Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn

“Executive Paradise, Local Scapegoats: Why New Zealand Is Reforming the Wrong Part of Government” - 28 November 2025

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“Executive Paradise, Local Scapegoats: Why New Zealand Is Reforming the Wrong Part of Government” - 28 November 2025

The coalition government is attacking the democratic foundations of local communities while leaving untouched—indeed, expanding—an executive branch that constitutional scholars describe as an “executive paradise”. This contradiction is what Dame Anne Salmond warns about in her analysis of the November 2025 regional council overhaul. The reforms announced just

By Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn