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As regional councils prepare to be restructured out of existence, critics warn the real battle will be over who controls the reorganisation that follows.
The hot air produced by our minister for resources this morning could’ve solved our energy crisis. Shane Jones’ interview on RNZ this morning followed a standard format, beginning with some relatively measured comments on regional council reorganisation before lapsing into a parade of florid insults and recriminations. The Otago Regional Council was filled with “green banshees”, he said, before likening it to that other notoriously environmentally conscious political organisation, the Kremlin.
Resources Minister Shane Jones on a visit to Bendigo Station, a planned open-cast Central Otago gold mine, last year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/ODT FILES Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says the current regional council structure stifles economic growth and councils have suffered cost burdens, "green overreach" and too much influence from iwi.
Resources Minister Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ By Kirsty Johnston of RNZ
A convoy of hundreds of fishermen towing boats crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Saturday morning, though disruption appeared minimal.
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