We've got the launch today of a red tape tip line. This is the Ministry of a Regulation. Seymour's idea wants to hear from you. Apparently infrastructure in New Zealand, bosnic Leggett is whether it's on that Nick morlling to you hello? Is this a stunt?

We've got the launch today of a red tape tip line. This is the Ministry of a Regulation. Seymour's idea wants to hear from you. Apparently infrastructure in New Zealand, bosnic Leggett is whether it's on that Nick morlling to you hello? Is this a stunt?

Well, it's going to be interesting to see what a tip line uncovers, isn't it. I mean what worries me is that we've got this sort of bureaucratic butt covering that drives a lot of red tape and is that hardwired into New Zealand's DNA now or can we do something about it? So I think that David Seymour's Ministry of Regulation is a is a good aim, but it's going to take more than a tip line to actually uncover where the problems are. You might pick up some trends, it's a good way of involving the public, but actually this is where you need politicians to lead and to act. And I can tell you in the infrastructure sector that you think about the cost of consenting And there'll be lots of people listening that have done in addition to their house or tried to build a commercial premise, the cost of consenting the time it takes for any amount of work under two hundred thousand dollars. In the infrastructure set that the costs are contending of sixteen percent of the job, it's over thirty thousand dollars. That's that's the sort of red tape that they know.

Well, it's going to be interesting to see what a tip line uncovers, isn't it. I mean what worries me is that we've got this sort of bureaucratic butt covering that drives a lot of red tape and is that hardwired into New Zealand's DNA now or can we do something about it? So I think that David Seymour's Ministry of Regulation is a is a good aim, but it's going to take more than a tip line to actually uncover where the problems are. You might pick up some trends, it's a good way of involving the public, but actually this is where you need politicians to lead and to act. And I can tell you in the infrastructure sector that you think about the cost of consenting And there'll be lots of people listening that have done in addition to their house or tried to build a commercial premise, the cost of consenting the time it takes for any amount of work under two hundred thousand dollars. In the infrastructure set that the costs are contending of sixteen percent of the job, it's over thirty thousand dollars. That's that's the sort of red tape that they know.

But that's the problem that they know that, don't.

But that's the problem that they know that, don't.

They That's right, That's what I mean. It's about we need there to be some action on this stuff. And it just seems as though so much of red tape and consenting costs are people trying to protect and de risk themselves, whereas we've got to have a more permissive system and us that on that doesn't compromise on our standards, still really protects safety. Oh that's another one, Mike. You know, think about the red cones you know on the street that key we's love. I mean, the government have said we want fewer red cones. Well, you know, I'm a director of a company that contracts infrastructure work and public works. I'm not going to take the risk of reducing red cones unless there's a law that tells me I can do that. So we do really have to demand like it's great. It's a great sort of popular thing to say, let's reduce cut through red tape, but somebody at the end of the day has to hold the pen and make sure that that happens, so keywis can get their work done faster and we can be more productive of a country.

They That's right, That's what I mean. It's about we need there to be some action on this stuff. And it just seems as though so much of red tape and consenting costs are people trying to protect and de risk themselves, whereas we've got to have a more permissive system and us that on that doesn't compromise on our standards, still really protects safety. Oh that's another one, Mike. You know, think about the red cones you know on the street that key we's love. I mean, the government have said we want fewer red cones. Well, you know, I'm a director of a company that contracts infrastructure work and public works. I'm not going to take the risk of reducing red cones unless there's a law that tells me I can do that. So we do really have to demand like it's great. It's a great sort of popular thing to say, let's reduce cut through red tape, but somebody at the end of the day has to hold the pen and make sure that that happens, so keywis can get their work done faster and we can be more productive of a country.

Very well, said Nick nick Leggett, who is the Infrastructure New Zealand Boss. For more from The Mike Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.

Very well, said Nick nick Leggett, who is the Infrastructure New Zealand Boss. For more from The Mike Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.