high country Archive

  • Kevin Hague

    Interesting answers to hard questions (for public servants!) - by Kevin Hague



    Sometimes it can be tricky being a senior public servant. The Department of Conservation senior management just fronted up to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee for the Department’s ‘financial review’. This is the Department’s accountability mechanism to Parliament for how it spent its public money in the 2009-10 year, but in practice the [...] read more
    December 9, 2010 4:41 pm - 1 Comment
  • Kevin Hague

    Greens seek a halt to tenure review immediately - by Kevin Hague



    The Green Party is calling for a halt to the tenure review process immediately as critically threatened plants and ecosystems are ploughed into pasturelands and lifestyle blocks. The process must be opened up to allow public scrutiny of the land deals before they go through. Without a clear national vision of how to protect these [...] read more
    May 5, 2010 4:23 pm - 2 Comments