ACT’s Golden Red Tape Ministry would like to exploit any crisis thanks

As New Zealand stares down a potential fuel shock, the Government’s response is taking shape — and it’s not just about supply. The Ministry for Regulation is now asking businesses what rules are “getting in the way,” raising a familiar question: when crises hit, who actually benefits from the changes that follow?

We face the worst energy crisis in NZ’s history and David Seymour’s vanity project says what now?

When crisis becomes an opportunity to cut rules

Ministry seeks regulatory feedback on fuel plan to avoid red tape ‘getting in the way’

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Regulatory feedback is being called for as the government looks to tackle global fuel uncertainty.

The government laid out its response plan to the rising fuel costs triggered by the conflict in the Middle East following the US-Israel attacks on Iran one month ago.

The National Fuel Plan mimics the Covid response in that it has four phases, each outlining measures that would be taken if the situation gets progressively worse.

New Zealand is currently at phase one and the government has said for now there is sufficient supply and no need for stockpiling.

The Ministry for Regulation is now urging businesses, fuel users, freight operators, and the wider public to report any barriers that could stand in the way of the government’s response.

The ministry’s main job is to ensure quality across regulatory systems and encouraging productivity.

Regulation Minister David Seymour said the ministry was interested in hearing from businesses on the front line including fuel companies, freight operators, contractors, primary producers and retailers.

“We can’t control what happens in the Middle East. We can control how we get fuel flowing through New Zealand pumps. If red tape is getting in the way of that goal, we want to hear it. Because every crisis has a script — and deregulation is always one of the first lines.” 

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This is up there with Bishop Brian Tamaki’s concerns that the Navy is too fem…

…WHAT?

This isn’t a time for ideological experiments dressed up as solutions.

David Seymour’s vanity project will be the first thing against the wall if the Left wins the next election, so listening to it gasp its relevance is as embarrassing as it is hilarious.

When we want corporations to take over and promote property rights above human rights, we’ll give you a bell, until then shut up.

David’s Golden Red Tape Ministry is attempting to find relevance during a fuel crisis which of course industry will take advantage of.

And right on cue, industry lines up

On the same day the Golden Red Tape Ministry was releasing statements, the Trucking Industry was trying to get heavier Trucks on the road…

Heavy vehicle permitting regulations currently allow approved freight operators to run High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV’s) on state highways and local roads suitable for vehicles operating above the standard 44-tonne weight limit.

“I have written to New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, asking the agency to consider how the heavy vehicle permitting regulations could be urgently amended to move more freight in fewer trips,” Kalasih said

“Increasing allowable payloads on 50 MAX vehicles and other HPMV’s could reduce the diesel required to move freight, while maintaining a safe and well-regulated system. That will put downward pressure on freight costs at a time when businesses and consumers are doing it really tough.”