My great fear, Minister, when I hear you use words I’ve heard before – like “unnecessary compliance”, “sensible”, and “simplifying” – is that these are the words that were used time and time again to erode the right of people to control their own health and safety. They are the words that smoothed the way for what happened at Pike.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/31/give-power-to-powerless-in-health-and-safety-review/