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Heather Saunderson: Keep New Zealand Beautiful CEO on the allegations of bullying against the Ministry for the Environment

Published: May 27, 2024, 9:45 p.m.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful claims it's been treated unfairly by the Ministry for the Environment.\xa0

CEO Heather Saunderson alleges bullying by the Ministry, and the entire team has resigned.\xa0

She claims ministers \u2014past and present\u2014 have refused to meet them, there's been a lack of consultation, and funding has been withheld.\xa0

Saunderson told Mike Hosking that other organisations that are legislatively mandated outside of central government receive funding, the SPCA for example gets $6.5 million a year.\xa0

She said that the central government has basically said that by law, they have to do this, but they\u2019re not going to get any funding to do so.\xa0

In response, Christopher Luxon told Mike Hosking that the country has changed a lot since the anti-litter charity was set up.\xa0

He says it's a well-known brand, but Kiwis take a lot of pride now in keeping the environment clean.\xa0

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