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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Oliver Hartwich: NZ Initiative Executive Director on the new Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport
Description: Critics aren't convinced the Government's new mega-Ministry will work.  It's merging the environment, housing and urban development, and transport ministries into a new Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport.  Right-wing think tank NZ Initiative executive director Oliver Hartwich says it will still report to the same number of ministers. He told Heather du Plessis-Allan having it fully operational in six months is also ambitious.  Hartwich says the ministries are busy with RMA reforms, which are taking up all their resources.  He says putting a super merger on top of th...