McGuinness Institute Submission
Submission season – five submissions in two months

Submission season – five submissions in two months

As well as all our projects bubbling away, the Institute has been busy preparing submissions on an array of issues relating to our work programme. Since mid-March 2020, we have prepared five submissions: a tertiary education inquiry by the Productivity Commission; an ETS review by Ministry for the Environment (MfE);  a Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill...
Submissions on Council Long-term Plans

Submissions on Council Long-term Plans

The submission process is an excellent way to engage with others on long-term thinking. Be sure to investigate when your local council is accepting submissions. Today the Institute has again submitted ideas to all New Zealand councils in the hopes of supporting their long-term strategies for 2020–2025. We received encouraging feedback on our submissions for council...
Submission on the Environmental Reporting Bill

Submission on the Environmental Reporting Bill

Our submission on the Environmental Reporting Bill is now available for download from our website. One of the key issues addressed in our submission was the overlapping boundaries of the environmental domains the bill defined. As our submission points out: Our concern lies with the extent the domains overlap. The air and atmosphere & climate domains...