Foreign Affairs
This week has seen two events of notable significance. The first was the publication of the new Government’s 100-day plan, the second...
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Ian Fletcher
- Nov 1
- 4 min
I’m the Prime Minister! What Could Go Wrong?
Here’s the brief that Christopher Luxon ought to be getting as he prepares to become Prime Minister...
Ian Fletcher
- Oct 1
- 4 min
The Withering Away of the State
The public service has been a key talking point for political parties. Ian Fletcher calls on his experience heading departments to weigh in.
Ian Fletcher
- Sep 1
- 4 min
China – a Warning
China matters to New Zealand but, as a market place for our products, it is faltering. We need a plan to respond, warns Ian Fletcher...
Ian Fletcher
- Aug 1
- 4 min
What Should Keep Voters Awake?
With the election looming, Ian Fletcher sets out some of the big issues voters should be thinking about...
Ian Fletcher
- Jul 3
- 5 min
The Blundered Mānuka Honey Definition
MPI's reassessment of the manuka honey definition is a failure on multiple fronts, writes experienced public servant Ian Fletcher...
Ian Fletcher
- May 31
- 5 min
The IPONZ Mānuka Decision and Next Steps
It might be time to pick up the phone to Australia and talk Manuka Honey opines Ian Fletcher, a former advisor to the NZ trademark efforts.
Ian Fletcher
- May 2
- 4 min
The Problem with MPI
Following honey industry complaints about MPI processes last month, experienced bureaucrat Ian Fletcher explores some of MPI's workings...
Ian Fletcher
- Mar 4
- 4 min
What to Learn from Cyclone Gabrielle?
Ian Fletcher looks into how we can better prepare for, and react to, extreme weather events...
Ian Fletcher
- Jan 31
- 4 min
What Ought the PM be Worrying About?
So, we have a new Prime Minister. What ought Chris Hipkins actually be worrying about?...
Ian Fletcher
- Dec 31, 2022
- 4 min
Views From Outside the Apiary: Inflation and Interest Rates
Ian Fletcher explains how inflation is measured, what causes it, how it impacts us, and analyses the Reserve Bank’s response to rising...
Ian Fletcher
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
War Clouds on the Horizon?
The Government has started, tentatively, to take steps to prepare for the possibility of war in our wider region explains Ian Fletcher...
Ian Fletcher
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Pricing Agricultural Emissions
What grade does experienced international trade negotiator and now apiculture industry advisor Ian Fletcher give the Government's new emi..
Ian Fletcher
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Public Sector Pay
How should we think about pay for nurses, teachers, or police? Former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher tries to answer that tricky question...
Ian Fletcher
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Budget and the Economy – Have We Done Enough?
Apiculture industry consultant and former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher gives his “Views from Outside the Apiary” – on the budget and economy.
Ian Fletcher
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
Three Waters
The Government’s ‘Three Waters’ reform of water, sewerage and stormwater arrangements is ambitious, complicated and controversial...
Ian Fletcher
- Mar 28, 2022
- 4 min
How Should we Think About Ukraine?
How should we think about the war in Ukraine? The experienced and educated Ian Fletcher weighs in on "the end of post-WW2 settlement".
Ian Fletcher
- Mar 2, 2022
- 4 min
Zero-Basing the Public Service
Ian Fletcher on the politics of "zero-basing" the public service and what he believes really needs to be done to improve effectiveness...
Ian Fletcher
- Jan 29, 2022
- 4 min
Productivity and the Role of the State
Apiculture industry consultant and former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher gives his monthly “Views from Outside the Apiary”...
Ian Fletcher
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
Why Taxes Need to Rise
Apiculture industry consultant and former top bureaucrat Ian Fletcher gives his monthly “Views from Outside the Apiary” as a...
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