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Has New Zealand’s Attorney-General got too much power?

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New Zealand’s Attorney-General Hon Judith Collins has secured the responsibility for six ministerial hats, rather than the conventional two, or perhaps three hats. I keep...

When the economic growth agency captures biotech regulation: ‘A serious question of science’

J. R. Bruning -
A remarkable situation has arisen in New Zealand. The agency tasked with economic growth, that controls the science funding budget, wants to have the power...

Should human rights be denied if a medical treatment only promises a marginal change in symptoms?

J. R. Bruning -
Public health always involves tricky, ethics-based issues. I believe that the Director General of Health Diane Sarfati has short-circuited her obligations in law, by failing...

When Parliament is misdirected – A case for regulatory failure?

J. R. Bruning -
The western world is witnessing a steady corruption of laws and processes, with governments ‘bending’ our institutions to serve the interests of powerful industries...

Budget, May 2025: New Zealand’s public health crisis cannot be arrested by prescribing vast quantities of drugs and vaccines.

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In May 2025 the New Zealand budget will be released. I’ve asked the question, what is the Hon Minister Shane Reti doing to address a...

Judith Collins’ new Gene Technology Bill – A sticky, unconstitutional mess?

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The Hon Judith Collins the Attorney General’s Gene Technology Bill has just been published. Collins claims that the Bill will: ‘create an authorisation framework to...

Doubtful new EPA board can stem NZEPA’s backsliding

J. R. Bruning -
The latest New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (NZEPA) Board are tasked with the oversight of a regulatory institution that has been backsliding for decades. Overlapping...

Is our food safety authority failing the fairness and impartiality test?

J. R. Bruning -
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) have held two consultations to gauge public opinion on gene edited ‘new breeding techniques (NBT) organisms, but have...

Fluoride – is risk assessment up to scratch?

J. R. Bruning -
Fluoridation of drinking water is mired in controversy, and many people wonder why, as our biggest cities, Wellington and Auckland, have been fluoridated since...

Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review: Is the review set up to fail?

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The Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review is open for comment until 8 September 2024. The review will focus on the approval path for...
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