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The Law of Unintended Consequences
Published on A Halfling's View • 
Cranmer Unmasked
It was always going to happen ...
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Philip Crump
21
June 2023
Thames Water on the brink of collapse sends warning of Three Waters debt risk
The English water utility uses the same highly leveraged financing structure as proposed for Three Waters. Crippled by £14 billion of debt it now faces…
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Philip Crump
13
Three Waters Amendment Bill before Parliament
The new Three Waters amendment bill is intended to increase the number of water services entities to ten and introduce a Funding Agency but only makes a…
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Philip Crump
14
Inside RNZ: Slack Editorial Practices and Management Failure
Sources within RNZ reveal concerns about a lack of management oversight and a decline in editorial standards that have contributed to the scandal…
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Philip Crump
9
The Nature of Political Power
An update on progress and a personal anecdote about an exchange that I had over dinner with the former Lord Chancellor in Tony Blair's government…
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Philip Crump
6
From Comrade to Dame in a New York Minute
Being a socialist and a closet republican didn't prevent former PM Ardern from accepting a damehood and making possibly the fastest transition from…
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Philip Crump
13
EPA recommends a model of co-governance which 'may set the lawyers hair on fire'
Out of public view, the EPA is implementing a co-governance model which its Chief Executive, Allan Freeth, describes as "quite radical".
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Philip Crump
7
May 2023
Minister Awaits Review into DOC Funding Hole
Multiple reviews are examining options to address a $25M to $40M funding hole in its operating budget and a reported $300M, 70,000 hour maintenance…
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Philip Crump
11
John Tamihere and the Waipareira Trust
The Charities Services decision to require the Waipareira Trust to claw back $385,000 of interest-free loans from John Tamihere brings renewed attention…
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Philip Crump
9
Department of Conservation Hit By Funding Crisis
Alarm bells have been rung by the department after its Deputy Director-General for Operations warns, 'the initial view shows that we do not have…
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Philip Crump
9
The State of Stuff: Media Ownership and Transparency Under Scrutiny
Today marks the third anniversary of Sinead Boucher's acquisition of Stuff but questions still remain unanswered about the media group's governance…
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Philip Crump
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