Richlister Chris Meehan is taking aim at the Government in a series of advertisements. 

The full-page newspaper ads describe Aotearoa as the land of the long red tape, bemoaning the difficulty of getting anything built.  

He isn’t alone in making these complaints, with many other construction insiders also expressing the view that regulation has made building projects move at a glacial pace. 

So are they right? Are our rules too strict? And if these restrictions were relaxed would that hamper the quality of what’s being built? 

Winton Land CEO Chris Meehan, joins The Front Page to explain why he thinks it’s time to bin the bureaucracy, and John Tookey (AUT School of Future Environments) discusses the impact of regulation has had.

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Host: Damien Venuto
Producer: Shaun D Wilson and Paddy Fox
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

Richlister Chris Meehan is taking aim at the Government in a series of advertisements.    The full-page newspaper ads describe Aotearoa as the land of the long red tape, bemoaning the difficulty of getting anything built.     He isn’t alone in making these complaints, with many other construction insiders also expressing the view that regulation has made building projects move at a glacial pace. 
So are they right? Are our rules too strict? And if these restrictions were relaxed would that hamper the quality of what’s being built? 
Winton Land CEO Chris Meehan, joins The Front Page to explain why he thinks it’s time to bin the bureaucracy, and John Tookey (AUT School of Future Environments) discusses the impact of regulation has had.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Damien Venuto Producer: Shaun D Wilson and Paddy Fox Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. 

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture.&nbsp;
Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

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The Front Page

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

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