10 May 2021
All partners need to work collaboratively to unlock the true potential of a regeneration project, writes Mike Woolliscroft, chief executive, Partnerships South, Countryside.
Sponsored comment from Countryside.
The UK government’s proposed procurement procedures outlined in its Transforming Public Procurement green paper set out the aim of speeding up and simplifying public procurement.
It proposes comprehensively streamlining and simplifying the complex framework of regulations that govern public procurement, and describes the expectation that procuring parties include economic, social and environmental outcomes as key criteria in assessment.
However, does this go far enough, especially in residential-led regeneration? A bolder approach could be beneficial when procuring partners or contractors for regenerative projects where the objectives of the project are multifaceted.
Monday, 10 May 2021, 10:26 am
Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today, and
to share with you some of the Government’s thinking
leading into this year’s budget.
This will be my
fourth time delivering the annual Budget for the Government,
though the events of the past year have thrown out that
calculation. As we grappled with COVID 19 last year the
government produced what amounted to three Budgets, so by my
count I am now up to six.
What strikes me though in
terms of being here to speak to you about Budget 2021 is not
that the routine is growing old, but rather the fact that is
Speech – New Zealand Government Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today, and to share with you some of the Governments thinking leading into this years budget. This will be my fourth time delivering the annual Budget for the Government, though the events of the past …
Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today, and to share with you some of the Government’s thinking leading into this year’s budget.
This will be my fourth time delivering the annual Budget for the Government, though the events of the past year have thrown out that calculation. As we grappled with COVID 19 last year the government produced what amounted to three Budgets, so by my count I am now up to six.
Reducing child poverty and improving
child wellbeing, and
Physical and Mental Wellbeing for all New Zealanders and keeping COVID-19 out of our communities.
I would like to mention one of those objectives in particular – improving economic and social outcomes within the Māori and Pacific communities. As detailed in
Te Ohanga Māori, the report recently released by the Reserve Bank and BERL, the Māori economy has seen some remarkable developments in the last few years. In 2018 the Māori asset base totalled $68.7b, up from $42.6b in 2013. The Māori population grew by 180,000 in the same period. The inclusion of Māori and Pacific outcomes as one of the wellbeing outcomes, and the creation of entities such as the Maori Health Authority are a clear sign that the Government is committed to ensuring that we have a partnership with Māori and Pacific peoples that maximises the opportunity to lead and benefit from the economic recovery.
I am a white privileged American. Yes, and if you are black, Hispanic, Asian or an American of any race or background, you too are a privileged American. You live in America. People climb fences, often risking their lives and paying thousands to get here. People from around the world go through the long and frustrating legal immigration process to become an American immigrant. No one could blame anyone for doing anything they can to come to this land of freedom and opportunity.
Could America be better? Of course. Am I dissatisfied with the politicians in Washington? Of course. Are there racists and criminals in our midst? Of course, but their number is dwarfed by the vast majority of responsible, caring citizens of all races.