic. For background details on the Waitangi Tribunal
Last Friday afternoon the Waitangi Tribunal delivered its interim report on the freshwater and geothermal energy claim, (WAI 2358). The Tribunal findings are that: the
Last week we advised that the Government had requested that the Waitangi Tribunal report back on WAI 2358, the water and geothermal resources claim, by
