ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Melanie Nelson hosts in-depth interviews unpacking the political issues shaping Aotearoa New Zealand today. Join us as we explore the sweeping reforms transforming our society, affecting areas like the environment, Indigenous rights, and social cohesion. Our conversations provide clarity, context and hope in uncertain times.
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every 25 days
Average audio length:
55 minutes
Guest interviews
English
New Zealand
26 episodes
since Dec. 10, 2024
episodic
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One of the least understood parts of the Government’s RMA replacement could fundamentally change how, or even IF, New Zealand protects the environment.
At its heart is the idea of regulatory takings — that when regulation restricts the use or value of private property, the owner should receive comp…
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What could it mean at our special local places if DOC is required to enable economic development “to the greatest extent practicable” under the Conservation Amendment Bill? We take a tour around the country and examine Forest & Bird’s maps of the areas that could be at risk.
Watch the video epi…
Video episode available for free on my Substack.
Forest & Bird’s maps of public conservation land made a major impact. They showed that, under the Conservation Amendment Bill as introduced, 60% of public conservation land could potentially become easier to sell or exchange, while 100% of public…
Video episode available for free on my Substack.
In this episode of Coherent, I speak with Allan Brent, the new President of Federated Mountain Clubs, about the Conservation Amendment Bill and what it could mean for outdoor recreation, public access, and the future of public conservation land.
FMC …
Video episode available for free on my Substack.
What if poverty in New Zealand isn’t accidental — but the result of how our systems are designed?
In this episode of the Coherent podcast, I speak with journalist and author Rebecca Macfie about her recent books Hardship and Hope: Stories of Resistan…
Video episode available for free on my Substack.
In this episode of Coherent, Melanie Nelson is joined by former Minister of Conservation and long‑time environmental advocate Eugenie Sage to unpack the Government’s recent decisions on the reclassification of stewardship land on the West Coast | Te …
Video episode available for free on my Substack.
New Zealand’s biggest environmental law is being dismantled and rebuilt — and the stakes are not “technical”.
In this episode of Coherent, I’m joined by planner and geographer Tina Porou (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Porou), who has spent her career worki…
Video episode available on my Substack.
Former Green MP and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage joins Melanie for a deep dive into the Government’s sweeping proposals to “modernise conservation land management" — reforms she believes will dismantle decades of hard-won protections for our p…
Why the Regulatory Standards Bill would paralyse Parliament, empower unelected overseers, and unravel democratic lawmaking in New Zealand
In this episode of Coherent, Melanie Nelson speaks with former Prime Minister and constitutional law expert Sir Geoffrey Palmer about the Regulatory Standards Bi…
Video episode available on my Substack.
In this powerful and far-reaching conversation, Dame Anne Salmond joins Melanie to confront the deeper ideological project behind the Regulatory Standards Bill. With clarity, compassion and a lifetime of scholarly insight, Anne warns that the Bill isn’t j…
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