Government ducks Bill of Rights assessment on Three Waters bill

Whilst politicians and commentators raise concerns about the race-based nature of the reforms, the government has produced its Bill of Rights analysis which is superficial and slapdash at best.

It may come as a surprise to some that the government has already obtained legal advice from the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law Office to scrutinize whether the Water Services Entities Bill is consistent with the Bill of Rights Act. In fact the advice was considered by Cabinet at the end of May, and was then quietly published on the Ministry of …