warning signs for NZ’s ‘brittle’ democracy
- Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Getty ImagesThere have been so many submissions on the government’s proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill – 27,000 written, with 2,900 wanting to appear before the select committee in person – that a ballot system has been introduced to manage the process.
Given the already widespread disquiet over the bill’s shape and intent,...
